The next day.
The weather at the bottom of the cliff was rather gloomy, and even the wind that blew in carried moisture.
When Jiang Xiaobai returned to the cave with several fresh fruits in his arms, he found Chu Qingci awake, leaning against the stone wall and watching the fire.
"Oh, you're awake! Here... have some fruit!"
Smiling, Jiang Xiaobai walked over, picked out the reddest fruit, and held it to Chu Qingci's lips.
"I can manage on my own now!"
Looking a little awkward, Chu Qingci took the fruit from him and began eating it in small bites.
After a few bites, Chu Qingci looked up at Jiang Xiaobai. He hesitated briefly before saying, "Last night..."
"Oh, last night, I inexplicably went blind again!"
Jiang Xiaobai looked toward the cave entrance, his face full of embarrassment.
"..."
A faint blush spread across Chu Qingci's face. He lowered his gaze to his clothes. "Then my clothes..."
"Ahem, don't worry. I was blind... when I put them on you!"
As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai grew even more embarrassed.
Chu Qingci had been soaked through last night, and the poison had flared up again. He couldn't very well leave this master lying there unattended, could he?
As for anything else...
He knew nothing.
If anyone asked, he'd been blind!!
Chu Qingci lowered his head and said nothing more.
After finishing the fruit, Chu Qingci slowly closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and began circulating his internal energy.
Sitting on the other side of the fire, Jiang Xiaobai sensed the fluctuations of internal energy.
It seemed Chu Qingci had indeed recovered considerably.
Around noon, a fine, steady drizzle began falling outside.
Jiang Xiaobai had planned to catch more fish, but when he reached the river, he found the water much muddier than it