Human's emotions were very ethereal and fragile. This was Bai Qingqing's current feelings.
No matter how tired she felt, when things quietened down, the scene of Shuu's horrible death would keep on playing out in her mind. After losing sleep for most of the night, she continued to be troubled by nightmares for the later part of the night.
When she woke up the next day, she felt so tired as if she hadn't slept a wink. Bai Qingqing tried hard to make herself appear more energetic. She put on an animal skin coat and went to get a breather.
After the ice and snow melted, greenery quickly sprouted out in the world. The willow trees by the river had their branches filled with green leaves, thin blades of grass grew out from the ground, and even a few beautiful green sweet potato sprouts grew up by the wall.
