Seeing Himeko's expression, Lin Feng knew that, at this very moment, her defenses were on the verge of crumbling.
The beautiful yet tragic love depicted in the story, set against the grand backdrop of blazing a trail across the Sea of Stars, was enough to move many people.
The mature, red-haired beauty before him was, in fact, someone gentle and sensitive at heart.
But as the Navigator of the Astral Express and a leading figure on the Path of Trailblaze, she bore far too much responsibility. She tried too hard to appear strong and indifferent, yet a day would inevitably come when she could no longer keep it up.
Lin Feng hoped that this story would give Himeko some insight and help her face her own heart again.
After all, love and travel had never been mutually exclusive choices. Simply being able to live in the same time and space, to meet and keep each other company, was already a form of happiness and a luxury.
"Outside the window, snow swirled through the sky, blanketing everything in white frost. Even the night sky, once pitch-black, was now only a deep blue."
"Through that long, long night, Lin Feng recalled everything that had happened along the way, and his resolve was already set."
"No matter what, he would find Himeko, the red-haired girl he had missed for more than nine years. Even if she had fallen at the far end of the Sea of Stars, even if she had long since died, he would bring true closure to his own life."
"Early the next morning, when the snowstorm had subsided and the warm winter sun once again cast its dazzling light, the phone in the corner of the room, which had not been switched off in eight years, received a message