In moments like this, when words didn't seem enough, Yang Qing chose what felt right. He gently patted Ming Wa's shoulder and offered a sympathetic smile—one that conveyed understanding. It was the look of someone who had been where she was, more than once. And it wouldn't be a lie. His last case with the Ice Emerald Sect had left him plagued with heart demons.
Fortunately for him, he had experienced seniors who anticipated the toll that case might take. The moment he returned, they recognized the changes in him and made plans to help him address them.
But for Ming Wa, with how unnerved she looked, her emotions swelling into an indistinct storm, Yang Qing could see the isolation in her eyes. He might not know her full story, but she had the desperate gaze of someone with few people to rely on. It could explain why her actions had been so erratic and desperate.