There was also hatred.

He was Little Fatty, not a fool.

Ever since Tang Fei had woken up, there had never been a shortage of visitors to his hut.

This time it was Phoenix.

She was the person Tang Fei most wanted to see, yet also the one he was most afraid to face.

This state of affairs had persisted for a long time.

He didn't know how to break the stalemate or how to change this awkward relationship between them.

Perhaps, he was just feeling guilty?

Phoenix sat down by Tang Fei's bedside, directly picked up the cup on the table, scooped up some water with a spoon, and brought it to his lips, saying, "Here, drink some water."

It was all so natural, as if she had done it countless times before.

Tang Fei opened his mouth and drank the water.

In fact, Little Fatty had just fed him, and he wasn't thirsty at all.

But when Phoenix raised the spoon, he didn't refuse.

It seemed that refusing would only add frost to their already fragile and delicate relationship.

"Do you remember? When I first landed in Henshan Region, I was injured, and it was you who fed me water..."

"I remember," Tang Fei nodded in response.

How could he possibly forget?

That was the first time he'd ever given a girl water, and such a beautiful girl at that.

As he gave her water, he secretly swallowed his saliva.

He wasn't some lecher; his body just had a mind of its own.

"How wonderful," Phoenix said.

"What's wonderful?" Tang Fei asked.

"Everything is wonderful," Phoenix continued to feed him water, and Tang Fei repeatedly opened his mouth.

He was a bit full, but he could manage.

"Coming into a completely unfamiliar environment, meeting a group of complete strangers, although I was both anxious and scared at the time, when I think back, I find those days were actually quite happy."

"Don't need to worry about much, only thinking about what I could eat today. There were no complex interpersonal relationships; after all, I didn't know anyone here."

"We fought for water together, and went hunting together, ate the meals you cooked... the simmered goat soup, the barbecue..."

"After returning, I have been telling Sheng Xinhua that I ate the best goat meat in the world, that you must try it if you ever get the chance..."

"Even later, when we were attacked by the Assassin, I thought... it was a rare experience in life."

"Look, being with the person you like... everything feels romantic and thrilling..."

"I'm sorry," Tang Fei said softly.

Phoenix didn't respond to Tang Fei's words, as if she hadn't heard his apology.

"Luckily, you also came to New Star. You don't know how happy I was in my heart; I was so excited I couldn't sleep for several nights."

"At that time, I secretly thought that as long as we worked hard together, we could definitely be together."

"Although we would encounter many obstacles, as long as we could persevere... no one could stop us."

"Isn't that the common thought of all girls who fall in love?"

"I don't know," Tang Fei said, "This is my first time being in love."

"What I didn't expect was that we would encounter so many tests, face such great obstacles."

"I managed to pull you from Old Land to New Star, to bring you to my side... we even crossed the distance of the Star River..."

"But... but..."

Phoenix stopped the action of feeding water, looked at Tang Fei with a serious face, and murmured, "But how can a dead heart be revived?"

"I'm sorry."

Tang Fei was silent for a moment before speaking again.

Phoenix extended a finger and gently smoothed his furrowed brow, saying, "You have your difficulties, I know."

"I have my hardships too, and you know that as well. If we are to blame, it's only fate playing tricks on us."

"Rest well; I'll come to see you again tomorrow."

Phoenix put down the cup and spoon.

Finally, Tang Fei no longer had to drink water.

Phoenix left.

Tang Fei collapsed onto the sickbed.

Is this what heartbreak feels like?

Out of work and out of love?

A double loser?

Bitterness, it was just too much.

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Flame Shrine.

Lingyang Branch.

Lei Zongnan lay slumped in a soft tiger-skin armchair, his head tilted slightly backward. A young woman dressed in a Grey Robe and wearing a veil held a three-inch-long silver needle, slowly inserting it into the Yangbai Acupoint on top of his head.

Twelve silver needles had already been inserted into his head; this was the last one.

"Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles"!

A technique capable of resurrecting the dead and mending bones.

For a skillful healer, as long as there was still breath in the body, they had the confidence to snatch souls from King Yama himself.

Clearly, the woman was such a healer.

Lei Zongnan felt the faint coolness from the silver needle at the top of his head and sighed softly with great emotion, "If not for An Ning treating me with acupuncture every day, I, Lei Zongnan, would have long since perished."

Lei Zongnan was the Society Leader of Flame Shrine's Lingyang District, arguably one of the most powerful individuals in the district.

Even the large-scale Predator Organizations wouldn't dare to arm-wrestle with the Flame Shrine, which was like a regular army.

In regions where law and morality vanished and the order of survival was utterly devoid, they were the real organizers and enforcers.

In the name of the divine, they exercised the power of authority.

"It is the will of the Flame God," An Ning said with dignity, sitting beside him.

"Thank the Flame God for sending you to my side," Lei Zongnan had a face full of sincerity as if he truly believed in the existence of a deity.

An Ning lived up to her name, quiet and serene, and did not respond.

Lei Zongnan turned to An Ning and asked, "I've heard that there's been a lot of commotion in the Henshan Region?"

"I am not informed," An Ning replied, her voice cool.

Lei Zongnan couldn't see her expression, but there probably was no particular expression on her face anyway.

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