"This is Lord Sky Xiao's swaddling blanket!" Azure Flame said. "After he was born, I looked after him for a while. I've kept this blanket at the bottom of my storage pouch all these years—never threw it away."
"Then go look for him," Bones said. "Good luck getting what you want!"
"Can you come with me?"
"No." Bones pouted. "You betrayed me, and now you have the nerve to ask me to help you chase after a man? Get lost—far, far away! I never want to see you again."
"Brat!" Azure Flame stomped off on her own.
She took the swaddling blanket to Lily Bai and asked her to help find someone.
"Whose is this? And who are we looking for?" Lily Bai asked.
"Lord Sky Xiao."
"Lord Sky... Xiao?" Lily Bai's mouth dropped open. "Is he even still around?"
Lord Sky Xiao is the Holy Lord's grandson.
He's at least a hundred thousand years old.
"I haven't seen him in thirty thousand years, so who knows if he's still around! Give it a try!" Azure Flame said.
Lily Bai sensed the swaddling blanket in her hand and said, "Seems like he's in the Elderworld."
"That’s it! Your Highness the Crown Princess is amazing!" Azure Flame’s eyes lit up. "He’s always off exploring the Elderworld! Maybe he’s still alive."
"So why are you looking for him?"
"Just a little something." Azure Flame grinned. "Can you help me out?"
Lily Bai frowned at her lively smile. "Tell me what it is first."
"It's about... the Void Gate." Azure Flame repeated what she'd told Bones, but left out the part about Soren Lann.
"You mean he might have records about how to open the Void Gate?"
"Mm-hmm."
"Why didn't you say so earlier!" Lily Bai suddenly stood up.
"I only just thought of it today."
"Alright! Let's go find him!"
Lily Bai used the swaddling blanket to cast a spell and search for Lord Sky Xiao.
And sure enough, she found him in the Elderworld.
Primordial Lotus Energy from the New Divine Realm kept pouring into the Elderworld, and that world was undergoing earth-shaking changes.
Everywhere, fresh trees and blooming flowers were growing again.
Even the collapsed spaces were being restored.
Lord Sky Xiao was absolutely obsessed with these sweeping changes. He spent most of his time exploring the Elderworld and rarely returned to Drake Abyss.
He was genuinely happy to see Azure Flame.
Azure Flame asked him if he had any records about the Void Gate.
"My uncle really did leave behind a few jade slips, but I never looked at them closely. They're just lying around my house," Lord Sky Xiao said. "Let me show you!"
He led them back to his residence in the Elderworld and took out a wooden box.
He opened it and took out the jade slips.
There were six in total.
"Huh?" He looked at the box, then at the jade slips. "I remember there were seven—why are there only six left?"
Azure Flame asked, "Was it six or seven?"
"Seven," Lord Sky Xiao mused for a moment. "Did that wretch steal one?"
"Which wretch?" Azure Flame asked.
"Jean Qiao! My Divine Attendant," he said. "I kicked her out not long ago. She probably stole one!"
"How could you just leave something so important lying around?" Azure Flame asked.
"It's not important! I glanced at them once—they're just random daily scraps," Lord Sky Xiao said.
Lily Bai felt he wasn't exactly reliable and asked, "Can we take a look?"
He looked at Lily Bai. "And you are...?"
Azure Flame explained that Lily Bai was Bianca Whitefan's daughter, so he let her examine them.