During the night, Xiu Ying heard someone called for her. She opened her eyes to pitch-black darkness. She looked around but found no one. She then felt a small tug on her sleeves. She turned to looked at the person who pulled on her.
"Ah Yu??"
"Big sister Xiu Ying…"
"Ah Yu? Why are you here?"
"Big sister Xiu Ying, I miss you..."
"I also miss you..." said Xiu Ying as she tried to hug Jian Yu, but she couldn't. As she was about to hug him again, he vanishes into thin air.
"Ah Yu!…Ah Yu!…" Xiu Ying called for him as she looked around trying to find him in the darkness.
"Big sister Xiu Ying, help me. I'm scared." She can hear Jian Yu's voice calling out for her.
"Ah Yu! Where are you? Come to me," shouted Xiu Ying as she frantically looked at where the voice came from.
There, she saw Jian Yu on the ground covered in blood. He raised his hand towards her. "Big sister Xiu Ying..."
"Ah Yu!" Xiu Ying called out as ran towards him. Before she could even reach him she woke up in her bed.
"Miss! Is there something wrong?" called Luo Li while rushing into Xiu Ying's room after hearing her call out someone's name.
"I'm okay," replied Xiu Ying as she got up to sit on the edge of the bed.
"Are you sure, I heard you called out someone's name."
"I said I'm okay; is that clear. You are dismissed."
"Yes, master."
After Luo Li went out of the room. Xiu Ying wiped off the sweat on her forehead. 'A dream? Why do I keep having these kinds of dreams lately?... whatever, I need to go check on Feng Yu.'
When Xiu Ying was finish getting dressed, she went out of the room where Jin Hai and Luo Li were waiting for her. "How is he doing?"
"Master, the reb... I mean Mr. Feng Yu is awake. He didn't try to escape last night and the people that followed you two were gone after we entered the ship," answered Jin Hai.
"You two stay out here, I will be going inside," ordered Xiu Ying as she opened the door to Feng Yu's room.
Inside, Feng Yu was re-bandaging his wound on the edge of the bed. When he heard the door to his room open. He then quickly grabbed his robe on the hanger to cover up.
Feng Yu was surprised to see that the person who walked into his room was Xiu Ying. He quickly got up from his bed and asked, "Do you need something?"
Xiu Ying didn't answer him but asked, "How is your wound?"
"It's getting better."
"Remove your robe."
"Uh?!?"
"Let me see your wound."
"Umm... my wound is better so there's no need for you to look at it."
"How would I know if your wound is healing well if I don't have look at it. Now, remove your clothes."
As Xiu Ying took a step forward, Feng Yu took a step backward. 'What is wrong with me? We are both men. What am I so reluctant for?'
While waiting for Feng Yu to take off his robe a thought went through her mind, 'Don't tell me this little boy is being shy? Come on, I'm like four to five years older than you. There's no way....'
Xiu Ying stopped her thoughts when she saw Feng Yu slowly removed his robe. The sight of him hesitantly removing his clothes made her feel guilty. It looked as if she was bullying him.
When the robe was removed, Xiu Ying could see that his blood had bled through the bandages. She rushed over to him and asked, "Did your wound open back up?"
Feng Yu didn't answer. He just stayed quiet. Xiu Ying thought about how the wound could have opened back up. 'Don't tell me the wound open back up when he was carrying back. Why didn't he say anything.'
"Sit down," ordered Xiu Ying.
"I'm fine, I can put on the new bandages myself," said Feng Yu.
Xiu Ying did not care for his words and glared at him to sit down. Seeing her glare at him, Feng Yu decided to follow her order and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Xiu Ying then bend down to get a closer look at his wound. She carefully removes the bloody bandage from his waist to clean and apply herbal medicine to the wound.
As Xiu Ying came closer, Feng Yu felt a weird sensation in his chest. He then slowly turned away not daring to look at her.
Once Xiu Ying was finished bandaging his wound she got up and said, "This time be more careful with your wound. You had lost too much blood."
Feng Yu nodded his head. "Thank You...."
"There's no need to thank me," said Xiu Ying as she starts to clean the bloody bandage in a bowl of water.
Once she was done washing the bandage, she then hanged it on the drying rack. A knock came from outside the door.
"Come in." Xiu Ying called out to the person who knocked on the door.
Jin Hai hastily came into the room after hearing Xiu Ying's voice holding a letter in his hand. He hands Xiu Ying the letter a serious look on his face. After Xiu Ying finished reading the letter her face became dark. Feng Yu felt the change in her atmosphere.
"My uncle will be leaving the town at dawn tomorrow. I will be heading back to the capital. You can stay here to recuperate if you want," said Xiu Ying before she silently walked out of Feng Yu's room.
Feng Yu had no time to questioned her. He was baffled by the sudden change in her. It felt like she was another person.