Seeing Lü Yi's grief-stricken expression, Yu Shishi lowered her eyes and sighed softly. She reached out to clasp the elderly woman's rough hand and spoke in a low voice.
"Though my feelings are complicated, there is only one thing I want to say to you. As a Totem Guardian, you will always be the person your Totem Beast holds closest and trusts the most, so... please believe in him!"
Lü Yi deserved salvation, and the Moon Moth Phoenix deserved a new life. Only the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree, the true culprit behind this tragedy, deserved to be cast into hell!
At those words, Lü Yi trembled slightly and squeezed her eyes shut.
Yes, it had been her distrust of the Moon Moth Phoenix that had led to the tragedy she had regretted all her life. Was she going to let that same distrust rob her of even the courage to see him again?
"Grandma Lü, you weren't actually wrong in what you did back then. And I believe the Moon Moth Phoenix never blamed you. In fact, he has been waiting for you all these twenty years. The only one at fault for that tragedy was the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree, which concealed its true nature so well."
Seeing signs that Lü Yi was wavering, Mo Xie quickly added a few timely words, kindling hope in her heart.
"Where... is he now?"
Resolve shone in Lü Yi's eyes as she asked again. She wanted to face the Moon Moth Phoenix and apologize to him in person.
"The Moon Moth Phoenix is sleeping inside an enormous cocoon, hidden in a flooded forest in the Southern Ridge."
Seeing her resolve, Yu Shishi held nothing back and told her where the Moon Moth Phoenix was recuperating.
"Then let's..."
"Grandma Lü, before