Three days before Lin Shisan left.
Zi Ning was paying her respects to the Purple Sky Dragon King on Wish-Repayment Ridge. Before long, Zi Yuner came over too.
The two knelt side by side in the dusk.
The wind passed between them, stirring the ends of the hair that fell over their shoulders.
Zi Yuner remained silent for a long while before speaking. "Third Aunt, I want to pass the Dragon King position to you."
Zi Ning abruptly turned her head, staring at her again and again in astonishment. "Yun'er, do you know what you're saying?"
"I do."
"This Dragon Palace was yours from the beginning. The day Father locked you in Prisoner Dragon Ridge, I already thought about this."
"You understand the Dragon Palace's rules better than I do, and you're better at dealing with those old attendants. Rather than keeping it in my hands, I'd be better off giving it to you."
Zi Ning fell silent for a long while, then asked in a grave, earnest tone, "Your father has only been gone a few days, and you already want to shove the Dragon Palace onto me?"
"It's not because Father is gone that I'm shoving it onto you, Third Aunt."
Zi Yuner finally turned her head and met Zi Ning's gaze, just as grave and earnest. "It's because I want to leave."
Zi Ning's breath caught slightly.
Looking at the light in Zi Yuner's eyes, she suddenly understood something. "You're going to find that human?"
"Yes."
"You... you're being ridiculous! Do you know the Dragon Clan's rules?" Zi Ning's voice dropped a little. "Once Dragonfolk at the peak of the Sky Soaring Realm step beyond the Dragon Palace's forbidden zone, they trigger the curse in their bloodline. At best, their cultivation is completely destroyed. At worst, their