At night, Xiao Mo sat in the courtyard, flipping through a book.
The candlelight mingled with the moon's gentle glow, falling across the pages in Xiao Mo's hands.
Bai Ruxue sat beside him, making shoes with focused care, one stitch at a time.
But these were nothing like the ordinary shoes Bai Ruxue had made for Xiao Mo in her previous life.
Every material used for this pair came from the Heavenly materials and earthly treasures Bai Ruxue had brought from the North Sea.
Once finished, the shoes would be fit to rank as a second-grade magic treasure.
Past the midpoint of the Hai hour, Xiao Mo looked up at the night sky. "Ruxue, I'm going back to my room to sleep. You should get some rest soon, too."
"Mm-hmm. I'll finish these last few stitches." Bai Ruxue nodded and continued carefully embroidering the hydrangea blossoms on the shoes.
"Do it tomorrow. There's no rush. Besides, we can just buy shoes in town. You don't have to go to so much trouble," Xiao Mo said.
"No way!" Bai Ruxue pouted, stubbornly insisting, "None of the shoes in town fit properly, and the materials aren't any good, either."
Xiao Mo was speechless.
"It's fine, Xiao Mo. You go to bed first. I'll rest in a little while," Bai Ruxue said.
"All right, then. I'll go rest. Don't stay up too late." Xiao Mo didn't know how to dissuade her. Ruxue was especially stubborn about things like this.
"Mm-hmm."
Bai Ruxue nodded and continued carefully sewing, one stitch at a time.
After Xiao Mo entered his room, he closed the door.
But Xiao Mo didn't go to sleep.
He planned to wait until Ruxue returned to her room, then sneak out and go to Senior Sister's place.
Xiao Mo sat on the