Jiang Che returned to his room, but he truly didn't dwell much on the destruction of those cities.
The destruction of the two cities wasn't because of him, either.
He just watched as the world was swallowed by the Dark Forest, and felt an ache rise inside him.
It was as if, in an instant, the entire world had taken on the same face.
He walked into Red Pearl Mental Hospital and found a bed at random to sit down on.
He tried to reach Ning; after something like this, he had so much he wanted to say to her.
He'd barely begun to connect with Ning when, without waiting, he almost immediately felt her presence.
Ning was fine—she had been quietly recovering all along.
She hadn't gone with the Lords to open new portals; she pretended to be upset, but was really buying Jiang Che more time.
The moment they connected, she felt the lump gathering in Jiang Che's throat.
"Ning…"
