"Life is like climbing a tower—each floor grants a different horizon."
"What the Pavilion Lord intends to do is beyond my imagining. I wouldn't dare imagine it, either."
Ye Lan'er casually stirred the bonfire before her, as though stroking an obedient dog. "Yet here I am, acting in my sister's stead to manage Three-Part Fragrance Pavilion, staring at this little patch of land before me, and not knowing what to do. Little sister, you are the one who understands my heart best... Do you have any advice for me?"
Meiyue crouched halfway down and reached out as if to catch Ye Lan'er's hand, but with a light turn of her wrist, merely lowered it to warm herself by the fire.
The firelight drove her shadow dancing across the dank stone wall, as though applying the final wash of color to that mysterious mural.
She raised her head, looking up at Ye Lan'er with docile obedience. "Though Three-Part Fragrance Pavilion has lost Chu Kingdom, it has already stabilized itself in Qi State, and now it is developing rapidly in the Central Regions... From what I see, the situation is excellent. What matter troubles you, Sister?"
Looking at that face, growing ever more radiant in the firelight, Ye Lan'er knew full well that she was no meek little pet. On the contrary, she carried the danger of devouring people at any moment. Yet the vigilance in Ye Lan'er's heart fell and fell again.
That was close... Fortunately, her heart could be redecorated at will and adjusted again and again.
Otherwise, how could she resist the urge to fight and die for her?
If Jiang Wang had not stood athwart Dream Capital, this woman alone would have been enough to throw Yong lands into chaos.
"The Pavilion Lord seeks the Calamity Fruit. Inevitably,