A Rift

No one knew who had applied the potion to Dai Weiwei's wings.

In any case, the sight of all that filth sent Pupula into a towering rage.

My floor! Getting it dirty was bad enough, but now it won't even wipe clean. Who sold this fake medicine? How could it work so poorly and still leave stains?

At that thought, Pupula gave Dai Weiwei's wings another disgusted look. Thank goodness I didn't use my hands earlier. Hmph, at least I didn't get any of that potion on me. If it had left stains, I'd have had nowhere to turn even if I cried.

The unconscious Dai Weiwei had no idea about any of this, nor did she know what had happened. After all, she could not wake up at all.

That bottle contained no ordinary potion, and it certainly was not meant to heal injuries. Its primary effect was to induce unconsciousness, and it was especially potent when applied to wings.

But Pupula had not noticed any of this. She simply assumed that all those potions were meant to treat injuries.

She was too busy looking down on Dai Weiwei to suspect that the potions concealed anything unusual. After all, an ordinary examination would not reveal their true effects.

Even the goddess, the most powerful person in the Flower Fairy Kingdom, had failed to notice anything wrong, so what chance did Dai Weiwei herself have? Naturally, she had discovered nothing.

Pupula did not bother with her any further. After setting her down, she turned and left for the Castle of Memories. She was going to settle the score with Jun Yi. He dared lay a hand on one of my people? Hmph, how very bold of him.

Before long, Pupula arrived at the Castle of Memories, but it was nothing like she had imagined.

In her imagination, it went like this:

[Jun Yi waited at the entrance to confront her. The atmosphere was heavy with tension, both sides ready to strike, an invisible haze of gunpowder hanging in the air. She hovered above the ground and met Jun Yi's gaze, the fury in her eyes almost taking physical form. Then they began negotiating. Jun Yi refused to cooperate, and she crushed his resistance with overwhelming force.]

In reality, however, there was no fight to speak of. She had been there for ages without seeing a single person come out, only drifting leaves.

Unable to stand it any longer, she shouted:

"Jun Yi, come out! I know you can see and hear me. There's no point hiding. Show yourself at once! You injured my subordinate, and I will demand an explanation!"

Caw, caw, caw...

It seemed as though a crow flew overhead.

Everything was silent. No one appeared.

She exploded.

"I've been standing here all this time, and no one's going to acknowledge me, is that it? Is this how the Ancient Spirit Fairy Clan treats its guests?"

"Hey! As the goddess, I order you to come out this instant!"

After that barrage of shouting,

it still accomplished nothing.

Without further hesitation, she sent a white beam of light hurtling toward the Castle of Memories. It moved extremely fast and was roughly a meter wide. If it struck the castle like that, it would certainly cause heavy casualties.

That would have been the case under normal circumstances. In reality, however, the Castle of Memories remained exactly as it had been, completely unharmed. Pupula attacked again, but this time was different. Rather than firing immediately, she charged up her power first. Clearly, she was no longer testing the defenses, but striking with her full strength.

The attack moved extremely fast. Just before it struck the castle, a "flower" flew out and hovered above it, radiating an oppressive aura. Energy spread outward, gradually enveloping the entire castle. The "flower's" "petals" unfurled and scattered around the castle, moving in irregular patterns to form an enormous Protective Barrier that enclosed it.

The attack struck the barrier without causing so much as a ripple. In fact, it dissipated before it could even get close.