I slept soundly that night, perhaps because I was simply too exhausted.
I wasn't afraid of fighting with real blades and guns, but before the battle had even begun, my mind had already been put through the wringer.
By the time I woke up, the sky was already bright. I said I wanted to go outside for a walk, and Ye Jinghong accompanied me out of the cave.
The sun was so bright that I immediately shut my eyes. Heavy snow covered everything outside; staring directly at the snow under such blazing sunlight would blind anyone.
Ye Jinghong said, "Why is the sunlight so glaring?" As she spoke, she handed me a pair of glasses. I took them and put them on. They were sunglasses.
Only then did I notice that she had already put on sunglasses at some point.
"Yeah, the weather these past few days shouldn't have produced such a strong sun." I found it strange too. We really hadn't seen sunlight like this during the past few days on the mountain, and snow even seemed to still be falling in the distance.
This wasn't normal.
Suddenly, Ye Jinghong's voice turned cold. "Hmph, someone is actually playing tricks!"
I froze slightly. Someone was behind this?
"This isn't real sunlight at all. Haven't you noticed that this light doesn't carry even a trace of warmth?"
I truly hadn't noticed until she pointed it out. This sunlight really didn't make the body feel even the slightest bit warm, yet it was so dazzling.
"I understand now. It must be them. This isn't sunlight at all; it's their so-called Holy Light. It should be the handiwork of those people from the church."
People from the church? Holy Light?
I recalled what Xie Yi had said. The church had also sent people,