"Boss, you should get some rest too. I'll keep Sister Xue company." Xiao Ya looked at Mu You with some concern.
Everyone was watching over Lin Xue, but she could tell that Mu You was just as exhausted. He simply wasn't showing it.
"All right."
Mu You nodded without refusing. Although he had used the Save Device, it had only restored his memories. The exhaustion his body had accumulated over those long years in the Time Prison wasn't so easily erased. Right now, he was actually almost as tired as Lin Xue.
After he had stayed by her bedside for over half an hour, Lin Xue seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep. Her breathing grew long and steady, and her grip on Mu You's hand gradually loosened.
Mu You carefully withdrew his hand and tucked her in, then quietly left the room with Linglong.
The two speculated about the trauma to Lin Xue's soul, but ultimately reached no conclusion and could only set the matter aside for now.
"Tell me, what happened while I was gone? How are things in High Heaven?" Downstairs in the main room, Mu You sat at the dining table before turning to Linglong.
He had actually seen some of what had happened when they synchronized their memories earlier, but he had been too worried about Lin Xue to pay much attention.
"Quite a lot happened this past month..."
Linglong fetched a cup of ice cream from the refrigerator, sat opposite Mu You, and slowly began explaining.
Mu You listened patiently to each matter.
This hadn't been an ordinary absence. He had vanished without a trace.
He was the most closely watched person in the entire human world. Had the Ghost Ship Captain disappeared for only a day or two, it would have been