"I'm not cold..." Lu Ye slowly shook his head, his teeth chattering, upper teeth knocking against lower.
Then he felt Nine Radiance pull him even tighter into her embrace.
At a time like this, he could not say much, so he simply closed his eyes.
After a while, a soft hum reached his ears. It seemed to be a little tune, its melody simple and gentle. Lu Ye had never heard it before, but he knew it must be a lullaby sung to coax a child to sleep.
It was hard to imagine that an expert like Nine Radiance would hum such a little tune.
An image involuntarily surfaced in his mind: when the young Chu Shen had been restless in his sleep, Nine Radiance had soothed him like this...
The gentle melody flowed softly on, and Nine Radiance's heart ached even more, for she could clearly feel Lu Ye's trembling body gradually calm until, after a moment, it no longer moved.
At the same time, Lu Ye's aura became so faint that it was almost impossible to detect.
"Lu Ye..." Nine Radiance called softly. Before she knew it, tears had already streamed down her face.
There was no response. Biting her crimson lips, she wept soundlessly, her cheek pressed against Lu Ye's forehead. An indescribable grief completely drowned her body and soul, leaving her with the pain of being torn apart.
She could not understand why this was happening...
In the Ghost Sedan, she had made it very clear to Lu Ye: Ban Ci had long since ceased to exist, Ban Ci's affairs had nothing to do with her, and that was what she had firmly believed in her heart.
For a time, she had thought she could hold to that belief.
But only at this moment did she