The sound of the Guqin was like a celestial melody. The Courtesan kept her head bowed, continuously playing the instrument before her.
Accompanied by the ethereal strains of the Guqin, wisps of sandalwood smoke drifted through the Ten Thousand Flowers Building like a celestial mist, dancing gracefully in the air.
"In the end, it's all just a lie." A deep-seated exhaustion and bitterness was etched upon the Ruo Shui City Lord's beautiful face.
Hearing this, Shen Bai knew his suspicions were correct. "Senior," he said, "why must you put yourself through this?"
This seemingly living, breathing Ruo Shui City was, in fact, an illusion—all of it created by the Ruo Shui City Lord using the Illusion Technique, Flowing Water Thousand Machines.
It was only because the Ruo Shui City Lord's power was so immense that Ruo Shui City looked indistinguishable from the real thing.
The Ruo Shui City Lord sighed. "Would you like to hear my story?"
