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Chapter 98: Ma Xiaotao Butts In
By the time Ye Xixuan and Vina reached Sea God Lake, the setting sun had completely sunk below the western horizon.
They stood facing the light. The whole of Sea God Lake before them was suffused with golden-red radiance, its waters shimmering. A cool breeze carrying a trace of chill brushed their faces, gently swaying the surrounding flowers, grass, and trees.
Fresh, moist air lingered around their noses, leaving them refreshed and clearheaded.
Holding Ye Xixuan's hand, Vina let out a heartfelt sigh of admiration, colorful light seeming to ripple through her eyes.
"Sea God Lake is so beautiful." For political reasons, the original Douluo Three Kingdoms never allowed members of their royal families to study at Shrek Academy. Although Vina had heard descriptions of Shrek Academy since childhood, this was her first time seeing the clear, vast Sea God Lake with her own eyes.
Sea God Lake covered an immense area, even larger than the main campus that housed the Outer Court's Martial Soul Department and Soul Tool Department.
Then Vina turned to look at Ye Xixuan beside her and froze again.
Bathed in the brilliant sunset, Ye Xixuan's exquisite, flawless face shone like a divine being descending from heaven, as though he had stepped through this tapestry of light and shadow.
The tender sensibility unique to a young girl seemed to awaken within Vina all at once. Her beautiful eyes grew ever gentler, and a luminous mist even gathered on her long lashes.
This was the man who would accompany her for the rest of her life, and also the only person who had ever stirred her heart in her youth.
Sensing Vina's unusual gaze, Ye Xixuan withdrew his eyes from Sea God Island at the center of the lake and