1834 The Demon Within (2/2)

She sat on the rocking chair and stared blankly at Fuyi's name in the poem. Her heart started to ache.

For the past year, she hardly had any feelings for anything. Everything flowed away in haste like floating clouds. Nothing could really make her feel anything, but the name of 'Fuyi' could easily sweep her away in a wave of emotions.

The name seemed to mean something profound to her.

However, she could not recall the reason.

She fell asleep on the rocking chair, and the Firmament Stone on her wrist started to glimmer with a faint light to cover her body within its halo.

The place was too cold. She would freeze if she fell asleep without any covers. Hence, the Firmament Stone shone with a glimmer of light to keep her warm.

Even in her dreams, Gu Xijiu could not help but frown; it was like she was trapped within the depths of her nightmare.

The Firmament Stone was curious. It would like to find out what had been haunting her in her dreams.

…

It was a hill of ice, followed by a vast sea of ice.

The snowstorm was wild and raging, as though carrying knives that could easily penetrate anything.

There was no one and no sign of life. There was absolutely nothing.

To its surprise, it did not expect to find the vast fields of emptiness even in her dreams.

It finally found its master, sitting alone in the snow. She was dressed entirely in black. Her dark hair and black robes fluttered in the wind, like a lost butterfly twisting and twirling as if struggling against the cold breeze.

It made the Firmament Stone's heart ache to see her like that. It flew over and comforted her. ”Master, please do not sit here for too long. You will get sick in the cold.”

Gu Xijiu looked up. Her eyes were dark and emotionless. ”No matter where I go, it is still cold.”