The nighttime serenity was shattered by a sudden wave of pain. A strange numbness in his arm startled Xu Shang awake from his sleep.
Ling Zhuer beside him was also awakened. Concerned, she asked, "What's wrong?" Xu Shang shook his head and said softly, "It's nothing." There was a soothing trace in his voice, trying to put Ling Zhuer at ease.
Ling Zhuer did not ask any further. Trusting his words, she drifted back to sleep.
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