The Buried Secret
Author: Haiistory
last update2025-01-04 15:45:47

When Jihan began to tell her story, her voice took them to a place they had never imagined before. Not to the past they had seen in the crystal, but to something more personal, deeper.

“There's something I've never told anyone,” she began, her eyes darting off into the distance that only she could see. “Something about why I truly understand the Dancers.”

Ming Hua sensed a change in Jihan's tone - there was an ancient sadness there, a sadness that had matured over the centuries.

“I...” Jihan continued, his hands gripping the crystal flakes until his knuckles turned white, “I was once one of them.”

The confession fell like a stone into the still pond, creating ripples that shook the reality around them. Kai and Wu Ling exchanged surprised glances, while Chen involuntarily stepped back.

“How is that possible?” Li Wei finally asked, his voice almost a whisper.

Jihan raised the crystal, and this time the light formed a different image - more personal, more intimate. They saw a younger, fr
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