"I succeeded in Soul Possession. I know I succeeded!" Immersed in her own world, A Meng repeated what she believed to be true over and over, as though saying it enough would make reality unfold according to her wishes.
Su Qingqing did not provoke her any further. She merely stood beside her, smiling, and let her sink into the abyss she had created for herself, unable to escape.
But her smug satisfaction did not last long...
Little Gift and the Spirit-Cleansing Pool Water had never expected Su Jiu's consciousness to awaken before their little performance was over.
Even after Su Jiu had walked right up to them, neither noticed a thing.
Looking at the images drifting overhead in her Sea of Consciousness, Su Jiu asked evenly, "Having fun?"
Little Gift and the Spirit-Cleansing Pool Water froze on the spot at the sound of that voice.
They turned to find the person at the center of it all standing there, expressionless. Little Gift fell silent, an exquisite Nine-Petal Frostflow Flower standing motionless in place like a lifeless ornament. Compared with Little Gift's composure in the face of the unexpected, the Spirit-Cleansing Pool Water was far less calm.
After all, it was different from Little Gift. Little Gift was a flower to begin with and had no other form, whereas it had now separated from its main body and was floating in midair as a droplet of water.
And a droplet floating in midair surely looked strange from any angle...
Perhaps it ought to return to its main body? But wouldn't fleeing now only make it look like a guilty thief? The Spirit-Cleansing Pool Water probably never could have imagined that its first meeting with Su Jiu would take place under such embarrassing circumstances.
Just as it was considering what to