A series of stabbing pains tore through Long Haochen's heart, and he could not help wanting to pull her into his arms. But Cai'er suddenly started in alarm and shoved him away. Wrapping her arms around her chest, she stammered, "Y-you, what are you doing?"
Long Haochen hurriedly said, "Don't be afraid, Cai'er. I won't do anything. I just want to stay with you, all right? Calm down first. The more anxious you are, the harder it will be for you to recover your memories. Would you be willing to listen to me tell you about yourself?"
Under Long Haochen's repeated soothing, the terror in Cai'er's eyes gradually subsided. Yet the way she looked at him remained wary. "Don't come any closer. Just talk from there."
"All right." Long Haochen agreed, speaking in the gentlest voice he could. "Your name is Cai'er. You're an assassin from the Assassin Temple of the Temple Alliance."
"The Temple Alliance? What is that? And what is the Assassin Temple?" Cai'er stared blankly at Long Haochen.
Long Haochen was stunned as well. He had not expected Cai'er's amnesia to be this complete.
"Cai'er, sit down first. I'll explain it to you slowly."
"Mm."
Cai'er's resistance seemed to weaken somewhat. She slowly sat down at his words, but the moment she did, her brows furrowed. "I'm hungry. So hungry."
Indeed, none of the three had eaten for a full day and night.
Long Haochen hurriedly took food and water from Eternal Melody and distributed them to the two girls. He carefully helped Cai'er eat, even lighting the Light of Fire to warm her dry rations. He attended to her every need.
As Moon Night watched Long Haochen prepare Cai'er's food while beginning to tell her about the Holy Demon Continent, she could not help becoming entranced.