“Time’s up.” “Is it?” Lan Yuan snapped out of her thoughts, saying a beat too late, “I thought there was still…” Before she could finish, the person in front of her transformed into a gust of black wind and disappeared. Lan Yuan quickly jumped up, chasing after her in a fit of anger. “Would waiting a little longer kill you?!”…
Unlike other towns, Shiling City was not lined with bustling shops and tarverns. Instead, the air was filled with the clang of weapons being forged. The patterns on the stone-paved roads had long since worn away, and the people on the street wore serious expressions and walked with hurried steps. Lan Wu looked around for a while, hesitating whether to…
Shiling City, originally an inconspicuous little town on the edge of the desert, was dwarfed in comparison to the magnificent city of Wangliang. Fifteen years ago, who could have imagined that it would expand to its current size? Even from a distance, riding on a camel, one could see the dark shadow sprawling across the sand like a giant serpent….
As they stepped onto the familiar soil of the Southern Region, withered yellow leaves were falling like rain. Lan Wu caught one, gently crushing it into fine dust that was carried away by the soft breeze. When she left, it was still the height of summer, but now it was deep autumn. Fortunately, the people on the streets seemed normal,…
When Lan Wu, fully dressed, walked out, the two seemed to have finished their conversation. Ji Yun turned around, offering a slight bow. “I’ve heard much about you. I’m Ji Yun.” Lan Wu paused, hesitating whether to return the gesture, but Ji Lingyue said, “No need to be so formal. We’re all family.” As she spoke, her eyes lit up,…