The next day, at dawn.
Inside Lu Feng's room.
Jiang Ruoyun woke in a daze. Suddenly recalling what had happened the night before, her bleary eyes flew wide open, panic and helplessness swirling within them.
Only when she saw Lu Feng sitting beside the bed did she finally steady herself.
Tears streamed down her face without cease.
Jiang Ruoyun choked back sobs as she threw herself into Lu Feng's arms, weeping pitifully.
Though the trials of her childhood had tempered her into a resolute woman, she had never encountered danger like yesterday's. Fear and helplessness were unavoidable. Instinctively, she revealed the side of her feminine nature that longed desperately for her lover's soothing comfort and reassurance.
Lu Feng knew that Jiang Ruoyun had been badly frightened. He embraced her in turn and comforted her gently, while the hatred in his eyes toward the Limitless Sect deepened by several degrees.
Knock, knock, knock~
A sudden knock came from the door.
Jiang Ruoyun's entire body stiffened for an instant.
Lu Feng's heart ached all the more at that. "It's all right. Feng Gege is here."
Jiang Ruoyun still looked toward the door with a measure of hostility.
Lu Feng reassured her, "It's safe now. Old Tang and the others are outside. They must have come because they're worried about you. I'll go let them know you're all right."
Only then did Jiang Ruoyun release him. Looking at the clothes she had changed into and her bandaged arm, she grabbed Lu Feng again as he rose.
"Feng Gege, last night, I..."
Lu Feng gave an indulgent chuckle and stroked Jiang Ruoyun's head. "Don't worry. Your innocence is intact. Those villains didn't harm you in the slightest, and Feng Gege didn't take advantage of you either."
Jiang Ruoyun first breathed a sigh of relief,