The door burst open. Qidunston entered first, and the tension on his face eased slightly when he saw Yenaier asleep on the bed. Two seconds later, Zeng Mu followed him into the room.
"Huh? How could it be...? How did this happen?" Zeng Mu murmured at the sight before him.
Yenaier lay on her side like a mermaid, graceful and serenely beautiful, her eyes shut. Nothing about her seemed particularly unusual.
But she was indeed drenched in sweat. Her hair, arms, fingers, feet, and every other part of her were wet with beads of perspiration. Her thin clothes had turned pale and almost transparent with moisture, clinging to her and revealing her figure perfectly. Every inch of delicate skin, every curve of her body, lay exposed before the two men, one old and one young. Clearly, the younger one could not remain entirely unmoved.
"Does Yenaier look like she's having a nightmare?"
Qidunston replied, "Yes, probably. But that isn't why she's sweating all over. Look closely at her forehead."
He did not dare approach, remaining by the door as he looked at her forehead.
There, several black lines, like ink or shadows, flowed and turned faintly. They resembled a whirlpool in water, holding relatively still.
"That outline formed by those lines...?"
"An elemental mark." Qidunston exhaled deeply, then added, "More precisely, it should be an embryonic elemental mark."
Recalling what he had seen many years ago, he said, "It was just like this back then. A few hours after the person consumed the concentrated Earth Spirit Essence Elemental Medicinal Salve that settled out of the Earth Spirit Essence elemental medicinal soup, this faint, barely discernible whirlpool outline appeared on their forehead."
"And then?" Zeng Mu hurriedly asked.
"This embryonic elemental mark means the concentration of elements in her body is