Lady Three Caverns covered her mouth and laughed. "Why does Your Highness ask such a question? I am a deity; entering dreams is merely one of a deity's methods. Besides..."
Her alluring eyes were like silken threads as her gaze settled on the young man's face. Strangely enough, perhaps because she had long known he was Prince Dai, his face was not shrouded in mist in her eyes, nor did she sense any heavenly might.
Prince Dai was so exceptionally handsome that Lady Three Caverns could not help feeling an itch in her heart. Seeing the imperial crown robes he wore, she felt she had grasped a handle, neither too large nor too small.
"Hmph, Prince Dai wants to be emperor too."
She had originally been a Wild God. Though her many worshippers had allowed her to awaken among the first, her nature was as yielding as water and willow. Water Cloud Shrine being targeted had filled her with deep hatred for Prince Dai, yet now she felt he was not entirely without merit. At the very least, that handsome shell of his was quite pleasing.
"...You and I may be said to share some affinity. Though you have been greatly disrespectful toward me, considering your young age, it is not impossible for me to let bygones be bygones—as long as you promise to release my people and build me a golden statue..."
"And if I refuse?" Su Ziji asked blandly.
Lady Three Caverns's smile faded. "Then I fear you will have to suffer a little. Even if you are an imperial descendant, you are no more than a mortal. Oppose a deity, and you will suffer in life and find no peace in death. Since I can so easily invade your dream, I can make sure you never wake