Upon hearing this, Xiaosuisui blinked and thought for a bit before replying, "Great-Grandfather once told me that here, I can obtain what I desire. Uncle Seven, what do you think I have obtained here?"
"How am I supposed to know what youāve obtained? You should ask yourself that, shouldnāt you?"
Xiaosuisui thought hard.
What have I gained since entering, from the First Level to the Second Level? After thinking hard... I really havenāt obtained anything, have I?
"I donāt seem to have obtained anything!" Xiaosuisui pouted, shaking her head helplessly, her voice tinged with disappointment. "Could it be that Iāll only get what I desire after we clear all the levels?"
As soon as Xiaosuisui voiced this guess, Ji Youzhi asked, "Do you think we can clear them all?"
SOB SOB SOB... My precious little oneās prophetic ability seems to have vanished! I suddenly feel like crying!
Ji Youzhi lamented internally.
Xiaosuisui then said, "Oh, right! We canāt clear them all!" Upon saying this, her eyes widened, and she smacked her forehead, suddenly adding, "But wait! I think *I* might be able to!"
Ji Youzhi blinked and hurriedly pressed, "What do you mean? What do you mean *you* might be able to clear it?"
At this, Ji Youzhi suddenly felt a headache coming on, a sense of unease welling up in his heart.
"Oh!" Xiaosuisui smacked her little head again and giggled, HEE HEE, her smile so wide her eyes nearly vanished. "I think I forgot to tell you, Uncle Seven. We canāt clear all the levels of this Array of Heaven. We can only clear up to the Third Level at most, and we canāt touch the Fourth Level!"
Ji Youzhi blinked. "Huh?" He didnāt understand what his darling niece meant.
"Itās like this. The Array of Heaven is divided into four levels. Weāve already cleared the First and Second Levels. After Xiaobai breaks through the Third Level here, we should be able to leave. But the Fourth Level is the Dragon-Locking Array. We canāt break this Dragon-Locking Array. Once itās broken, the Celestial Dao Spiritual Qi here will revive. When that happens, mountains will crumble and seas will overturn, and many people will perish."
Hearing this, Ji Youzhi suddenly recalled something. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead as he anxiously asked, "You mean to say, if the Dragon-Locking Array is broken, Lingzhou Island will be destroyed?"
Xiaosuisui nodded and continued, "Not only will Lingzhou Island be destroyed, and all its people perish, but even the residents from both banks of the Yunhang whom the Yunhang County Magistrate and that Mr. Wu conspired to move to Wangwu Mountain will also die."
Ji Youzhiās face changed dramatically. He exclaimed, "How do you know all of this? What should we do then? Are we not going to attempt the Fourth Level?"
Xiaosuisui blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "We canāt attempt the Fourth Level. Eldest Uncle said we need to find someone first."
Ji Youzhi blinked again, thinking he must have misheard. "You... you... youāve met my eldest brother?"
Xiaosuisui nodded, giggling as if it were perfectly natural, and began to habitually scratch her little head. "Of course, Iāve met him! HEE HEE HEE! Eldest Uncle even gave me this incomplete map of the Array of Heaven and told me to study it carefully!"
"What did you say? My eldest brother gave you an incomplete map of the Array of Heaven? Where did he get it?"
"Eldest Uncle said Maternal Grandmother gave it to him. He also said that if Maternal Grandmother had given it to him ten years earlier, he might have been able to fully comprehend it and restore the Array of Heaven. But she only gave it to him recently, so he didnāt have enough time to comprehend it fully and only taught me the rudiments."
Hearing this, Ji Youzhi felt like his head was about to split. He helplessly rubbed the bridge of his nose. "So, shouldnāt you be telling your Uncle Seven something now?"
At his words, Xiaosuisui grinned cheekily and handed Ji Youzhi the incomplete map that Ji Youyuan had given her. "Uncle Seven, look! This is the incomplete map Eldest Uncle gave me."
Ji Youzhi was utterly exasperated and pressed his forehead.
He really wanted to take back his earlier praise for her rapid mental development, didnāt he?
"Even if you give me this map, I canāt understand it! Besides, thatās not what Iām asking you about right now! Iām asking you to tell me something else."
"Tell Uncle Seven something else?" Xiaosuisui tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then said, "Uncle Seven, can you just ask me directly? Using Mind Transmission is very draining for me!"
Ji Youzhi was speechless.
Is he still talking about Mind Transmission? Hey! Wait a minute! What does Xiaosuisui mean by saying itās very draining for her to use Mind Transmission?
"You find it draining to use Mind Transmission?"
"Yes! Mind Transmission requires complete concentration to listen in on othersā thoughts, so it consumes a lot of mental energy. Uncle Seven, youāre my dearest uncle, so please donāt make me expend mental energy to listen to your thoughts, okay?" Xiaosuisui grabbed Ji Youzhiās head with her small hands and shook it back and forth, acting cute.
Her voice was soft and childlike, leaving Ji Youzhi utterly helpless.
"Alright, speak properly. Youāre making my head spin from all that shaking. I just want to ask, you mentioned your Eldest Uncle told you to find someone. Who is this person?"
Upon hearing this, Xiaosuisui blinked and answered directly, "Eldest Uncle said itās my maternal grandfather!"
"What? Your... your maternal grandfather? Are you sure you didnāt mishear him?" Ji Youzhi was completely stunned, his eyes nearly popping out as he stared intently at Xiaosuisui. He was afraid of missing a single word or gesture from her, terrified of mishearing a single syllable she was about to utter.
"Iām certain I didnāt mishear. Thatās what Eldest Uncle said." As Xiaosuisui answered Ji Youzhiās question, her expression was one of absolute certainty, without a hint of doubt.
A surge of excitement welled up in Ji Youzhiās heart. He opened his mouth, his voice somewhat choked, "Can you find your maternal grandfather?"