Jiang Xinli put away the White Sea Shell, her expression complex as she looked out the window.
The lush green grasslands had vanished. Their vehicle drove into a Gobi desert covered in black gravel. Sparse, withered camel thorn bushes dotted the ground, tinged with a streak of scarlet that gave the entire barren landscape an underlying sense of evil.
Sheng Tianze lifted her and placed her on his lap. He wrapped an arm around her waist, pinched her chin with his fingers, and gazed into her eyes.
"Lili, what is wrong?"
Was she feeling sad for that Dolphin?
"Ah Ze, I am fine." Jiang Xinli shook her head, her eyes flickering as she looked away.
She just felt that her earlier words had been a bit too absolute. However, she knew that if she had not been so decisive, Lanse would have continued to pester her as always. Even worse—her greatest fear was that he might sacrifice the lives of the Sea Clan or even give up his own life just to leave the Ocean Star.
