While Ye Zhen was puzzled, two figures suddenly jumped out of the sea. Ming Xi shook off the water on his body and landed in front of Ye Zhen.
Behind him was none other than Shang'er, who was not wet at all.
"How did you go to the bottom of the sea?" Ye Zhen asked in surprise. Ming Xi was not a frivolous person and would not easily run into the sea.
"Niang, we can't open the lock. We want to try to enter from the bottom of the sea. However, we can't enter the door at the bottom of the sea. This underwater palace is sealed."
Ye Zhen was a little surprised. It was normal that Ming Xi couldn't open the door, but Shang'er couldn't even open it.
"This is not the underwater palace, but … in the Heavenly Castle." Ye Zhen glanced at Wu Sheng and said to Ming Xi, "This is the former base camp of Wen Tian."
"What?" Ming Xi exclaimed, "No wonder we can't get in."
Shang'er looked at the lock that could not be opened. If this was the Heavenly Castle, then the seal here was left by Wen Tian.
It seemed that Wen Tian's strength was beyond her imagination.
"Can't we get in, too?" Although Qi Yu didn't understand who Wen Tian was and what the seal was, he could guess that it was not easy for them to enter the Heavenly Castle.
He was very curious about what kind of place this was and why Ye Zhen's face changed when she heard Wen Tian's name.
"If we can't open the seal, we can't get in." Ye Zhen said, looking up at the Heavenly Castle, a strange emotion welled up in her heart, as if something was burning in the depths of her heart. It was hot and tingling, a strange feeling.
She walked slowly to the gate of the Heavenly Castle, and a picture flashed in her mind.
A girl who looked exactly like her, dressed in simple linen clothes, also stood in front of the gate with a bright smile on her face.
Push the door open …
Ye Zhen heard a voice in her mind.
Push, push!
What's inside? There was only the girl left in front of Ye Zhen, as if they had merged into one and become the same person.
Ye Zhen's hands were gently pressed against the gate of the Heavenly Castle.
The lock had not been opened yet, but she subconsciously felt that as long as she pushed hard, she would be able to open the door.
Push …
"Xiaoyao!" Woo Sheng grabbed her hand and pulled her consciousness back.
"What's wrong?" Ye Zhen froze for a moment and looked down at her hands. What was she going to do? How did he end up here?
Woo Sheng whispered, "Don't open it. It's not time yet."
Ye Zhen stared at Wo Sheng in a daze, "I …"
She didn't really want to open it, and it was locked. Even Jin 'er couldn't open it, so how could she open it?
"Mother, are you alright? I kept calling you but you didn't hear me." Ming Xi said worriedly.
"I'm fine." Ye Zhen rubbed her eyebrows and looked sideways at Abul and Huang Fuchen. She seemed to see disappointment in Abul's eyes.
Did he … really want her to open this door?
"Master, what's wrong?" Ye Zhen asked when she saw Huangfu Chen's strange expression.
Huangfu Chen shook his head gently. "I just feel a little depressed here."
No, he wasn't actually depressed. He just felt that this place was too familiar. It was as if he had lived here for countless years. It was as if this place contained all of his past.
"Let's go back!" Abul gently pulled Huang Fuchen's sleeve. She, who only wanted to protect Huang Fuchen, didn't know what to do now. She knew that if she let him continue to be with Ye Zhen, many things would not go according to her arrangements.
Therefore, she must stay away from this woman, even if Ye Zhen didn't have Xiaoyao's memory.
Huang Fuchen glanced at her but didn't nod in agreement. He knew what Abul meant. She wanted to return to Burning Ocean Island and return to the bamboo house where only the two of them lived.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid we can't go in today." Ye Zhen said to Qi Yu, "If you can open the door of Heavenly Castle next time, please come again."
Qi Yu didn't expect to go in. He was purely curious. Moreover, he knew that Hua State was about to face the problems that were happening in the Central Plains. As the emperor, he couldn't sit still and wait for death.
On the way back, Ye Zhen was silent. She was thinking about the scene in her mind just now.
In the illusion given to her by Bai Yi, she was sure that she was Xiaoyao. However, she always felt that Bai Yi's environment was misleading. Xiaoyao's memory should not be told to her by others. She needed to recall it herself.
"Xiaoyao." Wolong Sheng looked at her worriedly. "Did you just … want to open the door?"
"I …" Ye Zhen frowned slightly. "I don't know. When I saw the door, I wanted to open it."
Fortunately, she didn't open it! Once the Heavenly Castle was closed, all the traps would be activated. With Xiaoyao's current cultivation, there was no way to avoid those traps. The traps and seals in the Heavenly Castle were personally arranged by the High Lord. Once the Heavenly Castle was completely closed, it would be a kind of isolation from the world. No matter how many years passed, everything inside would not change, including all the traps and hidden weapons. Unless he opened the door, no one else could enter.
He knew that Abul was quietly affecting Ye Zhen's consciousness just now. If Ye Zhen opened the door, she would be killed by the traps.
"Don't go near the Heavenly Castle casually in the future." Wolong Sheng whispered.
Ye Zhen nodded gently. After a while, she asked, "Since you appeared in the Heavenly Castle, then … is Wentian coming back soon?"
Wolong Sheng looked up at Abul in front of them. "Perhaps, the High Lord is coming back soon."
The High Lord must be in the Hua Nation, but no one knew when he would wake up.
They all knew very well that as soon as the High Lord woke up, the first person he would look for must be Xiaoyao.
Huang Fuchen did not take Abul to the Ye Family. He had a big house in the Northern Border City, so they returned to their own.
After saying goodbye to Qi Yu, Ye Zhen returned to the Ye Family.
Ye Yiqing and An Ge were in the study when Zhao Yang came out to greet them.
"Madam!" When Ye Zhen saw Zhao Yang, a long-lost sense of intimacy surged in her heart. Thinking that she had been separated from Zhao Yang for so many years, she sighed with emotion.
"You bad girl …" Eight years ago, Zhao Yang heard that Ye Zhen was missing and had been looking for her for several years. She felt very sad. Later, when she learned that Ye Zhen had returned, she never had a chance to see her again.
When Ye Zhen saw Zhao Yang's tearful face, she couldn't help but tear up. "How can you be like this as soon as you see me? You don't want to see me."
"You're not being sarcastic." Zhao Yang glared at her. "If you didn't come, I would have asked your father to take me to the Central Plains to find you."
"Is this my brother?" When Ye Zhen saw the little boy standing behind Zhao Yang, she immediately asked with a smile on her face.
Zhao Yang nodded with a smile. "Yuan 'er, this is your sister."
Yuan 'er looked at Ye Zhen with his head tilted and bowed solemnly. "Greetings, sister."
Ye Zhen hugged him happily. "Yuan 'er is such a good boy!"
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