At that moment, Zhu's face was flushed red—perhaps out of excitement or embarrassment.

She had been ostracized and shunned in her small seaside village. If not for Zhang Lie's opportune arrival, she would have turned into a genetic lifeform's feces, nothing more.

Zhang Lie had saved her from that awful fate and brought her to new lands, rich beyond her imagination. What she had now, she owed to Zhang Lie.

While she was an orphan in the dark, it was Zhang Lie who had reached out. When she had nightmares, it was Zhang Lie who clutched her hand.

Zhang Lie said little, but did far more. 

She had fond memories of watching sunrises and sunsets with Zhang Lie out in the ocean as they traversed the perilous sea of mists. She watched Zhang Lie fight off monsters...