Outside Tiandu City, the Song family's old residence.
Song Gudú lay on the stone bed. He neither spoke nor breathed. For several days, he had remained utterly motionless. If not for his eyes still being open, he would have seemed truly dead.
Suddenly, a rich fragrance wafted into his nostrils.
Song Gudú's expression jolted. He drew in a deep breath, and the scent grew even stronger and clearer.
It wasn't an illusion!
Hah!
Song Gudú abruptly leaped from the bed and stared in astonishment at the several wintersweet trees outside the courtyard.
Amid the frozen earth and snow, the plum blossoms Song Gudú had planted with his own hands were blooming in full splendor.
Petal after petal was a deep crimson, like cinnabar on a beauty's brow—gorgeous and dazzling.
The red blossoms were blooming so thickly that it seemed every branch of the tree was piled with those beautiful little sprites.
Because the flowers were so red, the entire courtyard was shrouded in a crimson halo.
Snow filled the sky, while red flowers bloomed like brocade.
Everything was wrapped in that scarlet radiance. It looked both eerie and fantastical, as though the little courtyard had entered a wondrous space.
Moreover, the fragrance was simply too rich—far more intense than even Xifeng Empire's most famous Fragrance That Kills.
The plum scent filled the small courtyard before spreading toward the entire old residence.
In the sky, red flowers danced, and fragrance surged like a dragon.
The tumbling red blossoms merged with the fragrance that had condensed into tangible form. Together, they showered the courtyard with their scent before sweeping toward the distant Tiandu City.
Fragrance Array Piercing the Heavens!
At the Song family's old residence, the Old Butler responsible for guarding the gates saw the red dragon in the sky. His expression