Back at his abode, Yang Qing couldn't help but take a deep, satisfying breath of the air around him as the tension left his body.
"Home is always best," he joyfully murmured as he took in the sights of his abode in all its splendor. Even the wild grass he had never spared a glance at before, he now admired with the gaze of a doting parent. He bent down, gently cupped a few blades, and took a deep whiff—borrowing a page out of Luo Suyun's book.
Once he was done, he made his way to the pond where—though he really shouldn't have been surprised—he once again found the starlight crab knocked unconscious. From the aura left behind, the culprit was none other than Ellie.
Maybe it was because he hadn't been here for a while, or maybe it was simply the joy of being back, but he found himself laughing at the sight. It made him realize he truly was home.
