He had just been reborn when he was imprisoned by his nemesis, the Empress?

Xu Yi paused for a moment, looked at Bai Li, and asked in confusion.

"Did you discover something?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the little white glass in his arms shook its head, facing that direction, and then gently called out twice more.

"Waaah..."

Qingqing, who was standing to the side, wiped away her tears and explained.

She said she wanted to take you, the adult, to where our parents live.

Xu Yi's eyes lit up. Perhaps his parents' place would hold some clues.

He immediately perked up and said to Qingqing...

"Okay, let's go then."

Qingqing responded and turned to walk towards the largest mansion in the valley.

Xu Yi carried Bai Li and followed behind her.

......

The gate of the mansion was already rotten and collapsed with a creak when pushed lightly, raising a cloud of choking dust.

Directly opposite the main gate is a four-story building.

"Let's start looking on the first floor."

As Qingqing spoke, she took the lead and walked into the lobby on the first floor.

The hall was empty, with only a few dilapidated tables and chairs scattered around.

Xu Yi and Qingqing searched carefully, leaving no corner unchecked, while Bai Li ran around on the ground, occasionally scratching at the dust in the corners with her paws.

However, apart from some old furniture and scattered miscellaneous items, they found no useful clues.

Xu Yi was not giving up. He took Qingqing from the first floor to the Four Talents Building, but they found nothing.

Looking at the scraps of paper scattered all over the floor, Xu Yi felt somewhat disappointed.

Bai Li was also somewhat dejected, her little head drooping, lacking her usual spirit.

Seeing their dejected expressions, Qingqing bit her lip and suddenly spoke.

"Sir, I remember now, there's a cellar beneath this house."

Xu Yi looked up at Qingqing.

"The cellar? Quick, take us there."

Qingqing nodded and led the two to a corner on the first floor.

She moved a stone slab in the corner, and a dark hole appeared before her eyes.

The opening was small, only wide enough for one person to bend over and pass through.

Xu Yi used his spiritual power to ignite a flame on his finger and took the lead.

The cellar was much larger than I had imagined, and many boxes were neatly arranged inside.

Those boxes were all made of a kind of black wood.

Seeing these things, Xu Yi perked up. He squatted down and began to search through them one by one.

The boxes mostly contained treasures of the fox clan, such as pearls, jade, and some demon beast cores used for cultivation.

However, there were no clues about the whereabouts of Bai Li's mother.

Qingqing and Baili also helped search, and the sound of boxes opening and closing echoed in the cellar.

Just when Xu Yi was about to give up, he suddenly saw a red box placed in the corner.

This box is smaller than the others, but its material is more special, faintly emanating a spiritual energy fluctuation.

Xu Yi reached out and opened the box.

There were no treasures in the box, only a diary with the words "Ningyue's Notes" written in cinnabar on the cover.

Xu Yi had asked Qingqing before, and Bai Li's mother's name contained the characters Ningyue.

Xu Yi quickly picked up the diary and began to read it page by page.

The preceding content mostly consisted of heartwarming everyday moments, such as...

"Bing'er learned to roll around today, so cute!"

"Qingqing has been bullied by Bing'er and cried again. We need to have a good talk with Bing'er."

"Bing'er wet the bed today, it smelled awful..."

The "Bing'er" here should refer to Bai Li's real name: Bai Lingbing, which is what Qingqing told Xu Yi.

He flipped through the pages one by one, and as he looked at them, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up in a smile.

But as you turn to the back, the handwriting in the diary gradually becomes messy, and the words are filled with a sense of depression.

"The Black Demon Cult of Meteor Pool is getting more and more arrogant lately..."

"Several nearby tribes were wiped out by them, leaving corpses strewn everywhere, a truly horrific sight."

"The elders in the clan are discussing countermeasures, but the Black Demon Cult is too powerful; we are no match for them..."

"Bing'er is still young, and Qingqing is still too young to understand. They can't die here. I have to find a way to protect them."

"Bing'er, I'm sorry, Mother won't be able to stay with you anymore..."

This is the last page of notes; the handwriting is crooked and messy, as if the hand was trembling while writing it.

Xu Yi's heart sank.

That catastrophe must have been caused by this Black Demon Cult, right?

Since the system has issued a mission to help Bai Li find her mother, it proves that Bai Li's mother may not have died in this catastrophe, and may still be alive.

Perhaps it was because of her special bloodline that she was captured by the Black Demon Cult?

After all, Bai Li's mother was a descendant of the ancient mythical beast, the Celestial Fox. Such bloodline would be extremely tempting to any power.

To find Bai Li's mother, we must first investigate the background of the Black Demon Cult.

According to the diary, the Black Demon Cult's lair is located in Meteor Pool.

Xu Yi took a deep breath, raised his head, looked at Qingqing and Bai Li, and spoke in a deep and powerful voice.

"Pack up, let's go."

"Where are we going?"

Qingqing sniffed and asked in a hoarse voice.

Meteor Pool.

"Go find the Black Demon Cult; you might find Bai Li's mother there."

"Don't worry, Bai Li, I will definitely find your mother."

Xu Yi said, enunciating each word clearly.

As soon as she finished speaking, Qingqing and Baili, who had jumped onto her shoulder, instantly had tears welling up in their eyes. The tears that had been accumulating for so long could no longer be held back and burst forth.

Bai Li gripped Qingqing's collar tightly with her little paws, tilted her head back, and looked at Xu Yi with gratitude and dependence in her amber eyes.

......

In the real world, Jiang Xuange stood by the bed, her gaze fixed on the sleeping Xu Yi's face, unable to look away.

Her fingertips curled slightly, she swallowed, and felt a ticklish sensation in her heart, like a little rabbit fluttering inside.

Xu Yi looks even more adorable when he's asleep than when he's awake; he's so cute that you can't help but want to pinch his cheeks.

She tiptoed and took two small steps, her fingers itching to reach out and rub those soft cheeks.

Swish...

A dark shadow suddenly loomed in front of me.

Su Qingluan had somehow moved between the two of them.

He held up the book "How to Communicate with Simple-Minded and Ordinary People" in one hand to block Jiang Xuange's hand.

Su Qingluan narrowed her eyes, using her spiritual power to transmit her voice, her tone chilling.

"Could you please not disturb his sleep?"

Jiang Xuange couldn't take it anymore and retaliated with telepathic communication, her voice filled with anger.

"You promised he'd be mine today! Can't I even touch him?"

Su Qingluan carefully examined Jiang Xuange's figure for a moment, and then slowly began to speak.

"He's very sensitive when he sleeps; he'll wake up if you touch him."

"I can tell you."

Su Qingluan's telepathic message carried a hint of schadenfreude, with a slight upward inflection at the end.

"He has a terrible temper when he wakes up. If you wake him up, he'll hate you and might even bite you."

These words not only failed to scare Jiang Xuange, but actually excited her.

Her eyes lit up, and she whispered back, her voice filled with anticipation.

"Will it really bite me?"