Speaking of islands, people usually think of the sea, for islands are most often set within the ocean, ringed by rippling blue waves and crystal-clear water.
Yet this island is often shrouded in cloud and mist, as if floating among the clouds, giving one a sense of something half-hidden, hard to reach.
The clouds and mist not only add to its mystery, but also symbolize that this island is cut off from the mundane world.
The island is carpeted with rare flowers and herbs, evergreen throughout the four seasons, their fragrance spilling everywhere.
If Nalan Yiren were here, she would certainly recognize many of these plants as varieties that had already gone extinct thousands of years ago.
These flowers and herbs possess wondrous effects: some can prolong life, others can cure all manner of illness.
