8 ：Bewildermet

    thefewdayswereafrryofactivitylizifengreachedouttohistacts，andontheyhadasallbutloyalgroupofalliessukieandhanfenglgtraeddilintly，hongtheirskillsandprepargfortheiablefrontatioethetension，theirontstotherwerefilledwithtendernessandlove

    sukie，sheartsank＂we，tkeeprunngforeverweofdawaytoendthisthreatondforall＂

    hanfenglgnodded，hisexpressiongri＂wethoughtasuchwe，vebeencareful，bue，tletuarddown＂

    shelookedtohiseyes，herheartswellgwitheotion＂iloveyoutoo，fenglgandi，lnythiween＂

    lizifengnodded＂iknowpeoplewhoightbeabletohelpweooveickly，thoughtiisnotonourside＂

    hekissedherftly，hislipslrgonhers＂iloveyou，sukieorethanwordssay＂

    lizifeurhehug，asileonhisface＂icatoakesureyou，rebothsafenewfxietianxie，sdeathhasspread，andtherearestillthoseloyaltohiwhoightseekreven＂

    hanfenglglookedthoughtful＂weogatherourownallies，peoplewetrtifwebuildastronnoughwork，weightbeabletofendoffanyattacks＂

    astheydiscsedtheirpns，sukiefeltarenewedsenseofdeterationtheyhadfauchalready，andshekheyuldovereanyobstacleiftheystoodtothertheloveshefeltforhanfenglgwashergreateststrength，andshewoulddowhateverittookrotecttheirfuture

    shesiled，leangtohi＂i，vehadagoodteacherandagoodreantofight＂

    theyvitedzifengside，aookaseatatthetable，hisdeanorserio＂i，vebeengathergrationthereareruorsthatxietianxie，salliesareregroupgtheyighteafteryouboth＂

    astheyheldeachother，thefirecragftlybesidethe，sukiefeltasenseofpeacetheirjou

oiceawhisper＂thenwewillbewe，llfdawaytoakethiswork，noatterwhatittakes＂

    ＂youwereaazgtoday，＂hesaid，hisvoicefilledwithadiration＂i，veneverseenanyonefightlikeyou＂

    theirversationwasterruptedbyaknothedoorsukiepulledback，wipiears，ashanfenglioastandgoutsidewaslizifeng，sukie，ldfriendandfidantfrotheirpreviolifehehadbeenasteadfastallythroughtheirordeal，andseeghibroughtawaveofrelief

    oneeveng，afteraparticurlygruelgtragsessiobythefire，exhationglgwithtehanfengldanararoundsukie，pullgherclose

    ＂zifeng！＂sukieexcid，rhgtoebracehi＂whatareyoudoghere?＂