His pure white under-robe was already mostly soaked through.
The ties of his robe had loosened slightly, revealing vines spreading from his chest, almost covering his entire torso.
He seemed to sense someone's arrival, raising his head to look in Su Ye's direction.
Their eyes met. The first thing Su Ye noticed was the Lycoris radiata at the corner of his eye. It was originally the size of a fingernail, but now it looked as if it had bloomed, covering half his cheek.
A deep purple Lycoris radiata, with black lines extending down his neck to his chest.
His crimson lips looked as if they had just drunk blood, and his pair of dark, almond-shaped eyes were now suffused with red, turning them into blood-red pupils.
He stood in a pool of blood. After seeing Su Ye, his lips curved into a smile. His Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice was deliberate.
"Benefactor."
The image struck Su Ye's heart in an instant, catching her completely off guard.
