Fengyu originally planned to welcome Xie Xun and his army at the city gate, but fate intervened. Ruyi fell ill and ended up infecting her as well. At first, she dismissed it, but the cold took hold, worsening by the day. Ruyi was already lively and bouncing around, yet Fengyu remained bedridden. Su Yuejiao was deeply worried; as she gazed upon the frail Fengyu, she recalled the words of Master Miao Yun.
With only half a month left before Fengyu's eighteenth birthday, Su Yuejiao couldn't let her catch any more wind. On the day Xie Xun's army returned to court, Fengyu stayed home to rest. She slept in a haze, heavy with drowsiness. She desperately wanted to be at the city gate to wait for Xie Xun, just as she used to during the days in West State. Whenever she heard he was coming to West State back then, she would always wait for him at the gate without delay.
