“Fifteen years,” she repeated blankly, then suddenly remembered something. “Where’s Ah Yue? Where is she?” Lan Yuan hesitated. “In the Flame Lands.” “The Flame Lands? Why? Why would she be in the Flame Lands?” A wave of unease washed over her. Lan Wu was about to ask for more details when a black butterfly fluttered into view, landing on her…
The sky was high and clear, a few white cranes flying through the clouds, creating waves of white. A woman with hair reaching her waist sat motionless at the highest point of Qianyun Peak, her eyes closed peacefully as if asleep. After a while, a bluebird flew from the clouds, landing on her shoulder. Lan Wu’s long lashes fluttered, and…
MoondayWeather: ClearMood: I woke up early to practice my sword, slashing at a piece of Cangxuan stone eight hundred times. Maybe the noise was too loud, as it attracted Yu Shanye. She asked me why I was hacking at the stone. I sneered, pointed to the two words “Lan Wu” carved on top of the stone, and walked away without…
“In the human realm, it was the fourteenth year of the Xuande era. In the history of the four seas, it was the year one thousand two hundred and twenty-three. A flower bud from Guanyin Mountain bloomed within the Sea Palace, giving birth to an inseparable pair of twin mermaids.” It was only much, much later that Lan Yuan learned…
Leaving the Sea Palace, Lan Yuan swam towards the High Priestess Temple, her mind heavy with worry. Over a month had passed, and Lan Wu still hadn’t woken up. The meeting with the other sea clans had just concluded, and she felt a deep sense of uncertainty about the future. She took a deep breath, feeling the weight of the…