"Feifei..." Lei Dong's eyes rippled with emotion as he gazed deeply at her. A strange tremor stirred in his heart. He reached out and gently stroked her hair, then let out a long sigh. "You're an outstanding girl. It'd be a lie to say I feel nothing for you. I'm lucky Wan Yan is so generous and doesn't hold it against me. Otherwise, I'd never be able to put my mind at ease."
"Lei Dong, Sister Wan Yan is the best woman in the world. You have to cherish her," Qi Feifei said. It was the first time she had felt Lei Dong gently stroke her hair, and a look of contentment seemed to cross her eyes. "Feifei doesn't need a title. Even if she has to hide behind you for the rest of her life and support you in silence, she'll be happy." Qi Feifei seemed to have seen through Lei Dong's ambitions, too. As his strength grew, his ambition seemed to show itself more and more, blazing and intense. Perhaps it was precisely that ambition that had gradually captivated a woman like Qi Feifei.
"Mm. You should focus on healing, too." Lei Dong offered her a few words of encouragement, then left the cabin, careful not to disturb her any longer.
Days passed swiftly. The warship continued on while everyone tended to their injuries. More than ten days later, Tu Lei received a message from the Heavenly Ghost King: he had escaped safely and had not been recognized by the Dragon King. The news let everyone breathe a sigh of relief. After all, the Heavenly Ghost King had gone to save them. Nobody wanted anything to happen to him because of it.
After traveling for a while longer, they finally made it back to Heaven Ghost City