"You long for the outside world?"
Kongsang Xiruo cupped her little face in her hands, thought for a moment, and said, "I was born here and grew up here. Everything I know about the outside world comes from books.
Every time I ask my father, he just says the outside world is very dangerous, filled with conspiracies and schemes. That's why he won't let me go out there. He even set up a Restriction to keep me from leaving this place.
I know my father means well, but… I still want to know what the outside world is really like…"
Kongsang Xiruo lowered her head, her voice filled with curiosity and longing, but Song Changsheng could sense a profound loneliness from her.
It made sense. The Merfolk had long lifespans. Although Kongsang Xiruo looked like a young girl, she had actually been cultivating for several hundred years.
