Dongfang Minghui reacted swiftly as well. Realizing her mistake, she quickly removed the two sets of keys. "Pig Immortal Grass, there are four hollow slots here. Could it be the other two combinations? No, there should be lots of possible combinations."
"Give it a try."
With her first attempt behind her, Dongfang Minghui worked much more deftly this time, even with ease to spare. She quickly assembled them and murmured, "Little Fatty, please watch over us."
One of the keys radiated warmth, which shot from her palm straight into her heart. Deeply comforted, she gently stroked it with a finger.
Her earlier choice had been a difficult one: Ding Ding on one side, Little Fatty on the other. In the end, however, she had chosen Little Fatty. In her heart, Ding Ding still had a master, which made Little Fatty somewhat different. Little Fatty had split off from Little Sprout; she could be said to have watched Little Fatty grow up...
Precisely because one was her own child and the other someone else's, Dongfang Minghui silently apologized in her heart. She could only wrong her own Little Fatty.
"Little Ninth, Little Ninth, shouldn't we plug all these up?"
"How? I don't think we can."
Ding Ding meant the other hollow spaces in the door. After tilting its head and studying them for a while, it produced a round lump glowing with faint golden light from somewhere. With a few shoves, it actually stuffed the lump into a hollow, then tapped it with the Longevity Cauldron. The hollow was immediately smoothed over, its edges blending together perfectly naturally.
Dongfang Minghui stared in astonishment. "Ding Ding, what's that?"
Ding Ding rummaged around its little belly and pulled out another lump. "Food."
Dongfang Minghui's lips twitched. "Food?"
"It should be a metal element