Xu Ling's eyes widened.
It was a subtle shift, so fleeting that in any other circumstance, in a bustling market or beneath an open sky, it would have gone entirely unnoticed. But here, within the stark, silent expanse of this pristine white space, where even the softest breath seemed to carry a profound weight, the alteration was unmistakable.
Her gaze, which moments before had maintained a calm, almost impassive veneer, perfectly unreadable through every word Lin Yi had spoken, changed the very instant his final pronouncement settled into the air around them.
"I will bring peace to myself."
The words seemed to hang, suspended in the stillness. They weren't spoken with a shout, nor were they delivered with any particular force. Yet, for all their understated delivery, they resonated with an intensity that transcended mere volume or power.
It was a depth that seemed to stir something long dormant.
