Yue Yue's excitement vanished the moment the heavy silver doors clicked shut, separating her from Han Soi.
The magnificent marble pillars and the glowing flowers suddenly looked gray and dull.
She felt like an abandoned kitten that had been forcefully plucked away from its mother, left to shiver in a cold, expensive cage.
She stared at the closed gate for a long time, her heart aching. Finally, she turned to the leading male servant, her voice small and trembling.
"If he can't stay here with me... then can I go and stay with him outside?"
The male servant froze, his eyes widening in pure shock. He had served the Temple for decades, but he had never met a female like this.
Usually, females fought, bribed, and begged to stay in this palace! This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Only those invited for the Celestial Bloom Rite could enter, and the invitation never came twice.
"Miss... you want to leave?" he stammered.
