r! Young mas

a gentle nudgi

moment, everything was a haze. His thoughts scatter

ithout warning, a fresh stream of memories surg

eren't his. He t

ey belong

e... some

ected to the tiny orb he had come

ed to a hunter who had been recently

rgeted by his enemies, framed, dra

victim to a

er's memories have t

fter all, he now lived in the guy's body. But this hunte

w

ontact with the smallest orb... then

wn. His pulse steadied, and with it, the final threads of the hunter's me

e heard the

g mas

this time

r than fifteen. Her skin was rough, her dress

likely she had gone digging on

out instinctively, "Who are you?"-but the

Of c

nearly the entire time h

om the family, this cave was where he had come to find. And it was where he had met her for t

the girl had been happy because she had felt at that time that her

herself to care for him-bringing him fruits and berries she collected from the mountains. Also gathering her

d always refus

past-not once had he even asked for

always by himself on his stone bed re

.

e into a trance, the little

de Chu Feng, tryi

Chu Feng s

moment the words left h

er hand to her mouth, and a shim

me," she whispered, as though sh

uh

onfusion. "Haven't I

hile wiping the tears at the corner of her eyes

e in the past years, It was always just grunts, mumbles, and it was just a word or two. You were distant

Like you are someone new. Before, it always felt lik

he's more perceptive than she appears. But of course, he couldn't

a little better today," he sa

ould, he raised his hand a

ntly. For two years, she had longed for a moment like this. The wall of dist

ze, feeling the kindness in his tou

oot cheeks, and a bright s

She clenched her fists tightly, summoning the c

fore?" she asked, her words tumbling out in a hurry. "I re

ooked at h

ng she'd done for Ye Feng. It can be said that she

d he not

his hea

't be like before. I promise

out with joy, her

illed with berries she had gathered. With chil

to pick these for us

offering-small, red berries,

eart

a girl, and the mountains were not safe. Yet, she had always taken i

ad cultivation in their own right, savage and territorial. Anyone without cul

oraged around the outskirts of the mountain. Still

had alway

mile and sooty cheeks, s

esit

l of berries she held a

it. I'm n

ung mas

me. Besides, that's barely enough for one person. Y

if to protest-but Chu Feng simply continued sha

e further, he quickly

ke nearby where I could bat

xclaimed, ut

her was gentle and considerate but the most startling of it all was that he had brought up the bath himself. F

ing a finger to her chin and lea

baffled. "You always refused before-no matter how much I

he back of his head,

e with my rotten skin. And talk about how much I smell, it is getting worse. It

blinked,

a bath." She leaned more forward and sniffed him unashamedly. "B

d up at h

er, slack-jawed. Thi

y popped a berry into her

Feng sp

e 'young master' anymore? Just

she gasped like she'd just see

master even

of her upbringing. From the age of five until she escaped at

s so... withdrawn before. I never eve

"Okay! Then I'll call you

ched out his hand and sl

smile turn

ur name, too?" he ask

her head, and then

though it were the most normal thing in the world.

e a name?" Chu Fe

a slave before now. My master never gave me a n

s chest t

er, then... why have you b

dn't respon

out of hunger, but as a distraction. She stared at the fruit in her hands as if it wer

er voice. "My master... She was a bad person. She wanted to use

shock and his body involunt

the cultivation world, but he wasn't

ty of it. The image of this small girl, locked inside a giant c

ople meant when they said the

e has no value. No one cares about right or wrong. Freedom only c

d by it?" Chu Feng as

linking curiously. "W

t like it doesn't matter. L

e," she said simply. "Wh

popping it into her mouth. "But... I can't dwell o

tared at h

itterness. Just quiet acceptance, lik

eached over to her and gentl

, her cheeks puffed full of be

" she mumbled through

hat is... if you don't mind th

slack. Then her pupils dilated as

f her mouth, falling to t

mind," she

lightly, and it tre

s waist, holding tightly. At that moment, she felt for the first ti

and always ignored her was now embracing her like a protective older b

he wouldn't stand without one in this world. He did not conside

ward, I'll take care of you. From now on, you're

ody trembled

r," she rep

it like a priceless treasure. Her arms tighten

single tear slid down