After shouting that unfamiliar name, the old man jumped away from her as if burned, muttering something unintelligible before erupting into a cackling laughter. His eyes seemed to register neither Lan Wu nor Ji Lingyue as he shakily crawled away. Lan Wu was still in shock and only snapped back to reality when someone hugged her tightly. “Ah Yue…” she…
Ji Lingyue helped her up with a grunt. “How did you end up provoking something like that?” she asked, eyeing the monstrous vine warily. “What do you mean we provoked it?” Lan Wu protested, her voice laced with disbelief. “Shanye and I were just sitting here peacefully, and it suddenly dropped down from above and scared us half to death.”…
A moment later, four figures emerged from the water to sit on the cold, damp stone slabs, looking at each other in silence. Clutching the fruit in his hand, Chu Ji wore a bitter expression and asked hoarsely, “Why did you all come down here?” “I should be asking you that,” Yu Shanye retorted irritably while casting a cleansing spell…
On their second day at Penglai Island, Lan Wu and Ji Lingyue went to see the legendary Yunzhi Tree. Contrary to expectations, the tree didn’t grow in sunlight. Instead, it grew in a damp cave, nestled beside a stretch of sandy beach. Standing beneath its branches, one could faintly hear the rhythmic crashing of waves. Lan Wu scrutinized the small…
Penglai Island has always been mysterious, hidden in the middle of Eastern Sea. Aside from the disciples on the island, outsiders can hardly find a way in or out. As they stood on the shore, setting off the signaling talisman and waiting for someone from the island to receive them, Yu Shanye kept rambling, “Before the incident, Penglai Island was…