Exalting Sanctum, Ruomu Pavilion.
This place stood at the edge of Exalting Sanctum, overlooking the mist rising from the vast sea and the enormous tree emerging from the Ancient Sea, as though it held up the heavens.
It was one of the Xianzhou's wonders. No outworlder visiting for the first time could fail to be awed.
Stelle hurried forward.
She saw that the gentle-looking woman was still leaning against the railing.
The woman could not see the beautiful scenery beyond the pavilion.
But perhaps she was waiting for a miracle, for her sight to return in a single instant, so that this magnificent view would be the first thing she saw.
The woman's voice rang out then, as unhurried as ever:
"You're here. I just finished preparing a thank-you gift for you, to thank you for all your help tonight. I was going to wait a little and message you once you'd had enough rest, but it seems there's no need now."
After a pause, she said softly:
"Judging by your footsteps, you seem rather troubled."
"You prepared a gift for me?" For a moment, Stelle felt both suspicious and frustrated.
But remembering what Chu Mu had said, she shook her head and asked seriously:
"Dan Shu? Have you been lying to me all along? I've already learned a few things, so you'd better tell me the truth!"
The blind woman named Dan Shu fell silent for a moment before replying:
"Different perspectives lead to different conclusions."
Her expression remained unchanged, her calm seeming almost like an admission.
Seeing her reaction, Stelle became almost certain that Chu Mu's earlier assessment had been right.
In an instant, her heart went cold.
She said dejectedly:
"So you really were lying to me."
"I don't see it that way." Dan Shu shook her