Mei Chengyu seemed to have briefly dreamed.
In the dream, it was daytime at the Abyssal Sea. Waves crashed against the cliffs, and the sound made the boy standing by the shore turn around.
The boy saw a White-robed Man near the foot of the cliffs, speaking gently with others.
He wouldn't meet those people until many years later.
Wen Yangzhi and Lady Linxiang were speaking in hushed voices, as if introducing the White-robed Man to her.
Grandmother Situ lifted her head slightly to speak with the White-robed Man. The stern, solemn expression she wore around the juniors seemed more relaxed now.
Behind Grandmother Situ stood a spirit puppet that looked just like a True Person. It had obvious seams and cracks around its neck and wrists. Its features bore some resemblance to Grandmother Situ, but it looked even more like her deceased younger sister.
The spirit puppet kept its eyes closed, its expression peaceful and silent.
A wheelchair stood beside it. The Scarlet-robed Man rested a hand on the armrest, the Sapphire Ring on his finger shimmering with iridescent light.
He was about the same age as the White-robed Man. He hadn't been listening to what Grandmother Situ and the others were saying, but was instead watching the spirit puppet, turning the gemstone on his finger and gazing at the light it cast as it danced across the puppet's face.
The man smiled with narrowed eyes, his gaze full of patience as he waited for the spirit puppet to open its eyes and look at him.
In the distance, someone wearing a Black Cloak arrived at an unhurried pace. As he drew near, his gaze fell on the two children standing by the shore.
Someone called out to the boy.
The boy turned around and blinked. Reflected in his