The affair surrounding Elder Mo's coma finally ended when Murong Liang, the mastermind behind it, shot himself. Afterward, Mo Xingao sent someone to the Back Hill to retrieve the core of the Soul-Eating Flower.
After taking the medicine prepared with the flower's core as its key ingredient, Elder Mo woke up, just as promised.
Mo Xingao hesitated for a long time over the matter of Murong Liang, but ultimately told his father.
Learning that his old friend had still been alive, only to die because of him, filled Mo De with grief and guilt.
What had happened back then had always weighed on his heart. Countless times, he had sighed and shed tears deep into the night.
Xiao Huan had sacrificed herself for their country, while he had been powerless to do anything.
In the end, his closest friend had also left this world because of that incident.
All of it had been caused by him, the one truly to blame.
Seeing Mo De overwhelmed with grief, Mo Xinao and the others beside him stepped forward to comfort him. Only after a long time spent consoling him did he feel a little better.
As the one who deserved the most credit, Jun Wangchen declined every reward Mo Xingao offered. Keeping his achievements to himself, he bought groceries at the market and headed toward Xu Youyue's home.
Ding!
On his way back, Jun Wangchen suddenly received a text message.
He took out his phone and saw that the sender was none other than Xu Youyue.
(A Chen, something urgent came up tonight. Head back first. I'll come see you tomorrow.)
Jun Wangchen stopped walking, his brows drawing together.
Xu Youyue had begged him to stay tonight, yet now she was telling him to go home because something urgent had come up.