It turns out, they were the main characters.

This box has existed in the World Ocean for a very, very long time, and many people in the tribe are filled with curiosity about what's inside.

But now, they can see what's hidden inside!

Ye Lingxuan was equally surprised. She turned her head slightly and looked at Mu Zhian's handsome profile. Her gaze quickly fell on the box he was holding. For some reason, she had a strange sense of foreboding.

She was born with a spiritual body, but when the box was opened, she sensed a dangerous aura emanating from it.

Not only Ye Lingxuan, but even Mu Zhian realized this at this moment.

Almost as soon as he opened a tiny crack in the box, he felt a dense, icy chill rise up from the bottom of his heart, as if he were in the midst of an extreme winter.

This box is like Pandora's box, full of temptation.

Even though opening just a tiny crack makes one aware of the danger, it still gives one an irresistible urge to open it and explore.

Mu Zhian hesitated for a moment, then suppressed his impulse and covered it up again.

Gu Hua subconsciously looked up at Mu Zhi'an and asked, "Brother Mu, what's wrong?"

It was almost opened, but at the crucial moment it was closed again... This made Gu Hua feel extremely anxious, wishing he could directly control Mu Zhian's hand to open the box.

Although Tang Sufei did not speak, she also stared intently at Mu Zhian, her beautiful eyes revealing a hint of confusion and anxiety.

"Are you sure there's no danger in here?" Mu Zhian looked up at the two of them and asked.

The box carried a dangerous aura. Although he didn't know what was inside, his intuition told him that it was best not to open it.

The two exchanged a glance, and Tang Sufei said urgently, "Young Master Mu, this thing is a box left behind by the Primordial Witch, meant for a destined person in the future to open. Since you are destined to have it, why don't you see what she left for future generations?"

Ye Lingxuan stared at the box in Mu Zhian's hand and suddenly said, "The things inside seem to be dangerous."

Tang Sufei hesitated for a moment and said, "If the elder were here, that would be great... With her protection, we wouldn't have these concerns."

Upon hearing this, Gu Hua turned his gaze to Mu Zhi'an and said, "Brother Mu, why don't you come with us to find our elder and have him protect you?"

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment, then his gaze fell on Ye Lingxuan.

"Sister Lingxuan..."

Ye Lingxuan seemed to know what Mu Zhian wanted to say, and nodded slightly, glancing sideways at the woman not far from her.

At the same time, a calm and pleasant voice gently rang out, responding to Ye Lingxuan's gaze: "Open it, I will protect you."

The group's gazes unconsciously drifted to the pond, where they spotted a mature, sophisticated woman standing there.

Her long, flowing hair cascaded down her back, and she wore a loose, plain white dress. Her beautiful yet cold eyes seemed devoid of any emotion.

Gu Hua was slightly startled and looked at the woman with awe.

The aura emanating from this woman was far stronger than that of the elders who had accompanied them.

The reincarnated empress, or rather, the 'doll' created by Ye Lingxuan in the past.

Now that even this being had spoken, Mu Zhian naturally felt relieved, but just in case, he still called out in his heart, "Yao Meng?"

Yao Meng did not reply, seemingly asleep.

"Fairy?" Mu Zhian called out in his heart again, tentatively.

There has still been no response.

It seems she's really asleep most of the time... Mu Zhian quickly regained his composure, his gaze falling on the box in his hand. With a slight push of his thumb, he slowly opened the lid.

All eyes were fixed on the sealed box, and Gu Hua's breathing quickened uncontrollably, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Ten thousand years!

For thousands of years, no one has been able to decipher the box left behind by the Primordial Witch, but now, the mystery is finally about to be solved!

Is it an ancestral artifact left behind by the primordial witch, or her legacy, or even her cultivation technique?

The box was brought back to light, and what was hidden inside was revealed to everyone.

Even the naturally indifferent Ye Lingxuan couldn't help but be drawn in at this moment. No matter how aloof a goddess is, she can't resist the temptation of gossip and melons.

Mu Zhian's gaze then fell upon the items in the box.

Then, he paused for a moment.

What's in the box isn't an ancestral artifact, a cultivation technique, or any kind of inheritance.

It is a peach blossom.

There is also a paper crane.

“…Paper cranes?” Gu Hua murmured, his eyes filled with a sense of bewilderment and confusion.

All that the primordial witch left for posterity was a paper crane...?

Mu Zhian hadn't said a word since the beginning, only staring at the peach blossom in the box with suspicion, his fingers trembling slightly as he picked up the peach blossom.

Ye Lingxuan narrowed her eyes slightly, a hint of doubt in them.

These peach blossoms look exactly like the ones in the Pilgrimage Hall...?

The peach blossoms in the pilgrimage hall are pink with a hint of white, and they also contain a special spiritual energy.

And these peach blossoms also possess a similar spiritual quality.

