Doot doot doot!
Shen Tang was just gathering her clothes to go to sleep. She took down the window prop and was about to close the window when she seemed to glimpse a shadow flitting across the bright moon.
Right after that came the sound of [doot doot doot].
Shen Tang pushed open the window and secured it with the prop.
A bird was standing outside.
The bird was only about the size of her palm. From its forehead to the back of its head, it was a brilliant blue-black, its feathers shimmering in different shades under the light. Its plumage was dense and speckled with emerald-green stripes. Its belly was a slightly lighter chestnut brown, its back a vivid turquoise, and its beak bright red.
Its colors were brilliant, its body light and graceful.
When Shen Tang opened the window, it showed no fear of strangers. It flapped its wings and hopped onto her palm, tilting its head as it let out a clear "chirp." Shen Tang was still bewildered when something miraculous happened—the kingfisher abruptly melted into a glob of viscous, dark teal literary energy.
"This aura of literary energy—is it Yuan Liang?"
As soon as she spoke, the dark teal literary energy unfurled into a dark teal card. The card was blank, except for a cute little cat head in the bottom-right corner, drawn with its head tilted. There was no need to look closely to know this had to be Su Shang, the precious pet raised by Qi Yuanliang.
"What does this mean?"
The card was blank?
Shen Tang turned it over and over, examining it.
Suddenly, she remembered something. She took the Literary Heart Sigil from her waist and pressed it against the card. Familiar handwriting slowly appeared on the card that had been blank