Snow Sea and Pine Waves.
When Yu Xiao True Person carried Chu Shihan through the courtyard gate, the afternoon sunlight was slanting in, casting the sparse shadows of a few trees across the bluestone ground. He walked straight into the room and laid him down on the couch.
Chu Shihan still looked the same—his eyes hollow, his face pale, as though every bit of strength had been drained from him. From the Sword Trial Platform all the way back, he had not moved so much as a finger, merely leaning obediently against Yu Xiao True Person's chest and allowing himself to be handled.
Yu Xiao True Person sat beside the couch. Raising a hand, he let gentle spiritual light bloom in his palm before slowly pressing it over Chu Shihan's chest. His spiritual energy seeped in like a fine stream, nourishing injured bones and muscles, soothing wounds that still ached faintly.
After an unknown amount of time, those eyes that had been vacant for so long finally began to focus again. He blinked, as though he had just awakened from a long nightmare, his consciousness still somewhat dazed. His gaze first fell upon the beam overhead, then slowly shifted to the familiar figure beside him.
"Master."
His voice was soft, hoarse with the lingering haze of awakening.
Yu Xiao True Person was withdrawing his power. Hearing that call, he lifted his eyes to look at the person on the couch. His usually irreverent face held a rare gentleness. He suddenly pulled him into his arms. Before Chu Shihan could react, he had already been enclosed in a warm embrace.
"Good boy, good boy, good boy—" Yu Xiao True Person patted his back, his tone soft as if soothing a frightened little animal, utterly unlike his usual frivolous manner. "Don't be