“We can’t achieve our goal overnight,” said Jun Huang. “Don’t push yourself too hard. We only just arrived. They aren’t going to say anything even if you rest for the day. Why are you doing this to yourself?”

She reprimanded Nan Xun because she cared. She went up to massage his shoulders and rub the tension out of his muscles.

Nan Xun looked up at her, his eyes were beautiful under the candlelight. Jun Huang reached out to touch his brows. He took her wrist and pulled her into his arms, resting his chin on her shoulder, his expression concerned.

“He who stands among the trees can’t see the woods,” he muttered. “I’ve been telling you to rest as well, but you’re as stubborn as I am. It scares me to see the toll the journey has taken on you. I don’t think I deserve being scolded by you, but at the same time I hope you’ll be scolding me until...