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  Foam cicada all the way down, finally sank to the bottom with a gurgling sound. There was no pain as imagined, and her hand felt thick moss and fallen leaves by her side, while her eyes were drawn to the distant scenery - only to see that the cave floor stretched out again, and at the far end of the cave floor, there appeared a huge crystal cluster like coral trees, the crystal cluster's soft light overlapping and flashing, gently illuminating a white jade stone pedestal with a sitting statue.

  Mò zhān walked over involuntarily, gazing at the statue. The statue was softly radiant, as if carved from the finest white jade, exuding warmth; as she drew closer step by step, she saw its eyebrows and eyes gradually come to life.

  As if gazing at her, as if smiling at her.

  Foam cicada was stunned, and gently shook his head. How could the statue be like that? Maybe it's like the Mona Lisa, because of the different angles, an optical illusion was created?

  Moth stood before the statue, took a deep breath and said, "I don't know which deity you are, nor do I know what etiquette to use towards you; I didn't intentionally come to disturb your tranquility. Seeing you, for some reason, my heart only feels affectionate. If you can help me get out, I'll find a way to come visit you again in the future."

  The echoes in the cave reverberated, and the sound of the cicada was bounced back several times by the mountain wall, rippling into a spiral wave. The green ant heard it and shouted from the entrance of the cave, "...... You really made me look at you with new eyes, you're not afraid!"

  Foam cicada gritted her teeth, "Good! So it was you who pushed me down! Green ant, wait for me to get up there, I'll settle the score with you!"

  "Are you pushing me down?" The green ant sneered at the entrance of the cave, "It was you who stepped into thin air and fell!"

  The cicada didn't bother to argue with the green ant, and only asked, "Do you know who she is?"

  The green ant on his head laughed and chuckled like a silver bell, "Can't you see that my appearance is so similar to hers? The elders say I'm her reincarnation!"

  A flutter in his heart. Could it be that just now when he looked at her and only felt a familiar face, it was actually because she resembled Green Ant extremely?

  "Tell me, who is she?"

  The green ant hummed, "Some say she's human, but others say she's a ghost."

  The cicada gazed at the statue's face, but shook its head, "You're trying to scare me again! It's just a statue, carved from white jade."

  "Haha, you're too naive." The green ant's laughter was piercing, "Do you dare to touch her? You'll know once you've touched her!"

  The cicada bit her finger, tense but still brave to touch it - at the moment of contact, she was shocked and jumped up, "She, she, she is actually, is -!"

  The green ant's laughter grew louder, "Ah, yes! The flesh image! A flesh image that has remained uncorrupted for many years!"

  The green ant stood at the invisible entrance of the cave, also raised its head and looked dazedly at the crystal clear but mysterious top of the cave. "It's said that her flesh didn't rot, just waiting for her three souls and seven spirits to gather together. If those souls came back, she could be reborn. So in this world, every person who looks like her might just be an incarnation of one of her souls, born into this world only to help keep that soul from dispersing."

  When Mo Zhen first fell to the bottom of the cave, he was not very scared, but when he heard Qing Yi say this, he couldn't help but shiver with fear.

  As expected, Green Ant said, "...... Don't you think that your own appearance also has some resemblance to hers?"

  "Why were you invited from afar to come here? The Langguan who clearly didn't need tutoring insisted on having you come and went to great lengths to keep you here. You don't actually think he likes you, do you?"

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  Thank you for the zongzi and red envelope from Cathy.