Once the demons had dispersed, the youth’s figure swayed, and he dropped heavily onto one knee. He closed his eyes and took a deep, steadying breath. When he looked up again, the turbulent emotions in his eyes had been completely suppressed, leaving behind only a bottomless silence.
"Have you seen enough?" he suddenly asked, his voice cold as if tempered in ice. His gaze pierced straight toward the ancient tree not far away. "Come out."
A soft rustling sound came from behind the tree, and Bai Sinan stepped out slowly. The hem of her plain white dress brushed against the fallen leaves, and the pale green silk sash at her waist fluttered in the breeze. She toyed idly with a maple leaf between her fingers, her expression as calm and collected as if she had truly just been passing by.
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