That year, although Quan Yi had never said it aloud, Huo Wu knew very well just how immense the pressure weighing on his heart truly was.
Even with her by his side to share it, because of the gap in strength, she could only shoulder a small portion herself—converted into a proportion, it was not even half.
This was not a question of whether she wanted to, but whether she could.
Just like now, her improvement depended largely on Quan Yi's guidance, though of course her own efforts were part of it.
But she could not, in turn, provide guiding changes for him the way Quan Yi guided her.
Precisely because of ability, the burden she naturally carried was smaller, while the burden Quan Yi had to bear was greater.
Huo Wu, who understood this most clearly, saw Quan Yi's relieved expression, and countless emotions surged up in her heart.
There was joy, guilt, and heartache. Driven by those complicated feelings, she could not help but hug the man before her, wishing she could knead him into her soft, delicate body and lavish him with tenderness.
Quan Yi's expression froze slightly, and he felt a little puzzled by Huo Wu's sudden action, but when he sensed those faintly trembling shoulders, he understood something as well.
He opened his arms and gently wrapped them around her, quietly feeling each other's warmth just like that.
After a long while, when night fell, they left the Inverted Pyramid with a completely renewed, calm state of mind.
Before they parted, Quan Yi reminded her, "Keep the adaptive training moderate. Be careful not to let yourself fall into a state of depletion or excessive fatigue.
Senior Tang Chen is still on Sea God Island, but there's no telling when he'll take the final trial and