Enough Crying

"Xiao Shen!" 

Gu Luoxin cried out in fright when he heard Shen Nianzu cough weakly behind his back. "Xiao Shen, are you okay?!" 

He tried to look over his shoulder to check on the other person, only to trip over the vine beneath his feet in a moment of inattention. But luckily he merely stumbled for a bit before catching his balance and continued sprinting across the woods. His ragged breathing echoed so loudly beside his ears as he gritted his teeth, blinking back the tears springing up on his eyes. "Xiao Shen, hang in there! Just hang in there for a while!"

It was unknown whether he said this to comfort the injured boy he was carrying behind his back, or to soothe his own anxiety.

After confirming that he had thrown off their tail, only then did Gu Luoxin dare to stop. Even then, his hands still trembled badly as he placed Shen Nianzu down.