Jade forests and jeweled trees stretched on without end.
Within the silent forest, Xun'er walked with her hands clasped behind her back, her light steps brimming with a young girl's vitality.
Behind her, a somewhat illusory figure drifted slowly along, his cold gaze seemingly uninterested in anyone or anything.
Yet when that indifferent gaze fell upon the girl's distant back, it softened with rare gentleness.
Over the past few years, he had watched the little girl grow up. Every moment they had spent together remained vivid in his mind.
"Yun Xi, hurry up."
The girl's silver-bell voice drifted into Yun Xi's ears from ahead, finally pulling him from his thoughts.
With a faint smile, his body turned into a streak of light and returned to Xun'er's body.
Strolling through the forest, breathing in nature's fresh air and feeling the breeze brush against her face, Xun'er's tightly wound body and mind finally began to relax.
"Little girl, wait!"
A gentle female voice rang out from behind her. Xun'er instinctively turned around.
Gentle!
That was Xun'er and Yun Xi's first impression of her.
The woman wore a pale white dress. Though her appearance could not be called breathtaking, she was still a rare beauty.
Her calmly smiling face exuded a fresh, ethereal air. That distinctive temperament immediately heightened her charm.
Most praiseworthy of all was her slender, willow-like waist, delicate enough to make one want to reach out and draw her into an embrace.
As Xun'er observed the woman, the woman was observing Xun'er as well.
When she saw Xun'er's peerlessly beautiful face, even she, another girl, could not help but marvel.
Perfect!
"You're so beautiful..."
Countless scenes flashed through her mind, but Xun'er had never expected such a strange greeting.
Looking at the slender-waisted girl before her, Xun'er said softly, "Thank