Passing on the Lamp of the Buddha's Heart: Wu Song Infused with Spiritual Power; the Emergency Headband Is Developed! (Continued)

This was—[Dream-Deluding Mist]!

Startled Swan, Swimming Dragon, Xi Shi's "Luo Shen" Skin!

Mist spread through the air, luring one into dreams.

The surrounding scene changed.

It was no longer the main hall of the River God Temple.

Instead, it was a vast, boundless expanse of water.

Orchids and irises grew in clusters, while fragrant grass flourished in abundance.

Lin Chen knew.

This was the "Misty Dreamscape" Xi Shi had unconsciously created when she awakened Luo Shen's divine power.

Within this mist, if one did not hold on tight, it was easy to lose one's mind.

Instinctively, he tightened his grip on Xi Shi's hand, their fingers interlocked.

The warmth passing through their palms was scorching and real.

"Husband..."

Xi Shi's call was ethereal and distant.

Lin Chen felt her hand tighten around his.

A gentle force swept over him, pulling him into a warm, fragrant embrace soft as jade.

It was Xi Shi!

But the Xi Shi before him seemed to have changed somewhat.

She had changed into a resplendent cloud-brocade palace gown.

A verdant feathered cape draped over her shoulders, and pearl earrings adorned her ears.

Between her brows, a dot of cinnabar shone a dazzling red.

Amid her original purity was now an exalted, divine nobility that made people afraid to look directly at her.

It was the ultimate beauty of "graceful as a startled swan, elegant as a swimming dragon."

Lin Chen was dazed for a moment.

Only then did he recognize her.

The one before him was clearly the—

Goddess of the Luo River!

"Who are you? Xi Shi?

Or... Luo Shen?"

Lin Chen could not help asking.

The response he received

was still Xi Shi's familiar, gentle, soft voice, though it now carried a faint divine reverberation:

"Husband, it's still me~

Luo Shen's consciousness has