Although Lord Xiangliu had revealed his true form and killed the shadow person who had launched the sneak attack, he had also alerted the others working for the Underwater Demon King. Knowing this was no place to linger, he decided to return to his underwater dwelling to tend to his wounds. However, as he watched Leng Qingqiu and Huzhang depart, an endless wave of sorrow welled up in his heart.
He could only watch helplessly as they drifted further and further away, as if his own heart were being pulled away with them. This sense of powerlessness and despair caused him such agony that the entire world seemed to lose its color.
Lord Xiangliu returned to his dwelling in silence, the physical pain of his wounds gradually eclipsed by the grief within. He lay there quietly, recalling every little detail of the time he had spent with Leng Qingqiu; every scene pierced his heart like a blade.
Chapter 27