Chi Xiu sat by the bed with the support of the wall and reached out to touch Xue Wuyang's cheek.
The electric stimulation released by the Heavenly Thunder Cracks on her face caused enough pain in his hand that he no longer reflexively pulled it back.
Instead, it made him a little more clear-headed.
"Waa—"
Just then, the little one beside them suddenly woke up. Before she had even opened her eyes, she opened her mouth and began crying, her tiny arms and legs flailing wildly as though she were having a nightmare.
Chi Xiu immediately picked her up and walked out of the room, afraid that she would disturb Xue Wuyang and affect the stability of the heavenly thunder within her.
"Yanyang, open your eyes. Look at Daddy. Can you hear Daddy, Yanyang?"
Chi Xiu gently rocked the little one in his arms outside the door, but she only kept wiping away her tears with both little hands. She refused to open her eyes, and her crying did not stop.
Hearing the commotion, the Snow Empress came out of the room. With a pained expression, she took Xue Wuyang from Chi Xiu's arms.
"Yanyang, it's Mommy. Can you recognize Mommy's voice?"
The Snow Empress spoke through tears.
She had heard her daughter cry so many times before, yet she could not bear to hear this one. Every cry felt like a stab through her heart.
Chi Xiu sighed. Having no other choice, he could only go look for the hypnosis Soul Master from earlier.
But midway there, Chi Xiu suddenly heard a strange sound.
"Beep, beep, beep—"
It sounded like some kind of instrument, one beep after another in a steady rhythm.
The grass on the ground moved without wind, while the waves slowly rose and crashed against the