Fireflies Fly

The room was unlit, pitch-black.

Shi Tiexin struggled upright from the bed and found himself bare-chested, wrapped in bandages. They had been wrapped well. He moved a little, but his whole body still ached fiercely. The protective layer of his Sky Martial Battle Body had been completely shattered and needed to be cultivated anew. His vital essence was empty as well; he would have to eat a huge meal to replenish it.

He removed the bandages and held them to his nose. A familiar fragrance lingered on them, and Shi Tiexin could already picture a certain girl laboriously wrapping bandages around his heavy body.

The night breeze carried the same fragrance.

Following the scent, Shi Tiexin walked into the living room and saw Youyou standing alone on the balcony.

The nightscape was dim and scattered.

Youyou was looking at the night view.

Shi Tiexin was looking at an even more beautiful view.

Suddenly, through his Extraordinary Sensory Perception, Shi Tiexin sensed a faint yet profound sorrow within that beautiful silhouette.

He walked over to Youyou's side and leaned against the balcony railing. "What are you thinking about?"

Youyou jumped and turned around, then slapped at him with an annoyed smile. "You scared me half to death! You don't even make a sound when you walk! You're awake? How do you feel? Do you need to go to the hospital?"

"I'm fine." Shi Tiexin looked at Youyou. "Why do you look so down?"

Youyou grinned. "I was worried about you. Since you're fine, I'm fine too."

Was that so?

I don't believe it.

Shi Tiexin did not show it on his face, but he could indeed sense a deeply buried sorrow in Youyou's heart, one that could not be dispelled.

But he did not ask her directly. He knew this girl