He carved for the entire day.
Night fell, but with the steady TAP TAP TAP of carving, the usually desolate and chilly moonlight seemed to grow a little gentler.
'If only it could stay like this forever... wouldn't that be nice?'
A strange thought had suddenly occurred to Su Li—the idea that it would be wonderful if every day from now on were just like today.
But that was doomed to be impossible.
She glanced up at the moon. Soon, it would be the fifteenth of the month again—time for the Lunar Eclipse to strike.
Su Li's brow furrowed unconsciously, twisting into a tight knot.
'Why's she frowning all of a sudden? Did I carve something wrong?'
Xiao Chen stole a glance toward the reef, feeling utterly perplexed.
After absorbing the Blood Pool, his search in the forest had come up empty. He had then returned to the beach with a newly-felled piece of Spirit Wood to continue carving.
Strangely, however, he found Su Li's behavior increasingly difficult to understand.
