As night deepened, the starry river hung low across the sky, and wisps of cloud caught the last traces of moonlight along their edges, giving them a faint silver sheen.
Across the floating islands of Rongguo Mansion, palace lanterns and luminous pearls powered by spirit stones or arrays dotted every corner. Their varied lights made the islands shimmer, illuminating pavilions, towers, rock gardens, flowing streams, and exotic flowers with radiant clarity.
Even the jade bridges and covered walkways connecting the floating islands were hung with exquisite glass lanterns. When the evening breeze stirred the shadows of the trees, light and shade mingled in a breathtaking scene, as beautiful as a fairyland.
Oh, no!
It wasn't like a fairyland. In a sense, this place was a fairyland!
At least, that was true for the mortals of this world and even the vast majority of its cultivators.
But none of that mattered.
At that moment, on a bridge walkway in the rear courtyard of Rongguo Mansion, leading to a floating island where Grandmother Jia was holding a nighttime banquet in a scenic flower hall, a troublesome little girl was being urged along by Lin Daiyu. She trudged down the path toward the banquet in Grandmother Jia's rear courtyard, looking rather unwilling.
Various flowers and spirit plants lined both sides of the path, releasing a faint fragrance and spiritual energy into the night. Their sweet scent followed the two as they walked, while an empty pavilion not far away shone with a dazzling, multicolored glow.
However, someone seemed to be in such a bad mood that she had no time to admire the night scenery.
Annie trudged along with reluctant little steps, tugging incessantly at her elaborate dress. Her brows were furrowed tight as she grumbled:
"Ugh!"
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"I just don't get it.