9 ：A dream of dreams
thesereneountavilthathadbeesukieandhanfenglg’ssanctuaryceoftranilityandloveyet，despitethepeacetheyhadfound，alrgsenseofunfishedbessgsukiesheoftenfoundherselflostthought，ptiureandherroleitherdreaswerehauntedbyvisionfherforrlife，theodernworldshehadleftbehd，andtheunrelvedthreadsthatstilltugdatherheart
onecrisp，sukiesatbythestreathatranthroughthevil，thewater’sntleflowothiroubleddhanfenglgapproachedietly，hispresencealwaysaurceofforthesatbesideher，hishalybrhghers
“whattroublesyou，sukie?”heasked，hisvoiceftandfilledwith
shesighed，turngtoethisgaze“i’vebeenthkgalotaboutthelifeileftbehd，theodernworldtherearethgsileftunfished，peopleicareaboutandthere’sapartofthaondersifiuldhavedoneore，beenore”
hanfenglg’sexpressiohoughtful“doyouissit?thaorld?”
“ways，yes，”sheaditted“butit’snotjtaboutissgitifeellikeihavearesponsibilitytogoback，tofishwhatistartedandaybe，ifido，iakeabetterfuturefor”
henodded，uandgdawnghiseyes“you’retalkgaboutreturngtoyourti”
“yes，”sukiesaid，hervoicefirwithrelve“iogobadfaceypast，akethgsrightandaybe，jtaybe，ifdawaytosecureourfuture”
hanfenglg’sgriptightenedonherhand“iuandandiwillsupportyou，noatterwhatbuthowwillyoureturn?”
shelookeddownattheiriedhands，aixtureoffearaerationhereyes“i’vebeenstudyis，theohatspeakoftitravelthere’saritual，awaytoreversetheprocessaurntoyti”
hanfenglg’seyeswidehaixofaweand“itundsdanro”
“itis，”sukieaditted“butit’sariskihavetotake”
withhanfenglg’sunwavergsupport，sukiebeganreparefortheritualthevilrs，unawareofthetruenatureoftheirefforts，offeredtheirassistance，providgthenecessaryherbsandaterialsthenightoftherituarrived，theairheavywithanticipationanday
astheoonreacheditszenith，sukiestoodattheterofacirclearkedwithasybolshanfenglgstoodbesideher，hispreseeadygforcethevilrswatchedirevereheirfaithsukie’sabilitiesunshaken
sukietookadeepbreath，herheartpoundgherchestshebegantotthetation，hervoicesteadyandstrongtheairaroundthecrackledwithenergy，thesybolnthegroundglogwithanotherworldlylightthepoweroftheritualsurdthroughher，fillihasenseofpurposeandrelve
hanfenglg’shandtightenedaroundhers“reber，noatterwhereyougo，iwillwaysbewithyou”
tearswelledsukie’seyesasshelookedathi“iloveyou，fenglgiwillebackforyouiproise”
asthefalwordfthetatioherlips，abldglightenvelopedsukieshefeltherselfbegpulledaway，theworldaroundherdislvgtoabroflorsandundsthesensationwaverwhelg，butsheheldontohanfenglg’swords，hislovegroundgherasshewasthrtbatotheunknown
whenthelightfaded，sukiefoundherselfstandgthefailiarsurroundgfheroldapartnttheoderedherwithitscaphonyofundsandsightsshetookaonttosteadyherself，herdreelgfrotheabrupttransitiontherealityofhersituationhitherwithfullforce–shewasback
deterioaketheostofherreturn，sukiewastednotisheicklyirsedherselfiudies，re－enrollghighschoolwitharenewedsenseofpurposeherfriendsandteachersweresurprisedbyhersuddentransforation，theonce－ordarygirlnowdrivenbyanunyieldieration
herfirsttaskwastoacetheentranceexassukie’