After traversing across various slopes of differing heights lined with tall buildings, Lin Sanjiu walked into a narrow, meandering alley. Suddenly, the pedestrians on the road, along with the shops along the streets, disappeared with a blink of an eye like melting snowflakes.
The bustling scene of seasonless city life filled with a seemingly endless amount of curiosities and human activities gradually faded to the background. With fewer people around, the surrounding noise died down and it became quiet. At the cusp of dawn, Lin Sanjiu could only hear the crisp "clip-clop" sounds as the faun trotted through the misty morn.
"How much further is it?"
Lin Sanjiu couldn't help asking after they had walked for some time. At the same time, her eyes drifted and paused for a moment on the faun's back. There was a cloth-printed picture of a smiling mermaid with open arms on the faun's hooded cape.
