She was a precious jewel among the merfolk of the Blue Sea, yet after her untimely death, she was reborn.
He was the proud God of War of the Dragon Prince tribe, yet after an unexpected encounter with her, he gradually fell for her.
He was the undisputed ruler of the Fuming Waters, yet gladly gave his life to save hers.
He was a solitary king of the Phoenix Court, yet waited a thousand years for the moment she smiled.
She pulled a scale from her body, a Flowing Moon Scale, and handed it to him. "This is made from my flesh and blood as a mermaid. It can bring the dead back to life. The trouble I, Lan Jin, caused is mine to make amends for." His face remained calm as still water, but his heart stirred in an instant.
She played in the waves, watched the sunset above the sea, and chased fish beneath it. He quietly watched from the side. When she came near, he put an arm around her and said, "When you turn two thousand, I will marry you."
She smiled faintly and lied, telling him to go home and stay put, and that they would meet again on the day of their wedding. He waited happily to see her, never imagining that the wait would last a full five hundred years.
She said, "I am not cruel. It's just that after the battle in the Fuming Waters, only my body came back to life. Lan Jin's heart was dead, and her soul was dead too."
