Finally reaching the top of the mountain, the sky was still dark. In the pitch black, Jiang Xu spoke softly: "Get some sleep. I'll wake you up after sunrise."

With him, I seemed to feel no pressure. Unknowingly, I fell asleep.

In a daze, he nudged me.

"Wake up."

I squinted my eyes, leaving a narrow slit, but was stunned by the view before me.

A ray of sunlight pierced through the darkness, its dazzling light probing this once chaotic world like tendrils.

At that moment, my mood suddenly improved.