Book 2: Chapter 8: Resurrection Gem
This feels like an ending…but it’s not at all.
The feeling of pain gradually numbed. Drops of blood fell to the ground, forming a thin stream of blood. The tears had long since dried on her face.
Her eyes were barely open, her vacant gaze staring at the small, flickering flame in front of her. The breath coming from her lips gradually weakened as well, while also turning more frantic…
“Xiao…Xiao-gēge…Xiao-gēge…”
She quietly muttered this with a trace of yearning reflected in her trembling eyes. Then she lightly shook her head.
No…I…I can’t die yet…
I…I can’t just die like this…I need to find a way…to escape…
She weakly struggled and used all her energy to lift her head and blurrily scan her surroundings.
However, there was only empty space around her. There was nothing there, nothing she could use to cut the ropes. Only a single candle could be seen on the nearby wooden table, standing alone to light up the dark space with its flame.