The rain came down as though Heaven itself were pouring water straight onto the earth.
At midnight, the rain stopped and the clouds dispersed.
The three set out on time, flying straight out the window, only to spot a mat of some unknown material drifting with the current like a little boat amid the surging floodwaters in the street.
On that mat was a little kitten. Riding the mat, its ears fluttering, it paced about uneasily and raised its head to the sky, crying, "Meow~~"
The water thundered along, carrying the mat downstream.
Moved by a sudden impulse, Zuo Xiaonian waved her hand, and the kitten was lifted off the mat and delivered to a safe spot beside the road.
Though the kitten was now safe, it shook its head, looking utterly bewildered.
How had it suddenly started riding the clouds and mist?
Phoenix Looking Back.
Sister Lan had cleared away all the trees on the mountain that obstructed the view, leaving the vista more open than ever.
A great boulder towered high like a phoenix's head. At the very top of that boulder sat a wheelchair.
He Yuanyue's white hair streamed in the wind. Her expression was impassive as she gazed out over the lights of countless homes, all laid bare before her.
Overhead, great banks of dark clouds were rapidly dispersing, revealing the starlight little by little.
A moment later, a brilliantly luminous full moon appeared above, its fullness embracing the boundless world, its light bathing the land in every direction.
To Zuo Xiaonian and the others approaching from afar, He Yuanyue's withered figure seemed embedded within that full moon, merged into one with it.
Suspended high in the sky, she quietly watched the earth, the mountains and rivers, and all the beings of the mortal world.