The palace in front of Darryl glistened with gold. Everywhere he looked, it was adorned with gold to exude indescribable luxury and excess. A massive Icy Jade Stone made of thousand-year-old cold jade stood in the center of the main hall.
The cold jade stage was nearly three meters long and more than two meters wide. Standing near the door, one could feel the chill from the Icy Jade Stone. There was a crystal coffin on top of the stage.
Darryl exhaled lightly when he saw it. Suddenly, there was a feeling of deja vu. When he was in the Nine Mailand, they discovered the ancient tomb of The First Mighty General, Lu Bu. During that time, Darryl and Zhu Bajie, along with other people, were the first to find the real Grand Spiritual Treasure Palace.
The Grand Spiritual Treasure Palace's layout was nearly identical to what Darryl saw then. An Icy Jade Stone with a crystal coffin was also present. Lu Bu and Diaochan were in the coffin at the time. Darryl could not help but wonder who was in that crystal coffin at that moment.
He moved slowly toward the coffin. He was stunned once more as he stood in front of the coffin. A little girl was inside the coffin. She appeared to be about 12 or 13 years old. She was dressed in bright red clothing made of animal fur. She was like a perfect art piece, with exquisite facial features. Her eyes were closed, and she was sound asleep in the crystal coffin.
'This…' Darryl could hear his head buzzing when he saw the little girl. 'Who is that girl?' he began to wonder. 'Why is she sleeping in that crystal coffin? And how is she connected to that massive underground city?'
Suddenly, he noticed the little girl clutching something tightly in her left hand. Darryl slowly opened the cover of the crystal coffin without hesitation. Then he extended his left hand toward the little girl. She was clutching an orange-colored pill. Darryl had no idea what the pill was, but based on his previous experience, he knew she would wake up if she ate it.
He gently opened the little girl's mouth and inserted the pill. Once inside the little girl's mouth, the pill melted. The little girl's cheek gradually turned pink. She slowly opened her eyes a few seconds later.
Darryl was thrilled when he noticed the girl waking up. With a smile, he asked, "Little girl, what is your name? Why are you in the crystal coffin?"
His eyes were full of anticipation.
The little girl had just awoken and was not used to it. She was startled when she heard Darryl's voice. She curled up and stared at Darryl with frightening eyes. "You… Who are you?"
At that time, the little girl was like a frightened bird. Her body was showing resistance to making contact with anyone.
Darryl felt sad when he saw how scared the girl was. 'She is so young. I wondered what she's been through to make her so scared of a stranger.' He said carefully, "Don't be afraid. I'm not a bad guy. I accidentally found my way here and discovered you. The Icy Jade must be very cold. Why don't you come out?"
He extended his hand to help the little girl leave the crystal coffin.
"Don't touch me!" The little girl was even more frightened when she saw Darryl reach out toward her. She yelled, "Don't touch me!" She suddenly remembered something and took it out while she screamed.
Darryl was taken aback when he saw what was in the little girl's hand. He immediately recognized the item in her hand as a Wonder Travel Amulet. Darryl had used the Wonder Travel Amulet before in the Nine Mainland. It had the ability to transport people to another location, but it was unstable.
He was surprised to see the Wonder Travel Amulet in the Cryolet Continent. Darryl quickly said, "Calm down. I'm not going to harm you. Don't activate the Wonder Travel Amulet. It will teleport you to a random place. You will be in trouble if it teleports you to the mountain's peak or the ocean. Come on, put it down."
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