The branches of water flowing through Xiaoyao Pool were numerous, but they were all connected. There was hardly anyone in the deep-water area. Night mist glowed beneath the Six Kingdoms Signal Smoke in the sky. Yu Sui had just surfaced when she heard the rush of splashing water.
The water's shimmering light reflected in the girl's eyes. She had just begun to smile when the person already standing on the bank said, "Six Kingdoms Signal Smoke."
Yu Sui looked up, finally understanding where the rippling light on the water came from. Familiar brightness formed words against the black sky, reflected in her eyes, and the smile vanished from them in an instant.
Yan Manfeng was dead.
For a moment, Yu Sui didn't know how to describe what she was feeling. Her mind seemed to go blank, and her emotions were impossible to make sense of.
"Suisui." Gu Gan held out a hand to the girl still in the water. "Come on up."
But Yu Sui kept staring at the sky. Her wet hair clung to her cheeks, and trails of water ran over her skin, making her look especially frail and pitiful.
Gu Gan frowned. "Suisui."
Yu Sui didn't take his hand. With lowered eyes, she climbed out of the water on her own.
"Yan Manfeng's dead. The Prince will definitely make a move. You're in Taiyi now, so they wouldn't dare lay a hand on you. You don't need to be afraid." Gu Gan tried to reassure the silent girl. He remembered Yu Sui once saying she was afraid the Agricultural School practitioners would kill her. "I'm here. I absolutely won't let them hurt you."
Yu Sui couldn't say how she felt about Yan Manfeng. The Breathsoil and Yan Manfeng were inextricably linked in her mind. Whenever someone mentioned