On the shallows in the lake, the Angel Statue looked dim and dull... The girl had been staring intently at the Angel Statue for a very long time.
Boss Luo had been waiting patiently the entire time, without even making a sound to disturb her.
"Saint... Michael."
The girl suddenly murmured. This was not the first time she had mentioned that name.
"It is Saint Michael."
This time, the girl's voice was more certain. She even began walking again, heading straight toward the shallows at the center of the lake. Although there were shallows in the middle of the lake, the water still had a certain depth before one reached them.
She would be completely submerged... That should have been how it was.
Yet the moment Jeanne touched the lake water, a small patch of radiance suddenly condensed beneath her feet... The radiance floated on the water, becoming a foothold for the girl.
She did not sink into the water.
Supported by patches of condensed radiance, she slowly approached the shallows at the center of the lake.
Boss Luo thought of the story behind Lotus Steps... But obviously, the girl was not the person from that story.
He followed the girl toward the shallows in the center of the lake.
However, the instant Boss Luo stepped onto the radiance, it shattered completely, as if telling him: No one could pass through except the girl.
"Am I not welcome?" Boss Luo asked softly.
At that moment, the radiance behind the girl shattered piece by piece, but soon condensed again into new footholds.
Boss Luo smiled faintly. "Thank you."
He stepped onto the new foothold and followed the girl ahead at an unhurried pace... Soon, the girl had reached the shallows in the middle of the lake and walked straight toward the