No one knew how long it had been since he fainted, but by the time he opened his eyes again, Jian Shen saw that the sun was just rising.
Given that his match with Liao He took place during the afternoon, and he saw a sunrise yesterday during his talk with Qingyu, he had at least slept for a whole day.
"You ended up losing a lot of blood, so I kept you sedated while the herbs did their job."
Turning his head to the side, Jian Shen could see Qingyu sitting on a chair close to the bed with a smile on her face.
"Tell me when you feel ready, I have food prepared which will help you recover faster."
In response, Jian Shen only nodded his head, since his mouth still had a bad taste in it after what he saw yesterday.
"Hmm... It seems like you are feeling a little down."
Sensing something off, Qingyu said, "Come with me, I'll show you something which will brighten you up."
Dragging the reluctant Jian Shen forcefully out of the bed, since she didn't have to worry about his wound anymore, Qingyu took him outside the house.
Jian Shen's eyes which were dull since he woke up, slowly started turning brighter since the moment he left the wooden house.
The first thing Jian Shen saw when Qingyu opened the door was mist covering everything outside the house.
As his eyes got used to the mist, and Qingyu took him even further away, the duo finally stopped at a spot from where they could see a huge miniature garden below them through the mist.
Feeling a little perplexed, Jian Shen rubbed his eyes and saw the reality for what it was.
It wasn't a miniature garden or anything, but a real huge forest was looking so small due to how high he was!
As for the mist, it was most likely clouds!
Once this realization dawned on him, Jian Shen hastily looked all around him. By now he figured out that he was most likely on top of a mountain, and looking around further proved his thoughts to be true.
At the same time, he understood that the wooden house he came out of was most likely on top of the cliff!
"How is it? Over the years I've learnt that looking at the world from high above makes you realize how small we and our problems are."
Listening to Qingyu, Jian Shen didn't feel like he shared the same thoughts of ideals, most likely due to how young he was, but for some reason felt his mood become better.
"Now let's go and eat, before my cooking turns cold."
This time Jian Shen didn't just nod his head, but said, "Okay."
Noticing this, Qingyu smiled even more, thinking that Jian Shen was finally warning up to her.
Going back inside the house, Qingyu reluctantly left Jian Shen's hand as they both sat near the table which was filled with various types of food.
"I cooked all of this for you, so don't feel shy at all."
Looking at how many types of dishes there were on the table, Jian Shen couldn't help but admit, "They all look very delicious."
"Really? Fufufu, I hope you like the taste as well."
Taking what seemed like a kind of fried meat, Jian Shen brought it near his mouth when he saw that Qingyu wasn't eating at all.
Instead, she had her face rested on both of her hands and was looking at him happily.
"Ughu! Aren't you going to eat, Qingyu?"
Blushing happily, Qingyu said, "Can you repeat that last part?"
"Sure. Aren't you going to eat, Qingyu?"
Shaking her head, she said, "Just my name."
"Qingyu?"
"Yes! It feels so nice to hear you call my name. Say that once more, please."
"Qingyu."
"Ahhh... That sure hits the spot."
Looking at the bashful but hopeful look in Qingyu's face, Jian Shen felt too embarrassed to continue doing this.
"Just tell me if you're going to eat or not!"
"Fufufu, don't be embarrassed. It felt nice hearing you call my name... after so long."
While the last part wasn't spoken too loudly, Jian Shen definitely heard it.
"But no, I'm not going to eat. I'll feel satisfied from just watching you eat."
"Is that so?"
Not saying anything else, Jian Shen put the glistening piece of fried neat in his mouth.
Against all of his expectations, the food definitely didn't taste as good as it looked. It wasn't that it tasted bad, but the seasoning was a little off the mark.
More accurately, Qingyu seemed to have made a mistake between sugar and salt. Since the meat tasted way too sweet.
"Umm... Qingyu. How long have you been cooking?"
Thinking for a while, Qingyu said, "Not that long, I started cooking yesterday. Why? Does it taste bad?"
Seeing the concerned and sad look, Jian Shen just wasn't able to spread the truth.
Rapidly shaking his head, he said, "No! It tastes very good!"
Saying so he began rapidly stuffing his mouth with the various dishes and desperately gulped them down with water.
Looking at this Qingyu showed a pleasant smile, which allowed Jian Shen to feel a little better about the unsavoury food.
Wanting to take a small break from eating, Jian Shen tried to make Qingyu talk and let his tongue rest for a while. Because no matter how much water he drank, the sweetness just wasn't leaving his mouth.
Seems like Qingyu misplaced between salt and sugar for every dish.
"You said something about a world crest yesterday, what is that?"
Nodding her head, Qingyu raised her right arm and pointed at the underside of her wrist, where close to her palm there was a weird black coloured design.
It looked like a combination of sun and moon that gave Jian Shen a mysterious feeling. Almost as if they were real sun and moon.
"This is a World Crest. In this whole universe, very few of these exist, and every one of them is a treasure which can only be found and not sought."
"Just like a spatial ring, you can store whatever you choose inside it. However, unlike a spatial ring, you can even store living objects inside a World Crest."
"In short, the World Crest contains a very small but independent world of its own which you or anyone you choose can live inside."
"After I give this to you, make sure to not let others know that you possess it. At least, not until you have enough strength to protect yourself."