The door creaked open, and Yu Shanye stepped into the room, her heart heavy with worry. But when she looked up, she was startled to see the girl who was supposed to be lying in bed standing barefoot on the floor. “What are you doing?!” Yu Shanye exclaimed, dropping the bowl of medicine in her hands and rushing to Ji…
“Let’s go!” Lan Yuan snapped, grabbed Lan Wu and pulled her away. She turned her head and shouted, “Fuyou!” Fuyou understood immediately. Breaking free from the fight, she and Lan Yuan each grabbed one of Lan Wu’s arms and shot into the air, quickly putting a vast distance between themselves and the others. “Come… back…” Ji Lingyue fell to the…
The night passed peacefully. As dawn broke, Ji Lingyue woke up right on time. She stared blankly at the ceiling for a moment and noticed that someone was tightly holding her hand. Turning her head, she saw Lan Wu lying beside her with closed eyes, her brows slightly furrowed as if she were not sleeping well. Feeling a pang of…
Lan Wu placed the token in the service hall. She stood there dazed for a while before turning and wandering aimlessly. When she finally came to her senses, she found herself standing before her familiar courtyard. She pushed the door open, her back bathed in the fading light of dusk, and slowly walked inside. “Lan Wu?” The little fish floating…
Merfolk avoided the world and almost never ventured out of the sea. As the sole successor to the High Priestess, Fuyou was even more reclusive. Her emotions were naturally more detached than those of other merfolk, and she always seemed to be a beat slower in everything she did. Over time, her clan began to see her as a solitary…