Rescue

The room was filled with bright light.

Under the harsh lighting, Shen Yixuan could not hide in the darkness to rest. She currently hugged her knees with both hands, buried her head between her legs, and curled up silently in the corner.

During each day she was confined inside the black coffin, aside from sleeping and self-harm, Shen Yixuan spent almost all her time like this.

However, after her brief meeting with Yu Jing yesterday, Shen Yixuan had not harmed herself at all during the more than ten hours since then. Her mental state had undergone a change.

"Creak!"

The sound of the door opening frightened Shen Yixuan, and her body trembled slightly.

Every other day, someone would come here and force Shen Yixuan to have a special kind of meeting with the Northern River Demoness.

This would accelerate the germination of the 'Soul Seed' in Shen Yixuan's mind. If she did not resort to self-harm, her consciousness would be replaced.

Just as Shen Yixuan tried to hide, a familiar voice rang out.

"Axuan, I'm here to take you home..."

Hearing that familiar, magnetic male voice, Shen Yixuan, curled up in the corner, seemed about to cry.

When she crawled with her extremely weak body to the doorway, she found Yu Jing waiting for her with a sunny smile. Unlike yesterday, there was no barrier between them.

Shen Yixuan immediately spread her four arms and embraced Yu Jing.

"Didn't you say... didn't you say it would take a month?" Shen Yixuan's voice trembled slightly, joy and grief intertwining.

"Last night, Yu Xiaoxiao insisted that I find a way to rescue you as soon as possible... so I came."

"Yu Xiaoxiao," Axuan murmured softly.

"Don't celebrate too soon. Swallow this... The rental period is ten days. If it isn't returned on