After finishing up my check-up, Ying tied up the bandages behind : Youll be able to move from tomorrow.
Sitting in front of Ying, I asked, I tried to stand up in the day but failed. Did you use sothing on ?
From behind, Ying bluntly replied, Thats right.
Why stop ?
Because you may never stand again if you move about thoughtlessly.
Ying picked up a small knife and cut the bandage in her hand. I didnt suffer any external injuries. The bandages were used to set my bones. I looked at the empty porcelain bowl that I finished. In a soft voice, I said, Why do you insist on helping ? Not only did you save , but youre treating , too.
Voice monotone, Ying explained, No, I didnt save you. You were washed up to shore. I couldve ignored you, but youre the first person Ive seen survive a huge wave that fellow caused; you could argue he hurt you. My duty is to protect people from his attacks. He injured you, which ans I didnt fulfil my obligation. As such, treating you is a form of compensation for an error on my part. You need not thank or feel grateful. It should be who apologises.
Ying hand on my back stopped. I heard a rustling sound from behind. I turned my head around to her black hair touch the ground. She knelt onto the ground. With her head down, she sincerely apologised: Sorry.
Hopeless, I said, Why are you apologising? You saved my life.
No. As I ntioned, I failed to protect you.
The person tasked with protecting wasnt you but my guard fleet. Moreover, nobody can guarantee theyd made it through a storm safe and sound, can they?
Ying was bewildered. Frankly, I had no idea what tone she was speaking to in. Her monotone voice reminded of the crisp and emotionless female tone machines used, rendering speechless. She raised her head: If pirates or a dinichthys hurt you, then, indeed, it would have nothing to do with . However, they werent the ones that hurt you. It was a wyrm that hurt you. You were supposed to be its food, but he ran for so reason. The wyrm threatens the villages safety; my duty is to protect the village from the threat. The wyrm should not harm a soul as long as I breathe. You were hurt, though. I sensed it going on a rampage, but I couldnt save you in ti. I cant absolve myself of the fault.
Ying bowed her head and solemnly apologised again: Sorry.
I gently placed my hand on Yings shoulder. Tone solemn, I responded, Its all right. Ying, raise your head. You dont need to feel apologetic. Were not from your village, so you dont have a responsibility to protect us.
No. Even if you dont belong to our village, I should protect you once you enter this region of the ocean. You mustve lost a lot of people in the water. If the wyrm infects you with its breath, youll beco a flood corpse. Flood corpses will harass the villagers by the shore. I do my best to not let people die in the water. In other words, if your wives are still at sea, they may be in danger.
Flood corpses? Can they be killed?
Ying straightened herself up. Adopting a proper sitting posture, she explained, Theyre fundantally the sa as humans. You can kill them by beheading them or piercing their heart. Its just that one human corpse can usher ten flood corpses over. As you might imagine, there are too many of them once they swarm you. With that said, none of them rushed to the shore last night. Sobody by the shore saw lots of headless flood corpses this morning. Additionally, the wyrm didnt convert all of the corpses into flood corpses in ti. Sothing there mustve scared them off.
I dallied for a mont before noticing that a smile slowly crept up onto my face. My entangled feelings relaxed all of a sudden. My mind cald down for the first ti; nightmares stopped plaguing . I slowly lied back down and laughed.
Ying mustve been confused as to why I was laughing. I wiped the tears at the corner of my eyes. In a shaky voice, I stated, Im so glad. Im so glad. Im so glad. That ans my wives made it. My wives are still alive. Flood corpses cant possibly hurt my wives. Im absolutely certain they were the ones who killed the blood corpses. Im certain of it!
Ying fell off track for a second. She then emphasised, They?
Ah, I have two wives.
No, what caught my attention was that they dared to fight the flood corpses. It sounds as though your wives are soldiers specialised in combat. It would be great if theyre safe as you assu. Have a good rest. When youve recovered, return to them. There is no other land around nearby. If your wives are still aboard the ship, they will likely co here. The wyrm hasnt been active for the last two days; therefore, the ocean has been considerably calm.
Yings indifference to the fact I had two wives was awkward to . She stood up and carried the tray with her to the door. Eyes on her white kimono, I called her. She looked back. As a result, her long black hair gently glided through the air. I looked at her red eyes and thanked her: Thanks.
I told you: you dont need to thank .
Ying turned around. I raised my voice: Thank you for taking care of during this ti in addition to protecting . Thank you very much, Ying!
I think that was the first ti I addressed Ying by her na. She suddenly froze in place. Her black hair swayed a few tis. She didnt turn around, and I didnt look away. I, instead, looked at her back with sincerity. I didnt look away despite only seeing her back.
Mm.
She left the room a short mont later. My mood literally did a one eighty from dayti. I felt relaxed. Nier and Lucia were the two whod be capable of killing so many flood corpses. I believed the two of them were fine and would soon arrive on the island.
It was a very dangerous ordeal, but I guess you could say it didnt turn out too bad. The rescue fleet should soon arrive. Id bet anything there were boats in the village, as well. I just needed to inform my people of my location. I was incredibly interested in the small island. I wanted to take a good look around before I head back. I also had to find out more about Ying.
Is Ying her original na? I wondered. I didnt know, but having sothing to address by was good enough. Moreover, I was going to spend a long ti with her, so I figured Id get to know more about her.
I closed my eyes. The breeze outside blew in. Sothing seed to land on my face. I touched it with my hand. I thought it was a bug of so sort. Only to find that it was a soft flower petal. I opened my eyes and looked over to the huge moonlight seemingly hanging on the tree. With the moonlight gracing it, the leaf appeared a radiant silver colour. The wind blew the tree trunk and branches which, in turn, caused flower petals to rain down elegantly as a waterfall running down and between the rocks in a cave.
From underneath the clear moonlight and twirling sea of flowers, the girl in white slowly gazed up at the sky. Yings long black hair splayed out in the air, while her sleeves fluttered. The floating flower petals spread out on her hair, a sight akin to snowflakes gently landing on the ground. The moonlight illuminated her captivating face. However, her expression was as cold as the moonlight
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