Meanwhile, Yang opened her eyes and saw a wonderful, glittering jade castle underwater. When she just arrived, the castle attendants all welcomed her; in fact, those who attended all were goldfish. Then a beautiful dragon princess named Sakura arrived and said: “I am a dragon princess named Sakura. I am a guardian of the dragon egg. You are so good and gentle girl, please enjoy your time here and stay here as long as you wish.” Then she took her inside the main manor where Yang had so many things to eat, drink and enjoy. No one knows how much time – days, months or years Yang spent carelessly singing; enjoying meals and drinks, then one day, she felt a great longing for her family and especially her grandmother and decided to return home. So, the next time she saw the beautiful dragon princess Sakura, Yang said, “Thank you for your kindness but I must return home”. Sakura brushed her tears and said, “I am sorry you are leaving”. Then Sakura gave Ying a jewel-encrusted chest and said, “This will bring you great luck if you keep it. But you must never open it. Do not forget my words.”
Holding the precious chest in her hands, Yang got on the goldfish’s back and they sped to the surface of the river.
Sun rays were reflecting on the surface of the water as she burst out of the river. Ying found herself struggling to walk again after years and years spent underwater which felt like five minutes to her. The girl looked around trying to
notice anything familiar, but the world seemed strangely different. She couldn’t yet tell what exactly had changed, but she had a feeling that it had something to do with her disappearance. Ying decided to trust her intuition and stroll towards a weird echoing sound coming from the depths of the forest nearby. As she was clumsily walking through the density of the unknown, she
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