"Wu Yue, thank you! And thank you for bringing this little one!" Jia He's eyes sparkled as she looked at the girl, filled with gratitude and joy.
Wu Yue gave an OK sign, "I've accomplished what I promised you by accident."
Out of the corner of her eye, Wu Yue saw Tian Lie already gnawing on the ancient tree by the door. She quickly rushed over, picked him up, and scolded, "No matter how good your teeth are, you can't eat like this! Tian Lie, raising you is too expensive. I'd better send you back to the Third..."
Before she could finish speaking, Tianlie seemed to understand, and hugged her neck tightly, his voice soft and sweet: "Mommy, I...I made a mistake!"
After saying that, he winked his bright eyes at Wu Yue, his light red lips pouting in a wronged manner.
Tears welled up in his eyes, as if he could wail and cry so loudly that the earth would shake and the waters would flood Penglai if Wu Yue dared to abandon him.
Wu Yue patted his little head and said helplessly, "I treat you like a pet, but you want to be my son."
Tian Lie stared at Wu Yue with his round, bright green eyes, trying to get away with being cute.
"Dragon Mirror Source!"
Wu Yue was immediately drawn to the girl's suddenly raised voice.
Remembering the answer Long Jingyuan hadn't given her, Jiahe stared intently at him with probing eyes: "Longlong, why won't you come with me?"
Even though Long Jingyuan couldn't see her, he was certain that Jiahe was looking at him with such seriousness and anticipation.
The young man turned his face away, took a step back using Yan Chiyu's arm, and said, "Now that you are free from these chains, I will no longer live here. I will move in with A-Yu."
A tear flashed across Jiahe's eyes, and she paused. She took a step back, bowed deeply, and said, "Thank you for your care, Mr. Long. I will pack my bags and return to the East China Sea tomorrow."
Wu Yue watched as more and more pearls were smashed on the ground. Just as they piled up, they scattered in all directions, rolling onto the snow. The pearls and snow complemented each other, like an endless white summer blooming in the snow.
She moved her lips, somewhat worried about the little girl's condition: "Jiahe".
Jiahe, still with her head down, suddenly shouted, "I wasn't crying, I just wanted to give you some thank-you gifts!"
These pearls... they're so hot to hold.
That day, Wu Yue was chased away after taking the pearl that Jia He had forced upon her, and Yan Chiyu was also chased away.
On the train, Yan Chiyu hesitated for a long time before finally telling Wu Yue about Long Jingyuan's identity: "He is a spirit born from the capital city, and his true form is the capital city. He can never leave the capital city, unless the sea changes and the capital city sinks to the bottom."
"Jiahe doesn't know about this?"
“She doesn’t know.” Yan Chiyu shook his head, his tone indifferent: “Jiahe is the princess of the East Sea Mermaid Clan. As a child, she longed for fairy tales. She left the East Sea behind her family’s back and came to the human world, but she was deceived and became a golden silk fish imprisoned in chains.”
“A spirit born from the dragon vein of the capital, blind in appearance but not in heart.” The noble young man slowly turned his face away, his voice clear and deep: “From the beginning, this was a hopeless two-way street, there is no need to be sad or regretful.”
Long Jingyuan, a spirit transformed into human form, coincidentally appeared at the old house on Tianling Road. He was hungry and emaciated, and it was Jiahe, who was wearing chains, who ground pearl powder for him to eat.
This was their first meeting. The girl took his cold hand and said with a smile, "Hey, how about we team up?"
"What?"
"I'll be your eyes, and you'll be my legs, okay?"
"Longlong, I never imagined the human world would be so terrible. I want to go home, back to the East China Sea."
"Okay, I'll help you."
From that moment on, Long Jingyuan foresaw their ending. But at the time, he was naive and ignorant, thinking they were just friends.
He had no hope of loving you; this was his last act of tenderness, and also his last act of selfishness.
Jiahe, I will stay by your side until you are safely returned to your hometown. This is something he has been longing for.
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