"Go back again."
Dongfang Minghui thought the half of the Soul-Severing Mirror inside the cave might have rebelled. Ding Ding, however, was rather unwilling and kept flying around outside. Had Little Lecher and the Pig Immortal Grass not each bound one of its wings with their vines, it would never have obediently submitted.
Dongfang Minghui pinched Ding Ding's little wings. "Ding Ding, the problem lies with the Soul-Severing Mirror. We have to resolve this."
Ding Ding simply lay stiffly in her palm, making an endless stream of reluctant little grunts. She rubbed it, then set it on her shoulder. "Unless we deal with this mirror, we can't leave this place."
"The only way to retrieve the mirror is to have Ding Ding release Little Hui from the Longevity Cauldron."
"The only way..."
"Didn't you just try already?"
Dongfang Minghui remained silent the whole way. With Little Lecher and the Pig Immortal Grass helping her, she returned to where the Soul-Severing Mirror was. She tilted her head up. The mirror was covered by the white cloth, and only when she shifted position could she occasionally glimpse a sliver of its surface. "Ding Ding, release Little Hui from the cauldron."
"Okay!"
As Ding Ding released Little Hui, it tossed the Fierce Beast out as well. The Fierce Beast had been burned into a swollen, pig-headed mess by the flames and was struggling to get close to the Ice Coffin and Ice Spring Pearl to recover. Instead, it was unexpectedly thrown out. Only after a long while did it grumble, "Where is this?"
Dongfang Minghui figured it would not understand even if she explained the Soul-Severing Mirror, so she simply said, "A cave."
Ding Ding happily landed on the Fierce Beast's forehead, directing it east one moment and west the next, making quite