I sat in my car and felt a wave of restlessness assaulting me. I just couldn’t wipe away the memory of Lin Yixin’s teary face from my mind. She had to make a compromise in order to awaken her mother as soon as possible. I couldn’t abandon everyone at Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls to join Lin Yixin the way Lin Xiao wanted me to. It had been a difficult decision for both of us.

I knew this, but I still couldn’t help but feel regretful toward Lin Yixin. I grabbed my phone, found Lin Yixin’s name, and composed a message: "Yiyi, I won’t give up on you!"

I hesitated for a moment. It took me nearly two minutes to finally harden my determination and click the send button. The message was sent a few seconds later.

"Ugh…"

I leaned against my seat and felt incredibly exhausted all of a sudden. I waited for a long time for Lin Yixin to reply to me, but the message never came. Lin Xiao must be stopping her from replying to me, and I couldn’t help but think about the worst because of it. Every time I considered the possibility that the Fruit Knife Goddess might disappear from...