Goodbye Dai Mubai

When Zhu Zhuqing came out, morning light was slanting in through the window, gilding her in a soft golden edge.

Her black clothes clung to her tall, well-proportioned figure. Her half-dry hair was loosely tied behind her head, with a few damp strands stuck to the fair side of her neck.

Her face was still a little flushed, but much better than when she had just woken, and her eyes had regained their usual clarity.

Dai Chengfeng's gaze lingered on her for a moment. "Feeling better?"

"Much better."

Zhu Zhuqing tilted her head slightly and smoothed her hair. "A bath really does feel much better."

Dai Chengfeng nodded, turned to straighten the bed, then looked out at the bright sunlight beyond the window.

Early morning in Spirit City had already awakened. Faint noisy sounds drifted over from the streets, and in the distance, the towering Spirit Hall shimmered with golden light under the sun.

"Then shall we go to the Training Room now?"

But Zhu Zhuqing shook her head and, unexpectedly, said, "Today... I want to go out for a walk."

Dai Chengfeng turned around and looked at her in surprise. "Go out?"

"Zhuqing, you should be resting right now..."

"I know."

Zhu Zhuqing gently bit her lower lip. "I want to..."

"We've never really strolled through Spirit City together either."

Dai Chengfeng looked at the rare softness on Zhu Zhuqing's face. In those eyes that were always cool and sharp, there was now a trace of anticipation, along with a touch of shyness almost too faint to notice.

Dai Chengfeng's heart softened slightly.

He suddenly realized that ever since he had met Zhu Zhuqing, everything between them seemed to have revolved around cultivation, battle, and missions.

Even when they were in the Star Luo Empire, they had never had