"The boy's eyes did not see the demons dispelled; quite the opposite, he saw more different forms of 'demons' on his parents and those Taoists. They were like shadows peeling off the ground, performing wild dances on the walls and ceiling under the flickering candlelight, following the Taoists' comical movements."
"It wasn't until he grew up that the boy realized those shadows had names," Lin Lun continued. "The shadows on the Taoists were called Greed and Contempt, while the shadows behind his parents were Fear and Ignorance."
"Do you feel out of place with the whole world?" Sun Hang suddenly recalled a question Chimera 17 had once asked him.
"Yes." Lin Lun nodded. "Until I met her."
"The heroine of the story?" Sun Hang asked with a smile. "Does this story have a romantic element as well?"
