The once light steps had suddenly become incredibly heavy, as if Tang Sen were being judged, and the outcome of this trial could be one he was unable to bear.
He found that he needed Xu Shuhui more than he had imagined, not only because this woman was the love of his life, but also because she embodied all of Tang Sen's longings and hopes for home.
If this woman were gone, or decided to leave him, he dared not imagine what he would become.
With heavy steps, he entered the main hall. Seeing each other for the first time in years, Xu Shuhui's eyes were filled with pain as she, tremulously holding a scroll, asked, "Is what it says true? Were the three great mountains at the Lingjiang riverbank collapse caused by your earth-controlling magic?"
Even if time rewound, and the past replayed, Tang Sen didn't think he would change his decision. But faced with Xu Shuhui's accusation, he found he could not think in such an entitled way.
