Li Yuan put his hand down and said, "Make sure you rest well. Don't let the puppet not be finished while your body collapses. At that time... I'll try to take you with me."
Tang Nian nodded, watching as her foster father left.
Outside the door, starlight filled the sky, and she reclined backward, the late spring breeze blowing in through the window, from outside the door...
She lifted her hand, lightly touching the faceless puppet behind her with her fingertips.
Tang Nian called softly, "Dad..."
Then, almost like an oath, she said, "I will not let the tragedy that happened to the Tang Family happen here again..."
No one responded.
No one... listened...
And no one saw the two lines of tears flow down the cheeks of the girl in white.
...
...
Li Yuan returned to his room, letting the maids serve him. He lay with his hands under his head, thinking about those matters in Jiangbei and some new things he heard from his goddaughter today.
