Chapter 128: Killing the Prince's Slave
Three months later.
The brand on her back had already healed.
The cruel, jagged hoof of Tiankong stood out sharply against her pale skin.
Sitting in the dim cabin, cold iron shackles locked tightly around Sally's wrists, their rough texture biting painfully into her flesh.
Her gaze passed through the transparent glass window and landed on the sea outside.
A flock of seagulls spread their pristine white wings, soaring freely.
At times they skimmed the surface of the water, kicking up a string of sparkling droplets; at times they soared into the clouds, crying out joyfully, drinking in the freedom granted by this vast world.
Seeing this, a flash of yearning crossed Sally's eyes—the most instinctive longing for freedom.
Unbidden, an image flashed through her mind of herself running through the fields in the past.
Back then she was unrestrained, the wind gently brushing her ears, sunlight spilling over her body, every breath of air filled with the scent of freedom.
Yet now, all of that had become completely out of reach.
Instinctively, she moved her shackled hands, and a sharp pain pulled her back to reality.
The cruel reality stood like a cold, high wall, completely severing her from freedom.
She knew very well that she was about to be sold, to become someone else's slave, plunging from this moment into endless darkness and suffering.
A wave of helplessness surged into her heart, and a bitter smile tugged at the corners of her lips.
As t…
Chapter 128