The other side of the passage suddenly opens up, and the two walls of the cave unfold outward at an angle beyond the vertical, forming a spacious oval-shaped cavern. A thick gray-white mist enveloped most of the cave www.biquge.info and Yuffie could feel the vague aura of living beings coming from afar, but he couldn't see the scene inside.

"Anyone?" Lin clasped her hands to her lips and shouted, "No...... Say, are there waking youkai? ”

She was greeted by ripples in the air and several nightmares that stepped out of the smoke. Like the ones they had encountered before, they were all made of black smoke and had different shapes.

"Really, can't you talk well...... It's not cute at all. Lynn grumbled to herself, took a deep breath, and spewed a dazzling golden-red flame that sliced through the cavern from left to right.

The nightmares were cut off by the flames, and with a faint, hoarse scream, they dissipated into clouds of smoke. The dense fog in the air was dispelled a little by the scorching breath of fire, faintly revealing the figures of Qingluo and Ulla. They were lying in a corner on one side of the cavern, curled up, seemingly asleep as well.

However, in a matter of seconds, the temperature in the air quickly dropped again, and the fog around it gathered around, returning everything to its original state.

"Dark-cold-painful—"

The dreamy voice sounded again. The smoke in the air twisted and seemed to take the shape of a girl - for less than half a second. Then, from where the 'girl' had disappeared, the invisible magic condensed into an icy blue light that struck Yuffe's chest.

The magic spread across the girl's chest, but it didn't have any effect—she had been prepared for it, and the barrier of the secret spell was enough to keep out this level of cold. Yuffie chanted the incantation softly, condensing a golden orb of light to her fingertips, and then aimed her index finger at the source of the attack.

The light beads flew out in the direction of the index finger, crossed a smooth parabola, and landed exactly where they were intended. With a roar and flashes of fire, the secret technique turned into a dazzling flame, and the scorching waves of qi exploded in all directions. The heat burned out all the fog in the area, and even caused the temperature in the cave to rise a bit.

However, it missed the target, and the previous attacker was long gone.

"What a troublesome youkai." Lin looked around cautiously and grumbled softly, "If only I could find a way to get her out." ”

"Maybe Qingluo knows something." Yuffie looked to the other side of the mist, "I'm going to try to wake her up, the youkai...... I'll leave it to you, Lynn. ”

"Silence—Despair—Death—"

The ethereal tone seemed to carry a hint of sadness, which even penetrated the barrier of the spell, making Yufie's mood sad with it. She shook her head, putting aside the intrusive emotions and running quickly through the thick smoke to where Qingluo was.

Dozens of black, smoky arms condensed in the air, waving towards Yufie's back and sides. But she didn't look back or stop because she believed that her friend was enough to keep her safe.

The golden flames flashed again, turning most of the black arms into light smoke. The remaining few materialized 'arms' were scattered by the precise and swift spell before they could touch Yufie's body.

She heard the sound of wings flapping behind her, and her friend's slightly anxious shout, "Hurry up, this little guy doesn't seem to have a good temper!" ”

"Solace my soul—"

The air suddenly became viscous, like cold, flowing mercury. The temperature around him dropped unrelentingly, and the fog obscured everything around him, restricting Yuffie's vision to within a meter of each other. Behind the mist floated countless shadows, seemingly mixed with many faces she had seen or not, each with a sad look. Couldn't hear the content, but a mournful murmur filled the space, and Lynn's shouts from behind her blended into the chaos, no longer recognizable.

Fortunately, she has found Qingluo. Yuffie chanted the incantation as fast as she could, infusing the secret technique of insulating from spiritual penetration and Edda's life force into the snaketail woman's body. The other party quickly woke up, glanced at her, and understood the current situation without verbal communication.

"Let me awaken her consciousness for a while, and trouble you to dispel the fog from her...... I'm sure you can do it. Qingluo struggled to support her body and whispered softly, while clasping her hands in front of her chest, "Don't worry, it's hard for her to be killed easily-"

Then the woman bowed her head slightly, chanting something in a voice that sounded like a mantra and a song. Yufi understands that talking to others through spirits is one of Qingra's talents, and she is using this ability to try to awaken the monster that is sleeping inside her.

The fog gradually faded, and the air seemed to start to get warmer. A translucent figure appeared in the air, her head was obscured by a white mist, she looked no more than four or five years old, her eyes were slightly closed, her face was delicate, but wisps of black smoke swirled around her, making this tranquil scene seem incongruous.

Yuffie found the most powerful dispel spell she could use from her memory, condensing the magic into a solid mass and shooting out into a dark blue light. At the same time, Lin also exhaled a breath with a pale golden light—the spitting was just a formality, and if Lin wanted to, she could use most of the secret techniques she knew in this way.

The black mist coiled around the white figure tried to struggle, but in the end, it was unable to resist the two spells, and was torn into countless pieces, dispersing with a disgusting sound. The white figure fell to the ground, and it seemed to be a little more solid than before, looking more like a physical body than an illusory shadow.

Her eyelashes twitched twice, and she slowly opened her eyes, looking around with a slightly misty gaze.

"Here...... Where is it? I...... What's wrong? ”

"This is the cave north of Lily of the Valley Village, so it should be your home, right?" Lin pursed her lips, but there was no blame in her words, "You have made a lot of people in the village, Qingluo, and us all miserable." ”

"Ah...... I'm sorry......" The white girl bowed her head slightly, "I'm sorry...... I just, had a dream......"

"It's a nightmare." Yuffie walked over and turned to look at Qingluo who was following her, and Ulla, who was still asleep in her arms, "Can you explain to us about the cause and effect of this?" ”