"Hmm?" Sawada Kazu hadn't noticed there was anyone else. He furrowed his brows, and wrinkles stacked upon his face, showing his age.
But quickly, his eyebrows smoothed out, as if resigning himself to the situation, he muttered to himself, "Never mind, it might just be an auditory hallucination. I've been working a bit too long this month, I'm feeling a bit drained."
Drained?
Jiang Shu's mind repeated Sawada Kazu's words, but suddenly, he opened his eyes once more.
A sense of fatigue, like the one when spiritual power had been sapped from him before.
And in front of him was Liu Tingruo, age twenty-six.
Liu Tingruo's concerned gaze seemed to melt him.
"Jiang Shu, why did you suddenly faint?" Her voice came urgently.
"I fainted?" Jiang Shu attempted to rise from the bed but was immediately held down by Liu Tingruo.
Her face grew tense, "Don't move just yet, I'll have Xiao Wu check on you again."
