Freedom!
Within Five Palaces Sea, it seemed as though raging waves had risen.
Of course, it was only an illusion.
That mysterious voice rose and fell with rich emotion, carrying a bewitching flavor. It seemed capable of setting the lake of one's heart roaring, stirring up monstrous waves and surging tidal swells.
In this world, who did not seek freedom?
Who was willing to remain penned within fences?
Who wished to live under another's roof, meek and downcast?
Little White Cloud was.
What was wrong with eating, drinking, singing little tunes, and basking in the sun every day?
That mysterious voice spoke of "exchanging lives." Those four words were simply horrifying.
Whenever he thought of the pain the Immortal Master had endured, the despair he had felt, White Cloud Boy could not help his scalp tingling and a chill running down his spine.
Others might only see Immortal Master Jiang's splendor, calling him a peerless Prodigy. But as a boy of the Immortal Palace, a being born alongside the new Cloud Peak Immortal Palace, he had seen and heard far too much.
What endless glory was there?
It was clearly endless pursuit, endless beatings...
"You needn't be afraid. With me here, he can no longer hurt you."
White Cloud Boy's frightened expression had clearly been misunderstood.
The mysterious voice comforted him. "You were born free."
White Cloud Boy came back to himself and asked, "What kind of freedom?"
The voice seemed, for a moment, to come from beyond the heavens, becoming vast and majestic. "The freedom to command your own fate!"
"To command my own fate..." White Cloud Boy murmured, then asked, "Who are you?"
"I have already said that who I am is unimportant. You should ask yourself who you wish to become."
"But..." White Cloud Boy raised his