A weary shadow clung to He Cang's side.
He Cang no longer moved at all, yet the shadow anxiously paced beside him, unwilling to believe that its master had died, even now.
Dark Emperor, bearing the burden of its injured body, slowly drifted toward the young girl.
The girl's shadow overlapped with "Chu Mu's", and the lonely figure of the Dark Emperor slowly submerged into their shared shadow, choosing to sleep forever.
The wailing in his ears grew fainter, as "Chu Mu" lowered his head to look at Ning Man'er.
Ning Man'er's sobbing gradually ceased; her arms wrapped around "Chu Mu" slowly loosened, her body losing its support.
She fell asleep from exhaustion.
This ordeal had been a tremendous mental torment for her. Once everything was over, her heart was scarred, leaving one to wonder the depth of the psychological shadows it might leave.
Watching her sleep in exhaustion, a boundless tenderness rose in "Chu Mu's" heart.