Land of Lawlessness.
Green Lotus Palace.
Su Shanyue held Luo Xiu tightly, sobbing uncontrollably. She completely disregarded the ladylike image she usually maintained, turning decades of longing and repression into tears. She still remembered the last time she had cried like this was decades ago, after the great calamity at the execution grounds.
Luo Xiu gently embraced her, at a loss for how to comfort her. But perhaps, no comfort was needed. The fact that he had returned to her alive was the greatest comfort of all.
After a long while, the crying subdued.
Luo Xiu reached out to wipe her face and said gently, "Have you cried enough?"
Su Shanyue pouted, her face full of grievance. She hit him on the chest with her dainty fists in annoyance, sniffling, "It's not fair that I'm the only one crying and you're not."
Luo Xiu shrugged. "Men don't shed tears easily."
