Radiant Water, Golden Blue (A Gentle Observer's Journey of Rebellion)

Xi Lun, who lived several generations before The Flamewind, was an observer born out of her time.

In Veya society's upper circles, where men were generally expected to be strong and women gentle, she felt confused and hurt.

As a young girl, she would trace waterways from the tower of the He Xia Mai estate and write imaginary travelogues.

As an adult, she followed her family's wishes and married, then left with her stepdaughters.

Mockery, blame, insults, betrayal, exhaustion, poverty: none of it frightened her.

All she wanted was to remain herself.

Xi Lun's story is a mirror to Liao Zhan's arduous search for answers in Things That Transform.

She was never raised to be an heir, and naturally avoided many of the traps imposed by that role.

She did not have to go through the long process of disintegration and rebuilding that Liao Zhan did. Her very existence is a gentle yet steadfast answer:

You can carve out a vast world of your own without living for other people's expectations or changing to suit their judgments, simply by holding fast to the softness and kindness in your heart.

This is a story about "being nobody but myself."

Dedicated to everyone who has ever felt lonely, distant, or out of place, yet still chosen to treat the world with kindness and quietly live as themselves.

Theme: Gentle, beautiful girls can also break free from the cage of convention.