[Author's Notes: This chapter is dedicated to Nosliw, a great and kind person who helped me remember the deets of this book and has led me to finish this book with the help of her suggestions. Thank you so much for reading my outlines and for giving feedback! ^^ You're indeed a blessing to a writer like me who experienced an intense writer's block. :') I'm really happy to know you and brainstorm with you~!]
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Shu Xian's sleep, usually a haven of tranquility, transformed into a realm of disquiet. Burdened by the oppressive heat, she lay in a state betwixt wakefulness and dreams, an unsettling limbo that gripped her consciousness. The room felt suffocating, the weight of an intense unease pressing upon her.
As her mind straddled the boundary between sleep and awareness, a vivid dream unfurled before her, painting a landscape of chaos and flames.
