Inside a cave at the summit of Yanda Mountain, Wan Qing removed the remaining traces of the ancient poison from Hua Buyan’s body. Hua Buyan thought about how this man before her had once been her sworn sister. He had even changed her top while she was unconscious and wrapped a bandage around her shoulder and neck. And now he was saying, “He’s been in love with me since then, but I’ve always thought of him as a woman?!”
“Why does my face feel so hot?”
“Why is my heart pounding?”
“Wan Youqing, the poison in my body has been completely cleared, right?”
“That’s right,” Wan Youqing said softly.
“Wan Youyi... no, Wan Qing. The Southern Kingdom is in ruins and needs rebuilding. The people have no food to eat and no warm clothes for winter. We should worry about the world before we worry about ourselves, and rejoice only after the world has found happiness. If you want to join me in shouldering the task of rebuilding the Southern Kingdom, the road ahead will be long and arduous. Do you understand how difficult it will be?”
“Long and arduous, impossibly difficult?! I’m scared, Buyan. I want out. I want to take back my feelings for you.”
