When Xi'er woke from her sleep, the sky had already grown dark.
The moment she saw the night overhead, she almost instinctively hurriedly sat up, only to discover that she was lying beside a campfire with a piece of clothing draped over her.
The firelight flickered brightly, casting a warm glow over her.
—Other than her, there was no one beside the campfire.
After looking around, Xi'er lowered her head and stared blankly at the clothing clenched in her hands.
She remembered clearly that anything her hands touched should have been corrupted, yet the tactile sensation coming from her hands now told her that ability seemed to have vanished.
And besides that...
Turning her head, Xi'er looked beside herself.
At some point, a ring of low wooden walls had silently been built around her, blocking out all the wind from the Wilderness.
"What, awake now?"
Just as she sat on the ground in a daze, a voice came from nearby.
Casually tossing the helmet in his hand aside, Bai Zhi, who had just emerged from the Chengge Pot, sat down on the sand.
"You looked like you were sleeping so soundly, so I didn't wake you. How do you feel now?"
"...How did you do it?"
Setting down the clothing she held, Xi'er turned toward him with a bewildered expression.
"By all rights, my hands shouldn't be able to touch anything right now. You..."
"Switch back."
Without warning, he interrupted her.
"...Huh?"
"Compared to you, I still prefer that soft and adorable White Xi."
Glancing at the clothing she had casually set aside, Bai Zhi curled his lip.
"If it were her, the first thing she'd do after waking up would be thank me. Unlike you, being so rude."
Xi'er: "..."
"Alright, since you've slept enough, I'll first analyze your