The setting sun cast a lingering glow upon us, stretching our shadows long across the ground, yet my heart felt as though it had plummeted into an icy abyss, utterly frozen. The motives of the Mysterious Envoy and Meng Li's exhaustion weighed upon my chest like boulders, leaving me struggling to breathe.
Upon returning to our quarters, Meng Li immediately locked herself in her room. I knew she needed time to digest everything that had happened. Sitting alone in the courtyard, I replayed the scenes from earlier in my mind.
"Kong Chen."
Chapter 60