Partially Edited Chapter - Rubble

A slender figure passed through the thick sand and landed in front of the grievously wounded man. She reached out to support him but hesitated not because she didn’t want to help, but because she was worried he would die if she did. The wind whipping her cloak all over the place seemed to be hurting her heart as well.

“Junior Sister Lingzhu!” It was at this moment Mo Cangying appeared next to her and grabbed her arm. “It’s obvious from his attire that he’s from the beyond. We are taking an unnecessary risk here.”

“Also,” he shot the unconscious man a glance before saying, “It’d be a complete waste of time and energy to try and save him. It’s obvious he’s going to die. He might have been walking earlier, but that’s because he was experiencing terminal lucidity. I wouldn’t be surprised if he dies any second now.”

Mo Cangying looked puzzled even as he tried to persuade his junior sister from this foolishness. He thought he knew Helian Lingzhu quite well as a person. He also knew that she wasn’t someone who would blindly succumb to the goodness in her heart. After all, she was born in a royal family where constant strife and politics was the norm.

Helian Lingzhu herself thought...