The Emerald Swan was so comfortable it nearly purred.
When it opened its eyes, it saw the Datura Snake about to hiss at it.
"Hah!"
It instinctively backed away, raising a wing to shield itself.
I was only enjoying myself for a little while...
It wanted to talk back, but with its practically defenseless body, it could not beat anyone.
It could only avert its gaze guiltily.
Hmph, I like being petted anyway. You can't be around all the time...
After some playful tussling,
Xia Yan brought the Datura Snake and the Emerald Swan outside.
The sea breeze blew, and sunlight spilled through the scattered clouds overhead. Countless little suns seemed to shatter across the rolling sea, sparkling with light.
A strong gust rose beneath Xia Yan, lifting him up.
Blue Silver Emperor vines rapidly grew across the sea, twining together into a floating island of plants in the blink of an eye.
The wind dispersed.
Xia Yan landed steadily on it. It felt soft underfoot, softer than the hard deck.
The Emerald Swan flapped its wings and took to the sky on the salty, moist sea breeze.
"Wow..."
Its eyes practically sparkled with stars.
It had flown out over the sea before and been stunned at once by the salty breeze and the boundless ocean...
It was breathtaking.
Even though this was not its first time, the sea still felt immeasurably vast.
As a forest swan that had never left the Star Dou Great Forest before, the largest body of water it had ever seen was a very, very large lake. But that lake held very, very fierce soul beasts, all of which wanted to eat it.
Now that Xia Yan was here, it no longer feared being eaten, and it had seen an ocean far wider than that