C1017 Battle of Life and Death

A series of urgent knocks jolted Feng Yixiu awake, and he sat up, bleary-eyed and disoriented.

As soon as he rose, Feng Yixiu's gaze drifted to the bed beside him. The sight of the empty sheets filled him with a sense of loss.

He had so wished to wake up to Hu Jiu'er's silent return, but clearly, that was nothing more than a pipe dream.

Collecting himself