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Heavenly Moon Sect – Xue Ying's Residence
A silent stillness loomed over the secluded courtyard, the moon casting silver streaks of light across a tranquil pond. The air was crisp, yet an eerie sense of foreboding lingered.
At the heart of this serenity stood a young figure—Xue Ying, the enigmatic masked youth.
Draped in flowing white robes, his ethereal presence merged seamlessly into the twilight, resembling a ghostly figure painted onto a chromatic canvas.
Suddenly, his senses sharpened.
With an almost imperceptible movement, he tweaked his fingers—a soft crack echoed, shattering the silence.
In an instant, a storm of black petals, remnants of withered and broken flowers, spiraled around him, swirling like a chaotic vortex before condensing into two distinct figures.
One was a tall humanoid with a sharp, aquiline visage, his piercing eyes gleaming beneath the shroud of darkness.