When the last chain of meat had entered Little Dream's belly, she finally stopped, and looked up to see the entire group staring at her, she then looked down in embarrassment, saying, "I was just hungry"
Sima You Yue patted her on the head, saying, "It's okay, no one will say anything to you."
"That's right, you've been locked away for so long, and you must not have had anything in a long time. Being this hungry is normal." Fatty Qu quickly agreed.
Seeing how ashamed Little Dream looked, they felt as though they had bullied a little kid.
"Are you full? Or would you like more?" Bei Gong Tang asked gently.
"It's okay, I've eaten my fill." Little Dream shook her head, seeing that no one was upset with her, she started to smile.
"Since you're full, then let's have Little Roar and the rest bring you around the Spirit Pagoda, alright?" Sima You Yue asked.
"Okay!" Little Dream replied. Sima You Yue then called out Little Roar, and it took Little Dream out, as commanded.
"You Yue, why are you so gentle towards Little Dream?" When Little Dream had disappeared from sight, Fatty Qu and the rest asked all the questions that they were harbouring.
Sima You Yue then repeated the story of Little Dream's life, and when they heard that Little Dream had such a bitter life, they all felt a heartache.
"No wonder you're treating her so well. If it were me, my heart would be hurting so badly." Fatty Qu said.
"Little Dream is not aware of these memories, so please don't reveal them to her, you understand?" Sima You Yue urged.
"Don't worry, we will not say anything." Fatty Qu punched his chest as a sign of promise.
"So are we going back now?" Sima You Lin asked.
"Since this issue has been settled, then it's about time that we returned." Sima You Yue said. "I' wonder what things are like back at the Restless Continent. It might be good for us to leave as soon as possible."
After Little Dream was done looking around, Sima You Yue brought the rest of them outside. Looking again at the chains that had bound her for all that time, Little Dream could not help but feel a deep sense of resentment and errieness.
"It's okay. You're free now. You are no longer trapped here." Sima You Yue said. "Come, I'll bring you to see the world."
Little Roc carried everyone out from the mouth of the volcano. This was the first time Little Dream had seen the world in this light. The blue skies and white clouds were amazing enough, but the ocean boundary and the ocean beasts made her laugh and gasp in surprise and awe. Seeing her in this happy state, it was difficult for the rest to stop thinking about all the pain that she had gone through.
By the time they had reached the city, everyone had already left the shore. Each clan had gone back to their own places, leaving behind only some of the leaders to be at Anyang City discussing what to do. So, they just returned straight to the Sima Family home. The news of their returning had spread to the rest of the clans extremely quickly, and they all came running to look for them, but as they heard Sima You Yue's words, they were sent scurrying back.
"I am only the main leader during the fight. Now that the battle is over, please don't regard me as the main leader anymore. Now I am a junior, and if there is any issue, please look for my family's clan leader to talk."
Those few words allowed her to relieve herself of any responsibility that could fall on her shoulders. After saying her piece, without looking back, she took Little Dream and the rest to return to the yard of their old house. The family heads of the other families looked at each other blankly. Seeing the determination of Sima You Yue, they could only leave to look for Sima Tai to discuss whatever matters they had on their minds.
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