A cold flash emulates out of Yun Ruo Xiâs eyes as she slowly turned around. However, that quickly changed to disgust when her sight fell upon her own maid thatâs standing in wait. Itâs a look of loathing and irritation because the maid was originally from that woman whom she forcibly grabbed over.
âCome with me!â she snaps.
The maid needed no hinting at what the other person wanted to do. Sheâs been with this horrible mistress for a thousand years, so how could she not know Yun Ruo Xiâs habitâ¦.
Just that in the eyes of the outsider, this prestigious lady was kind and beautiful so even if she appeared with scars and bruises all over that body, no one would suspect the other person.
â¦â¦
Holy Island.
Inside the bamboo cabin, Bai Yan continues to snuggle into Di Cangâs arm when the sun came through the window. However, her expression werenât that of peace or comfort, itâs a tight furrowed face like sheâs having some sort of nightmare.
â¦â¦
In the dream.
Beneath a dark sky of unknown origin, Bai Yan stands in a daze as she stared down at the familiar scene thatâs currently happening beneath herself on this mountain.
Itâs a little girl covered in blood, and sheâs struggling to push the other little girl beside her forward.
âThis place should be safe so those bad people shouldnât be chasing us anymore.â Relieved, the little girl takes a medicine out and attempts to feed her friend.
Seeing this scene, Bai Yanâs heart instinctively clenched up and made her body move on its own of wanting to snatch that bottle away.
âNo, donât save her, donât save her!â Thereâs horror in that voice. Perhaps its fate thatâs guiding her, but she has a strong belief that its wrong to save the other girl and that the move of kindness it would ruin herself in the process.
Pityâ¦â¦
Right as her hand was about to make contact, what came into touch was nothing but air. Her fingers simply passed through the bottle.
Thatâs right, she doesnât belong in this place, meaning she couldnât stop any of thisâ¦.
As the scene continues to unfold, the injured little girl has now finished taking the medicine. âBai Yan, thank you for saving me once again.â
The mini version of her responds with a genuine smile of warmth: âWeâve been dependent on each other for so many years so of course I will save you. Oh right, are you hurt anywhere else?â That said, she then makes a frown as she remembered something else. Removing the crescent moon shaped amulet from her neck: âRuo Xi, I was born with this amulet so its been with me for a long time. I donât know what use it hasâ¦. But it has protected me through my life. Now, Iâm giving it to you.â
As Bai Yan stood helplessly beside the two children, the panic in her heart continued to grow more severe when the amulet was finally brought up.
âCanât give, you canât give this amulet to anyone!â she screams in agony.
âHmm?â The mini version of Bai Yan suddenly raises her head with a puzzled look: âDid you hear someone crying out to me?â
Ruo Xi shakes her head: âNo, it must be your illusionâ¦.â
âMaybe.â