Morning sunlight filtered through a thin layer of clouds, scattering across the quiet streets and casting a faint golden glow. Lin Xia walked along the familiar path alone, her heart heavy with frustration over the heaven-defying ability she had inexplicably acquired the night before. Unconsciously, she kicked a pebble at her feet, her gaze a little vacant. Then, shaking her head, she began to immerse herself in thoughts of candidates for the Prison Nine, her pace unhurried as she drifted toward Xingfu Dumpling Restaurant.
At that moment—eight o'clock in the morning—the restaurant had very few customers, scattered here and there. The moment Lin Xia stepped through the doorway, the entire world seemed to grow quietly still. Her long, Chestnut hair draped softly over her shoulders, with a few playful strands resting against her jade-white cheeks, making her skin look even more immaculate. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, neither too thick nor too thin, set just right beneath her smooth forehead. Her eyes were like autumn pools, clear and bright, and as her gaze shifted, they faintly shimmered with a purple-gold light like mysterious stars twinkling in the night sky, making it impossible not to fall deep within them. Her uptight nose was like a jade peak, and beneath it were cherry lips naturally red without rouge, the corners curved upward in a slight smile that radiated a gentle and charming aura, whether one noticed it or not. Most irresistible of all was the moon-w…
Chapter 184