Huanhuan pounced over, wanting to hug Xing Chen so that he wouldn't be punished again.
But that did not work.
She passed through him again and again. She couldn't hold him or protect him.
She could only watch as Xing Chen was dragged into the sea again and again.
She watched his flesh dissolve.
She watched him turn into a skeleton.
She watched him suffer.
It wasn't until the full moon in the sky was covered by clouds that this bloody punishment came to an end.
The white skeleton struggled to climb onto the island.
He slumped to the ground. Flesh grew visibly on his bones. Before long, he was back to normal.
The thin youth lay on the ground and looked up at the dark night. He suddenly smiled.
"I told you I won't let you die."
Huanhuan's heart suddenly ached, and she almost cried.
She reached out to touch the boy's cheek. "Why are you so stupid…"