Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 264: Chapter 261: Dreamland Revisited Chapter 264: Chapter 261: Dreamland Revisited After bathing and closely examining under the lamp, it took a while for Huo Sining to suppress the excitement within her, returning to her usual demeanor. However, she definitely couldn’t sleep if she placed the item elsewhere. After some thought, she placed the box under her pillow, finally lying down with peace of mind.

A certain protector who had stealthily entered the villa, evading a particularly keen-nosed pup, saw this scene and couldn’t help but sigh.

When had their Li Clan Royal family ever fallen on such hard times? She was a princess, after all, and yet she didn’t even have a storage ring. To speak of this would surely make others laugh their heads off.

Touching the storage ring on his finger, the protector hesitated.

His master had only instructed him to ensure Miss Huo’s safety, not to expose his whereabouts. Leaving the ring so rashly would definitely arouse Miss Huo’s suspicion.

His eyes whirled around, and suddenly, he had an idea.

Holding the Starlight Sapphire, Huo Sining quickly fell into a deep sleep. In a dazed state, she felt herself being held in someone’s arms!

Huo Sining was startled and, upon opening her eyes, saw a face close enough to touch.

A pair of large, bright, and clear eyes stared at her, skin delicate as a baby’s and with warm breath carrying a hint of a milky scent wafting over her.

It was a child no more than five or six years old, wearing a green robe with a bun wrapped on top of his head. A dot of cinnabar marked between his brows, he looked like a young Taoist apprentice.

A strange feeling welled up in Huo Sining’s heart. She seemed to have seen this Taoist somewhere before, but when she tried to think more about it, her mind was a muddle, unable to recall anything.

Perhaps sensing her scrutinizing gaze, the Taoist lowered his head to look at her, suddenly grinning widely, with kindness in the corners of his eyes and brows, “Don’t worry, we will be there soon. I’ll let you go in a moment!”

Huo Sining was puzzled. Let me go, what does that mean?

Feeling the jolting of her body, Huo Sining came to her senses and realized that something was amiss.

She was an adult, after all. Although not particularly tall, she still weighed at least forty to fifty kilograms. How could a small child hold her in his arms? Could a child have such strength?

Huo Sining tried to struggle, but her body only moved slightly and couldn’t break free, as if restrained by something.

The Taoist felt Huo Sining’s struggling and panic, quickly reassuring her, “Don’t worry, don’t worry, we are almost there!”

Huo Sining’s mind was a bit fuzzy, not yet comprehending when the child, holding her, began running at a remarkable speed, passing through a dense bamboo forest, to arrive at a cliff with a waterfall.

“Great, we’ve finally arrived!”

The cliff stood towering, with a cascading waterfall and mystical mists swirling around, as if brimming with a purple spirit essence along the earth’s veins.

Reaching the waterfall’s pool, the young Taoist crouched down and placed her into the pool, then wiped the sweat from his forehead while smiling triumphantly, “Luckily I ran fast and wasn’t discovered by the master.”

Huo Sining was confused about the situation. What did this child mean by throwing her into the water? If it weren’t for her Water-Repelling Pearl, wouldn’t she have drowned?

Feeling the cool pool water surrounding her, Huo Sining quickly regained her clarity. Instinctively struggling, she was overjoyed to find the restraints on her lifted, and she could move freely again.

Huo Sining immediately turned her head to look around and see exactly where she was, but when she lowered her head to look at her body, she was stunned.

In the cold stone depths of the pool shrouded in drifting mists, swimming was not her, but a fish covered in golden scales and fins!

“Master said that Cang Hai is gone, and those ancient gods have vanished too. Then you can seek refuge in another sea. The Biluo Sea is vast; there surely is a place for you. You better hurry along, swim down this river, and you can return to the Biluo Sea!”

The voice of the Taoist was crisp and sweet, almost imperceptible, yet it tapped gently onto Huo Sining’s heart, filled with a sense of joy and reluctance.

Yet, for some reason, even though Huo Sining’s mind was muddled and unclear, unable to grasp the situation, upon hearing the Taoist’s words, a sour sentiment surged within her heart, an inexplicable sadness welled up.

“Disobedient disciple, who allowed you to take it out? Stop it immediately!”

Just as the Taoist hesitated and faltered, a hoarse and deep voice suddenly boomed from the mountaintop, filled with sharpness and raging fury.

At that, the Taoist jolted, eyes widening as if he had just realized something, quickly pulling out a peculiar pendant from his embrace and hastily attaching it to Huo Sining’s fish body, speaking with a mix of fear and urgency:
“Master is coming, you must flee now. Once your mind awakens and you grow human legs, and once I’ve learned the Daoist spells and celestial secrets from master, I will come find you in the Biluo Sea!”

With those words, he embraced Huo Sining and thrust her deeply into the water.

Huo Sining, barely comprehending, had no time to ponder the meaning of the Taoist’s words before feeling a tremendous force approach her. Golden light erupted before her eyes, a golden beam shot down from the sky, and the water’s surface exploded into several feet high splashes.

Huo Sining was alarmed; before she could react, she felt the ground beneath her give way as her body fell with the waterfall over the cliff toward the abyss below…
Huo Sining suddenly opened her eyes to see it was broad daylight—it had all been a dream.

In the dream, she had felt both joy and sorrow, so vivid in the moment, but upon awakening, she couldn’t remember what she had dreamt about.

Huo Sining found it amusing, and yet, as she wiped her face with her hand, it was damp. She had dreamt all night, and upon waking, found her pillow stained with tears.

Huo Sining paused, pushing aside that strange feeling in her heart and got out of bed.

Lifting the pillow and seeing the silver box still there, she felt relieved.

After finishing her morning classes, Huo Sining decided to visit Bai Yishan’s Jade Beauty studio in the afternoon.

She had yet to think of a suitable way to store the Starlight Sapphire, so she felt secure only by wearing it on her person.

However, the silver pedestal with openwork didn’t have a chain, so she intended to find a suitable chain at Bai Yishan’s studio.

She did not expect to bump full into a scruffy vendor at the entrance of the Antique Street.

The vendor was holding a dirty snakeskin bag, which, due to the collision with Huo Sining, spilled its contents all over the ground.

“I’m sorry, I wasn’t paying attention just now…”
While apologizing, Huo Sining crouched down to help the vendor collect the scattered items.

Antiques were scattered on the ground, and Huo Sining picked up an artificially aged cup and a bronze statue and handed them back to the vendor, who silently tossed them back into the snakeskin bag.

By nature, women are often easily attracted to brightly colored objects. It didn’t take long for Huo Sining, squatting down, to be drawn to a Tourmaline Ring rolling to the side. After setting down a ceramic jar she held, she instantly picked up the ring.