At that moment, endless black lightning enveloped Ye Hua's entire body, as though she had become a cocoon of thunder and lightning.
Hideous wounds covered her body, blood pouring from them and staining her clothes crimson, making her look like a poignant, beautiful flower blooming in a sea of blood.
Yet even more heartrending was her ever-changing expression.
Sometimes, wild joy spread across her face, as though she had recalled something wonderful; at other times, she looked utterly miserable, as though she had sunk into profound anxiety;
Then her face would twist with unbearable pain, as though she were suffering tremendous torment... the sight made one's heart ache for her.
Within that eerie heart-demon illusion, time flowed backward, and Ye Hua returned to a moment several months earlier.
Back then, she had been stepping through the Misty Sect's Mountain Gate with Ying Ming Hao, boarding a magnificent flying ship for an outing to Ascension City.
Along the way, Chu Wei and other unwelcome intruders had provoked them, sparking a fierce confrontation.
Ying Ming Hao had shown no fear, using his own peculiar brand of cleverness to make complete fools of his opponents.
Afterward, they arrived in Ascension City, where Ying Ming Hao and Ye Hua wandered about, reveling in their carefree freedom.
Just then, an insatiably greedy beggar blocked her path.
The vile fellow actually dared to beg from Ye Hua repeatedly and even dirtied the little white socks Ying Ming Hao treasured most, so Ying Ming Hao gave him a savage beating without hesitation, leaving him pissing and shitting himself.
Just as she was feeling smug, Zhou Duoduo and a group of young ladies and wealthy young gentlemen happened to pass by. Witnessing the violence, they immediately stepped in to uphold justice and stopped Ying Ming Hao and