Xia Yingluo struggled and turned around in bed, burying her head into the pillow and whimpering like an injured animal. She had stopped looking at the figure downstairs.
Wei Lingnan staggered out of the Lis' home and almost lost his balance. He held onto a wall for support and took a while to catch his breath before color returned to his cheeks. He had looked cold and cruel back in their home, but in fact, he had spent days and nights using all his energy to induce the growth of the Skatana flower and had reached his limit. But he knew how painful and torturous the abnormal symptoms could be, and wanted to do everything it took to shorten her suffering, even if by just a second. The teleportation used up almost every last bit of energy he had. In front of the Lis, the cold demeanor he put up had masked his vulnerability, but now that there was no one around, he couldn't keep up his act.
