Ocean Star, the Undersea Palace.
Listening to Jiang Xinli's indifferent and distant voice through the Sea Shell, the joy on the noble youth's face gradually froze and faded away.
He gripped the edge of the Sea Shell tightly, his slender knuckles turning pale white. "Female Master, is it... inconvenient for you right now?"
He had waited bitterly for her for over a year. If he hadn't found the Sea Clan's long-lost Summoning Technique and used the Sea Shell's connection to reach her across time and space... would she have forgotten him completely? Or had Prince Yun Bo woken up early? And because of that, she no longer needed the energy of the Holy Sanctuary Holy Tree?
Lanse's heart sank heavily. His thumb and index finger unconsciously pressed tightly together, rubbing against each other with slow force.
