Bei Sangyun paused as tears fell down her cheeks. It was just a story, but she couldn't help feeling emotional. She wiped her tears. She wasn't the type to cry over sad stories or tragic ones. This one wasn't even particularly tragic, yet here she was, shedding tears.
Her tears fell and fell… she couldn't stop crying.
Why… why had he made that stupid decision and gouged his eyes out for her?
Why trade his lifelong wishes for those fleeting moments?
Why was this story so absurd?
"This doesn't make sense," Bei Sangyun muttered. Her eyes were red as she looked over the file, wishing that this mermaid had ascended.
However, the Queen's journal that her team had found ended there, as the rest was said to have been torn and burned by the king. Still, there were descriptions her team had managed to piece together based on the various versions of the story that had been circulating.
