He dared not imagine how utterly heartbroken Little Girl would be after he died.
He dared not imagine how lost and helpless Little Girl would be after he died.
He dared not imagine whether Little Girl could go on living well on her own after he died.
Su Mo could face everyone else with debts unpaid and regrets unresolved, but not Little Girl!
She had been wandering alone to begin with, with nothing, remembering nothing, and caring about nothing.
He was the one who had given her hope, given her someone to lean on, and now... he was going to take that hope and support away again...
Would that be a little too cruel...
If he had never appeared, she would simply have kept wandering alone.
A tiny, lonely figure who would never draw anyone's attention...
Though her life would be bleak and bitter, without hope, she would never experience despair.
How could someone who had seen sunlight return to the darkness?
After he died, the people of the Academy and Luo Yin would not abandon her. But Su Mo knew that the reason Little Girl had become so close to everyone at the Academy, the reason she could open her heart to Luo Yin, was that he served as the bond between them.
Once that bond broke, even if Little Girl could still live well at the Academy...
Su Mo kept his eyes closed. He did not know how long had passed; it seemed like several hours, yet also like several days.
The Divine Spring nourished his shattered Divine Soul less and less, until that comfortable feeling vanished.
"Just as I thought..." Feeling the Divine Spring nourishing his Divine Soul, Su Mo gave a bitter laugh.
"The Divine Spring's nourishment has little effect on the damage to my shattered