The group strode forward with firm steps, continuing their march toward the center of the island. Shen Qingzhu walked quietly in the very middle of the formation. Her lovely face currently wore a somewhat solemn expression, as though a heavy boulder were pressing upon her heart.
Along the way, her gaze drifted from time to time toward the high, distant sky, revealing an indescribable complexity of emotion in her eyes—at times worried, at times bewildered, and at times carrying a trace of resolute determination.
Lin Qiye, who had always been exceptionally observant, keenly caught these subtle shifts in Shen Qingzhu. He could not help speaking up to ask, "Shen Qingzhu, looking at you, it seems you're hiding quite a few things in your heart. Is there something unspeakable you'd care to share with everyone?"
Chapter 56