At the Forsaken Valley.
Nianshi and the Hutyuns prepared a nice homely cabin on a hill not too far from the valley while Xinyi tried to rethink what she'd do. She also called the animals, who were delighted to see her again. Xinyi spent time with the animals and felt bad for leaving Kuaille in Fengfu when she saw other nightingales perched on trees around them.
The Hutyuns began tending animals while the python enjoyed wrestling with Nianshi by encircling and squeezing the human form dragon and lost the whole time by a simple prick of the long claws. Even though the snake shouted "unfair", he still went on trying to win against Nianshi. As they tried their best to entertain Xinyi, she began asking for information from the forest animals.
"Xinyi, these longing vines came out a week after you left because people came here and ransacked your house," said a rodent.
