As everyone knew, Heaven Beyond Heaven had a very special place, wreathed in clouds and mist year-round and difficult to penetrate. Apart from a few deities who could reach it under their own power, almost no outsider could get there.
Behind the clouds and mist lay a modest pond, but there were neither flowers nor fish in it-only a pool of exquisitely clear water.
This was also where Shuang Jiu had lived ever since her birth: the Clear Purity Pool.
At that moment, Shuang Jiu had not returned to her true form. Still in human form, she stood above the pond with her hands behind her back.
She gazed impassively at Zhiqi, whom she had suppressed beneath a mark on the bank.
"You know why I brought you here."
Zhiqi wore a miserable expression. "A Jiu, you've tormented me for so long already. For the sake of how well I treated you before, just let me go."
The breeze from Shuang Jiu's sleeve stirred faint ripples across the water, which then spread at an exceedingly slow pace.
Her pale eyes rested on Zhiqi, making him deeply uncomfortable.
On the surface, Zhiqi was begging for mercy, but in truth, he was changing the subject.
Yes, Zhiqi knew what Shuang Jiu wanted, and he knew why she had secretly dragged him here. Faced with her, he could only try to conceal it all by playing dumb.
Unfortunately, Shuang Jiu would not allow him to keep playing dumb.
She gave no response to his words and merely extended an open palm toward him.
"The key."
Zhiqi finally put away his pitiful expression and looked at Shuang Jiu solemnly. "To you, it was nothing more than a trial. I don't understand why you're so fixated on it..."
"You should know that, never mind those