Chapter 664 - 654: Xiaobai and Dahei Join the Battle

Lady Ji’s face showed sorrow.

She knew that if Xiaosuisui wanted to, she could definitely break through the Array of Heaven and unlock the Dragon-Locking Seal. But the people of Yunzhou Island were destined to be sacrificed; after all, they were her relatives.

"But Mother! I have an idea!" Ji Youyuan held the Array Diagram and pondered for a moment before speaking to Lady Ji. "Have you ever thought that since Father came here through the Array of Heaven, he might know how to break it?"

"Your father surely knows," Lady Ji replied, rubbing her temples helplessly and sighing deeply. "The key issue, however, is that we don’t even know if he’s dead or alive now. Where could we possibly find him?"

"Mother! We may not be able to find Father, but that doesn’t mean others can’t."

"Others?" Lady Ji murmured, her eyes suddenly widening. "Yes, Suisui! Suisui can enter dreams!"

Ji Youyuan nodded. "Yes. If Suisui can’t find him in this world, then no one else can."

"But how can we convey this message to Suisui?" Lady Ji lamented, alternating between joy and sorrow as she blamed herself deeply. "

Oh, it’s all my fault. I should have thought about this in the Dream Realm earlier. If only I had told her about it then!

"

"Don’t worry," Ji Youyuan said reassuringly. "Perhaps this is the will of the heavens, so let’s wait.

I believe Suisui cares about us. If it truly comes to the worst, she will definitely come to see us once.

" He then sat with Lady Ji, and the mother and son simply waited together.

Suddenly, Lady Ji said, "No, it’s not enough for just the two of us to wait. We have to tell Dongxue, Xiuxiu... Old Eighth, and the others. They should all come and wait. That way, no matter whose dream Suisui enters, they can tell her this news immediately."

As Lady Ji spoke, Huo Xing’Er declared, "I’ll go find them right away!" With that, she turned and left. For those remaining, every additional person familiar to Suisui represented another sliver of hope.

「On Yunzhou Island,」 everyone stared at the stagnant Array of Heaven, muttering to each other in uncertainty.

"Why is there no movement at all? A lot of time has passed; it’s almost noon."

Yun Kuo’s face showed worry.

They knew that if Xiaosuisui and Ji Youzhi succeeded, they themselves would have to be sacrificed. But if the Array of Heaven remained still and silent for a long time, it pointed to only one possibility: Xiaosuisui and Ji Youzhi had died inside. If that happened, the people of Yunzhou Island would be safe.

Yun Cang looked up at the sky, sighed helplessly, and then said to the Old Island Master, "Father! It seems that after they entered, they missed the time for the Array Eye to appear for some reason. They’ll likely have to stay inside for a while now."

"At most, they have three days," the Old Island Master replied. "If they still miss it after three days, I’m afraid they might never come out."

"Father! Let’s go back! We can return in three days!" Yun Cang urged.

The Old Island Master sighed softly and turned to leave with them.

「Inside the Array of Heaven,」 Xiaosuisui had just finished meditating. When she opened her eyes, she found Ji Youzhi staring at her.

"Uncle Seven! Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Well, you finally woke up!" Ji Youzhi exclaimed. "Are we just going to keep meditating like this?"

Xiaosuisui shook her head. "We missed the time for the Array Eye to appear today, so we’ll have to wait."

"Missed the time? What do you mean?"

"The Array of Heaven must be activated at a specific time," Xiaosuisui explained. "Only by entering the Array Eye at that precise moment can those within truly break through the formation!"

"Didn’t we talk about this before?" Ji Youzhi asked. "What I can’t figure out now is, when can we actually approach the Array Eye?"

"I don’t know about that!" Xiaosuisui admitted. "My guess is we’re already at the Array Eye. It just hasn’t reached the special time yet, so the inner Array Eye hasn’t manifested. We can only wait!"

"How long do we have to wait?" Ji Youzhi groaned. "It’s so foggy in here that you can’t tell day from night. If this keeps up, I’ll go mad before the Array Eye even appears!"

Xiaosuisui strongly agreed with his words.

Truthfully, she was quite playful by nature. Being forced to sit still and do nothing was agonizing for her too.