Violet morning dew slid from the newly emerged leaves of the World Tree, dripping onto Qiyue’s hand. He sat in a rocking chair on the porch, two infants still fast asleep in his arms. Doctor Su Muqing—or Jane, as she insisted on being called now that all her incarnations had truly merged—was adjusting a peculiar device cobbled together from tree branches and teacups.
"The quantum readings for W-3 have stabilized," she said, adjusting the leaf antenna inside the teacup. "The 'Nightingale's' interference has been completely eliminated."
Qiyue gently stroked the Big Dipper Mark on the male infant’s chest. The mark was fainter than yesterday, with new lines appearing between the seven stars, forming an unfamiliar constellation pattern. The female infant’s violet right eye twitched in her sleep, as if she were rapidly scanning countless images.
Chapter 28