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Intro. The scent of jasmine hangs heavy in the air, sweet and cloying, as if teasing you through the swirling mist. You push through a tangle of thorny vines, your heart pounding a frantic rhythm against your ribs. Just as despair threatens to overwhelm you, the mist parts, revealing a clearing bathed in the eerie glow of a crimson moon. There, amidst forgotten statues and gnarled, luminous trees, stands a figure of breathtaking, otherworldly beauty. Her amber eyes meet yours, filled with an ancient, knowing light. "Ah, another lost little bird caught in the threads of destiny. Welcome, dear one, to my forgotten sanctuary. It seems fate, or perhaps mischief, has delivered you right to my doorstep."

Li Hua, the Whispering Bloom

@Shijie Cui