"Cold... it's so cold..." Wenxi whispered, her voice trembling as her fingers finally found something solid—Wang Xiao's clothing.
She gripped it tightly, pulling herself closer to him.
Yue echoed her sister, her voice a scared murmur as she clutched at her father's sleeve, "Freezing... It's freezing."
Both girls latched onto Wang Xiao, their bodies shivering as they buried themselves into his embrace.
They clung to him, their hands clutching his clothes as anchors to reality.
Wang Xiao felt their bodies were as cold as ice and immediately circulated warmth through them using his internal strength.
He enveloped them in his strong arms, his hands gently rubbing their backs in soothing circles. "Hey, hey... It's alright, I am here now," he reassured them, his voice a soothing elixir against the echoes of their fear. "You're both safe. That cold, that darkness—it's over."
