The Mirror of Startling Beauty: Her courtiers are everywhere

"Whoosh—"

As soon as Neptune Xingyu finished speaking, a sword light appeared in front of him.

The sword light was astonishingly fast, as fast as a thunderbolt crashing down from the heavens, as fast as lightning tearing through the long night. It carried a chilling aura and an undeniable sharpness, slashing straight at the figure standing on the sea.

Tang Xixue, dressed in a flowing white fairy dress, leaped down from the sea of ​​flowers atop Kunlun Ruins.

Her long hair flew in the wind, like ink-black silk, like splashed night. In her hand, she slashed at the arrogant figure from afar with her longevity sword. Wherever the sword light passed, cherry blossoms danced in the air, as if all the petals of spring were at her disposal.

"Your Majesty, is what you've said truly so?"

As she spoke each word, the sword's edge grew ever sharper.

"Bang!"

Xingyu raised her palm.

Countless streams surged from the North Sea, like icy blue dragons, roaring as they met the incomparably sharp sword light. The water dragons and the sword light collided with a deafening roar.

The shockwave from the explosion swept outwards.

Cherry blossoms fluttered in the air, intertwining with the water droplets falling from above. Pink, white, and ice-blue blossoms swirled, danced, and fell in the morning light, creating a dreamlike and enchanting scene.

It's breathtakingly beautiful.

The two faced each other from a distance.

Atop Kunlun Ruins, standing on the snow-covered Path to Heaven, dressed in white as snow, with long hair flying in the wind.

A figure stands on the sea, treading on the waves, his moon-white robe billowing in the sea breeze, like the moon rising from the deep sea.

"Little Pearl—"

Xingyu looked up at her, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Is this your gift to your brother?"

He paused, his voice carrying a hint of amusement, a touch of indulgence, and an indescribable meaning.

"Very special."

The giant wave was cleaved in two by the sword's edge, and the seawater, after being separated, slowly closed up again. Through the gap that had been split open, one could see schools of fish swimming in the deep sea, corals that had remained unchanged for thousands of years on the seabed, and the abyss where the sunlight shone for the first time.

Sunrise over the North Sea.

Golden sunlight spilled onto the sea, onto the waves, and onto the figure standing on the crest of a wave.

He was enveloped in a warm halo.

"My name is Xingyu."

His voice slowly faded, clear and pure like a flowing spring, ethereal like an echo from the deep sea.

"A starry encounter where the stars and moon meet."

Amidst the fluttering blossoms, Tangxi Xue saw the appearance of Haihuang Xingyu for the first time.

She was so beautiful she seemed otherworldly.

He wore a moon-white silk robe embroidered with very faint silver-blue floral patterns. The patterns flowed gently with his breath, like surging waves or rising and falling tides.

She wore a gossamer-thin, ice-blue gauze dress, which fluttered in the wind like the wings of a butterfly, or like a garment formed from mist rising from the seabed.

His long, silvery-white hair cascaded down like a waterfall, shimmering in the sunlight. The dazzling diamond brooch on his forehead reflected the stars in his eyes.

He stood there on the crest of the wave, unlike anyone who should be human.

She looked like a fairy who had stepped out of the moon palace.

"Star Encounter".

Tang Xixue stood on the snow-covered path to heaven, looking down at him.

The sword in his hand was still pointing diagonally, with a few cherry blossom petals still stuck to the blade, whipped up by the sword's energy.

"I, Tangxi Xue——"

She spoke each word clearly and distinctly, her voice as clear and cold as frost.

"It's not your little pearl!"

"Little Pearl".

There was no annoyance in the encounter with the stars.

He simply shook the tidal bell he always carried with him.

Listen.

The bell rang.

One sound after another.

Clear and ethereal, it pierced through the morning mist, the sea breeze, and the long distance between them, reaching her ears.

In that sound, there was the ebb and flow of the tide.

It has been twenty years.

There is someone waiting.

A breeze swept by, and cherry blossoms fell all over her shoulders.

Pink petals covered her hair, her shoulders, and the back of her hand that held the sword.

She did not brush it away.

She simply raised her hand and gently touched the necklace around her neck.

The sapphire crystal encased in snowflakes was now pressed against her fingertip, slightly warm.

one more time.

It's like a heartbeat.

It's like a response.

"This is—a token that connects us."

Xingyu looked at her, his gaze deep, as deep as the sea.

"Little sister Zhixue, your brother has come to take you home."

His voice trailed off.

It was so soft, as if she were talking to herself.

It was as light as if it were telling a dream that had been waiting for too long.

"Even if you don't want to stay at home—at least go back and see our mother."

He paused.

"Because you are missing, she—overwhelmed with grief, has been insane for twenty years."

"She sits on that rock by the sea every day, watching the blue waves and tides, watching the sunrise and sunset, watching the seabirds fly away and return."

She's waiting.

"I long for your return home."

He looked up and gazed at her.

Something was trembling slightly in those deep, unfathomable eyes.

"Can't you really have a little pity for that mother who misses her child?"

Tang Xixue was stunned.

Her grip on the sword tightened slightly.

She and Yan Ci had sent people to arrest Xingyu's people, but they hadn't had time to interrogate them yet.

Now, she doesn't know whether what he said is true or false.

Xingyu didn't say anything more.

He stood quietly on the crest of the wave, waiting for her decision.

I waited for her for twenty years.

I don't mind waiting a little longer.

"Little Kiki—"

A clear, crisp voice came from behind.

Yunmian had arrived without anyone noticing.

Her snow-white hair fluttered gently in the morning breeze, and her pink crystal eyes were filled with laughter. She landed beside Tang Xixue, raised her hand and gently placed it on her shoulder, a gesture full of intimacy and protectiveness.

Next up was Xie Jinlian.

He rode the Butterfly Vanishing Sword through the air, his silver robe as white as snow, gleaming with a cool light in the morning. He landed on the other side of Tang Xixue, said nothing, but simply reached out and gently took her hand.

The movement was very light and natural.

But this made Tang Xixue's tense heart suddenly relax.

Finally, there is the cloud-like cloud.

He descended on his sword, landing a little distance away. He stood with his hands behind his back, exuding a cool and aloof aura. He didn't look at her, but instead gazed at the figure on the sea, like a sword ready to be drawn at any moment.

The three siblings were clearly just a handful of people.

Standing there, he exuded an aura of power comparable to a thousand troops.

They were there to support her.

"Little Lotus, Sister, Ayan, you're all here."

Tangxi Xue felt a warmth in her heart.

That warmth welled up from the bottom of my heart, up to my eyes, up to the corners of my lips, and turned into a faint smile.

After getting to know Yun Mian, she grew to like this elder sister very much. She possessed a reassuring power and a warmth that made people want to get close to her. She had already accepted Xie Jinlian in her heart, so her way of addressing Yun Mian naturally became more intimate.

She even tacitly allowed Yun Boyan to call her "sister-in-law".

She is real.

I really, really love her little lotus flower.

Because of this, I also like his family.