Chapter 106 Ah Yin Sheds Tears
The guards at the city gate stood ramrod straight.
At the foot of the city wall, beside an inconspicuous drainage ditch.
A blue silver grass, covered in mud and with tattered leaves, was struggling to move.
Ah Yin didn't know why she had come here.
She was simply acting on instinct, wanting to escape that place filled with bloodshed and false vows.
Her roots were worn down; every movement felt like walking on a knife's edge.
But she dared not stop.
Whenever she closes her eyes, she remembers Tang Hao's eyes, which have turned dark gold, and the large hand that once caressed her cheek but now only wants to use her as a tool to enhance her strength.
That's terrifying.
The fear of being betrayed and devoured by one's closest and dearest is more despairing than death itself.
In her extreme fear and confusion, she sensed a presence.
A pure, vast, and all-encompassing aura of water element.
This aura drew her in, allowing her to see a faint glimmer of light in the boundless darkness.
So she came.
Even when the body has reached its limit, even when the leaves have withered and are about to break.
"It's right... just ahead..."
Ah Yin's consciousness was already somewhat blurred.
She was just a blade of grass, unable to make a sound, only able to whisper weakly in her heart.
She wanted to climb into the city.
Once inside, perhaps we'll be safe.
But for her now, those towering city gates were nothing short of an insurmountable barrier.
Just as Ah Yin was about to exhaust her last bit of strength and was about to collapse in the mud and resign herself to fate.
Two sets of footsteps emerged from inside the city gate, moving at a leisurely pace.
That was the sound of fine leather boots stepping on the stone pavement, crisp and melodious.
Ah Yin tried her best to shrink herself into the mud so that no one would find her.
"Navilette, wasn't today's trial over? Why are you still out here?"
A clear and pleasant female voice rang out, carrying a hint of languor and a coquettish complaint.
"I came out for some fresh air."
The voice that answered her was a deep, magnetic male voice.
"Moreover, the water element after the rain tells me that a special 'guest' has arrived."
Navisle held a scepter, dressed impeccably in a dark blue-black gown, her long silver hair cascading down her back.
His pale purple vertical pupils calmly scanned the surroundings, finally settling on the drainage ditch in the corner of the wall.
Funina skipped along beside her, twirling a delicate little parasol in her hand.
Hearing Navelette's words, she curiously peeked out:
"Guests? Where are the guests?"
"I'm so bored, I wish there was an interesting case."
Navelette did not speak.
He walked straight to the drainage ditch and stopped in front of the dirty blue silver grass.
Ah Yin trembled.
She felt the immense, overwhelming pressure emanating from that man.
Although she lacked Tang Hao's tyranny and greed, this sense of oppression stemming from the level of life itself still instilled in her an instinctive fear.
"This is the guest you were talking about?"
Funina came closer and wrinkled her little nose in disgust.
"A... blade of grass?"
"It's the kind of grass that's just been pulled out of a mud pit."
"Naviette, when did your taste become so unique?"
Navelette slowly squatted down.
Ignoring the mud on the ground, he stretched out his slender fingers and gently touched the withered yellow leaf.
A gentle, moist water elemental energy flowed slowly from his fingertips into Ah Yin's body.
That is the water of life.
The wound, which had been broken due to the forceful uprooting, began to heal at a visible speed under the nourishment of this power.
The withered leaves have regained a faint blue-gold luster.
"She is no ordinary grass."
Navelette said softly.
"She is the Blue Silver Emperor."
"And also the protagonist of that tragedy that just happened in the sky."
Fu Ningna was taken aback.
Immediately, her heterochromatic eyes widened, and her mouth opened into an "O" shape.
"You mean...she's Ah Yin?!"
"That Ah Yin who was completely fooled by that scumbag Tang Hao and almost got eaten in the end?!"
Funina stared in shock at the blue silver grass on the ground.
The previous dislike vanished instantly, replaced by overwhelming sympathy and anger.
"Oh my god!"
"How could it have turned out like this..."
"Quickly! Take her back!"
Funina frantically tried to help, but was afraid of hurting the fragile little plant.
Navilette tapped her scepter lightly.
A stream of pure water appeared out of nowhere, gently enveloping Ah Yin and washing away the mud from her body.
Let's go.
Navelette stood up, holding the water sphere, and turned to walk into the city.
"Now that we've come to Tianshui City, we're here to seek refuge."
"Whether she is human or beast."
"Fairness will surely give her the treatment she deserves."
...
Tianshui City, the back garden of the Supreme Court.
This place is home to countless exotic flowers and plants, and the abundance of water is outrageous.
Ah Yin was placed next to a sacred spring.
Nourished by Navelette's power and in such a suitable environment, her consciousness finally returned.
Blue-gold light shimmered.
Although she is not yet able to fully transform into human form, she has already been able to condense a phantom spirit.
She was a gentle and beautiful woman, but her brows were etched with an unyielding sorrow.
Just then.
A pink figure rushed into the garden like the wind.
"Is what Lady Vilette said true?!"
Where is she?!
It's Xiao Wu.
Ever since seeing the sky and learning about its future fate, and witnessing the true colors of the Tang family father and son, this rabbit has been on the verge of collapse.
If it weren't for Villette taking her in, she probably would have gone mad long ago.
When she saw that illusory blue figure by the spring.
Xiao Wu suddenly stopped in her tracks.
Tears welled up instantly.
"Ah... Aunt Yin..."
Xiao Wu cried out, her voice trembling.
As fellow 100,000-year-old soul beasts who have undergone rebirth, the familiarity stemming from their bloodline and soul is undeniable.
Ah Yin's spirit turned around.
The moment she saw Xiao Wu, tears welled up in her sorrowful eyes.
"Is it... Xiao Wu?"
Ah Yin's voice was very soft and weak.
"What are you doing here...?"
"Wow--"
Xiao Wu could no longer hold back and lunged forward, trying to hug Ah Yin.
But her hand passed right through that illusory spirit.
Xiao Wu was stunned, then cried even harder. She knelt on the ground and wailed loudly at the void.
"Auntie! They're not human!"
"Tang San wanted to kill me to get the Ring, and Tang Hao wanted to eat you to become a god!"
"We're so stupid! We're so stupid!"
"Why should we believe in humans... Why should we fall in love with them..."
Ah Yin felt her heart breaking as she watched Xiao Wu weeping bitterly.
She reached out her illusory hand, wanting to touch Xiao Wu's head, but she couldn't touch it at all.
(End of chapter)