Not far away, in an open space, a family was gathered. The source of the flames was their cooking fire.
Gu Dai looked at the scene, then turned her head to the pale-faced Song Ling, sighing helplessly. She nudged him to turn away from the flames, saying, "Let's go over there. I never thought that, after all these years, you would still be afraid of fire."
Song Ling took a while to recover, his mind clouded with images of raging flames.
He had been rescued by Jiang Yue from a fire in his childhood, but the trauma had left a lingering shadow. Whenever he saw fire, he would feel fear.
Once Song Ling had composed himself, he recalled what Gu Dai had just said and looked at her, puzzled, asking, "How did you know I'm afraid of fire?"
Gu Dai glanced at Song Ling and answered nonchalantly, "After all, back then..."