Ye Lingxuan looked up at Mu Zhian, as if she wanted to say something, and softly called out, "Brother Mu..."

However, Mu Zhian's gaze remained fixed on the paper crane in the box, his eyes showing a hint of blankness.

The way this paper crane was folded was exactly the same as his.

Is it a coincidence...?

With a hint of unease, Mu Zhian slowly unwrapped the paper crane and turned over the back of the letter.

There is only one sentence above.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Chapter 265 A Longing Across Ten Thousand Years (4.5K)

Inside a black box left behind by the primordial witch ten thousand years ago, there is a letter with only four words written on it.

In addition, a peach blossom that had never withered was preserved in the black box.

Clearly, the Primordial Witch's black box was not left to the descendants of the World Sea, but rather as a 'gift' for someone, or perhaps, it is the Primordial Witch's longing.

The sentence in the letter was clearly a greeting to someone she missed.

If Mu Zhian hadn't opened the black box, he would probably be thinking from an outsider's perspective about who the Primordial Witch was greeting.

however……

He opened that black box that no one had ever opened before without even using his spiritual energy...

Mu Zhian's mind was in complete turmoil as he stared at the letter and the four words that appeared on it with suspicion and uncertainty.

He closed his eyes slightly, a hint of unease in his voice.

Holding the letter in his hand, recalling how he folded the paper crane, he folded the letter back into the shape of a paper crane.

Then, she slowly opened her eyes and stared blankly at the paper crane in her hand.

The way he folded the paper crane was exactly the same as the paper cranes he had folded for other girls in the past.

Is it a coincidence...?

For a moment, Mu Zhian fell into deep thought.

Ye Lingxuan took the peach blossom out of the black box and held it in front of her eyes. She examined it carefully for a moment with a doubtful look in her eyes, and whispered to herself, "Could it be that the Primordial Witch also went to the Holy Temple in the past?"

In the Pilgrimage Hall within the Liangyi Sect, specially cultivated peach blossoms bloom. The peach blossom in the black box is exactly the same as the peach blossom in the Pilgrimage Hall in terms of shape, scent, and even spiritual energy!

But if that's the case, it doesn't explain why Mu Zhian was able to open the black box.

Unless... he is someone the Primordial Witch knew.

As Ye Lingxuan thought of this, her gaze inadvertently fell upon the boy beside her, and her slender hand, hidden in her sleeve, unconsciously tightened its grip on the Lock of Desolate Time.

Mu Zhian naturally had no idea what Ye Lingxuan was thinking at the moment. Looking at the letter in front of him, he turned it over to the back, but he didn't see any writing on the back.

"Judging from her tone, it sounds like she's greeting someone she knows. Could it be that she knows me...?" Mu Zhian looked at the four large characters on the letter, his thoughts flashing through his mind like fleeting shadows.

As he looked at the words, he suddenly felt that the words in front of him were gradually appearing as double images. At this moment, he felt as if he were standing in the ever-changing light, or as if he were in the long river of time, with countless images flying through his mind.

Among the fleeting images, many were scenes he had never seen before. He didn't even have time to see what those scenes were before the camera switched to the next one.

A mysterious black mist silently permeated the villa, gradually enveloping Mu Zhian, and his vision gradually turned into a deep black.

Then, from within the black mist, a ray of light, as if piercing the night, silently shone from mid-air. Mu Zhian subconsciously raised his head, and a pair of icy hands silently emerged from the darkness, cupping his face.

It was a woman, but her face was not clearly visible.

I've seen her before... For some reason, this thought came to Mu Zhian's mind.

"...Who are you?" Mu Zhian opened his mouth slightly and found that he could actually speak.

The woman lowered her head slightly, a faint smile on her face, and whispered in his ear with a voice that seemed to bewitch him: "I've been waiting for you."

"But I've never seen you before, beautiful lady..." Mu Zhian wanted to say, but at that moment, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness, and everything in front of him suddenly rushed backward, leaving his mind blank for a moment.

He forced back the dizziness, raised his head and stared intently at the woman whose face he couldn't see, and asked with difficulty, "Who exactly are you?"

The moment the words left my mouth, all thoughts in my mind vanished.

"Brother Mu?"

He suddenly heard Ye Lingxuan's soft and melodious voice and abruptly opened his eyes.

With a concerned look in her eyes, Ye Lingxuan put her hand on his shoulder and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Mu Zhian looked at the girl in the purple dress beside him with a surprised and uncertain gaze, then turned to look at the surrounding environment.

Tang Sufei pursed her red lips and stared intently at him, while Gu Hua beside her had an equally solemn expression.

"Brother Mu, did you find anything in that paper crane just now?"

"Did I just faint?" Mu Zhian asked.

Ye Lingxuan nodded gently: "You were unconscious for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. I just confirmed with her that there is no danger or aftereffects."

The "she" that Ye Lingxuan was referring to was naturally the Reincarnated Empress.