They have been apart for about 20 days, but Gu Xijiu felt like it had been a few years. Now, she felt glad and relieved to see it again. Hence, she waved her hand and spoke, "Mussel! Why are you? Come on. Come here."
The mussel immediately rolled towards her and clipped at the edge of her dress. "Master, did you change your body? It looks gorgeous! We have been guarding your previous body as we thought that you were dead…"
Gu Xijiu was speechless.
"You've been guarding my body? Where is it?"
"It's over there in the ice palace. Celestial Master Zuo picked us up and asked us to protect your body properly as Lu Wu could make sure that the body stayed alive while I can make sure that the body doesn't decompose. Thus, your body is still as good as when you were living inside it, but, it's just not breathing…" The mussel explained the plots of the story as well as its contribution.
Gu Xijiu pulled it along as she walked. "Bring me to my body."
