[Tang Qi's Ebony Forest Guide
The clouds where the Wish Palace stood were very different from the Heaven above the clouds I had first imagined.
At first, I had thought the world above the clouds ought to be a pure white sea of clouds, with only the central lake of accumulated rainwater reflecting prismatic colors through refracted light.
But in fact, there were wetlands, green fields, and even a towering mountain in a remote corner outside the Wish Palace.
This made it more like an island in the sky than merely a realm of clouds.
But Ponto told me that even that mountain above the clouds was only an "artificial mountain" piled up from solidified clouds. The queen had scattered grass seeds over it, and three hours later, it was bursting with greenery and life.
We only needed to follow the river across the lake to reach the foot of the mountain easily in two hours.
As I wrote this, a question inevitably clouded my mind—]
"Aren't we supposed to be looking for Forget-Worry Grass by the lake?"
Tang Qi closed his notebook and looked at Ponto. The green, antlered Tiefling was rowing with unwavering certainty, as confidently as if he had cast a Sixth Ring [Pathfinding Spell].
He nodded, clearly remembering that their goal was Forget-Worry Grass, then suddenly pointed toward the mountain ahead. "See that? At the foot of that mountain—that's where the Forget-Worry Grass you're looking for grows."
"Not by the lake?"
"Forget-Worry Grass used to grow near the lake. But a few years ago, an uninvited guest arrived and uprooted every last plant around it, then cultivated them in a cave instead—we spent a long time finding where they were.
"[Road's End] is rooted in the market and never leaves home. Of course he doesn't know