When the moon reached its zenith high in the sky, Ji Yuxian carried Su Jiu back. The girl limped in his arms, as if all of her bones had melted away.
He hadn't been able to control himself and they had coupled twice in the night, rendering the girl utterly exhausted.
It was close to midnight and all the tribespeople had gone to sleep. Silence enveloped everywhere. Only the yellow lanterns dangling down the tree branches swayed on, dotting the darkness with their flickering light, casting faint shadows onto everything.
Ji Yuxian carried Su Jiu into the main courtyard. A servant hurriedly opened the door and lit up a lamp.
"Would Island Master and the madam like to eat something?" asked the servant.
"Bring me some fish broth," Ji Yuxian answered curtly.
"Yes, sir!"
Before long, the servant brought him a steaming bowl of fish broth, together with rice and several vegetable dishes.
