Empress Heidi was delighted as she nodded her head and smiled at Darryl. "I'm counting on you."

Darryl grinned in return. "Yes, Your Ladyship."

After a few minutes, Darryl and Cloud Spirit left the bed chamber.

When they were outside the bed chamber, Cloud Spirit returned to her usual self and spat coldly, "Hey! The purpose of going to the Black Swamp is to retrieve the Ghost Spirit Herb. Other than that, don't even think about instructing me to do anything else."

'To think that I'm one of Empress Heidi's favorite people, and now, I have to listen to this old man. I'm so ashamed.'

Darryl smiled and nodded. "Of course."

Cloud Spirit did not continue with the topic. Instead, she lightly jumped into the air and flew towards the demons' territory. Darryl shook his head and followed closely.

…

There was a deserted island at the Nine Mainland a few miles away from the Ice Fire Island. The island was around ten thousand square feet. Stones were all over the island, and the grass grew