Morning came and An Lin woke up as the warm sunlight shone through the window and onto his face.
There was a flower pot on the windowsill in which a small red flower, Xiao Hong, was planted.
Although An Lin had put her out under the sun daily to carry out photosynthesis, she still did not show any signs of awakening.
He placed Xiao Hong into his pocket and gathered Da Bai and Xiao Chou together before he bade farewell to Xuanyuan Cheng.
Before they left, Tang Shiyuan gifted An Lin a white jade ornament with protective properties as repayment for saving her life during the battle on the Heavenly Dawn Peak.
An Lin did not think too much and accepted it.
Tang Shiyuan stood in silence on the tip of the mountain, almost blending into the cloud and mist around her as she watched An Lin departed. The wind picked up a few strands of her hair as her slim white hand tightened around another jade ornament.
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