Chapter 610

The morning light slipped in through the cracks of the wooden window.

Liguang woke earlier than she had over the past few days.

When she opened her eyes, her vision was still blurry.

Human eyes really are strange… They’re so hard to open… I want to sleep in…

But I can’t. Mm…

She slowly pushed herself upright, her silver hair a messy spread across half the bed.

Today was different.

Liguang had to do her best today!

She climbed out of bed. The soles of her feet touched the floor, and the chill made her shiver slightly.

Mm, it’s cold!

Well, since she was up so early…

Before long, she was kneeling properly in the middle of the wooden house.

“Master, your tea.”

“The temperature has been adjusted to your preferred 52 degrees Celsius.”

She held the teacup high above her head with both hands, though her eyes had already drifted down to the floor.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before crooked, uneven handwriting began to appear, stroke by stroke:

[Up so early? That’s not like you.]

Liguang stared at the line, giving a slight pout.

“Liguang is getting back into her old routine!”

Though she said that, her eyes curved into a smile.

Because she knew… that important day was almost here!

Today, she had to memorize every single word her Master had carved. Every last one of them!

Once the reset happened, she would reproduce them without missing a single stroke, and make this little wooden house…

Return to being filled with love!

That was why she had gotten up a little earlier today.

And she still had a few blank spots to fill… Hee hee!

She set down the cup of tea her Master could never drink and stood up, then walked over to the door and gently pushed it open.

The sea breeze rushed toward her. Sunlight glittered across the ocean, while the morning glow stained the horizon red.

“Master, the weather is so nice today!”

She turned toward the empty air and smiled, her eyes curving sweetly.

“Let’s sit outside, okay? Today, Liguang is going to memorize the writing on the outside wall of the house!”

She raised her hand and pointed toward one side of the wooden house, saying with a grin:

“If Master wants to talk to Liguang, write it here! Right here by the door!”

She walked over and lightly tapped with her toe on a blank spot near the left side of the doorframe.

The surface there was cleaner, the wood grain faint and smooth—perfect for carving words!

And so, writing appeared exactly where she had pointed:

[All right, all right. Whatever you say.]

Hee hee, Master was so nice!

The silver-haired girl clasped her hands behind her back, the corners of her mouth raised high.

Master hadn’t noticed!

Lately, she had always been doing this—“accidentally” guiding Master to carve his words wherever she wanted him to!

Here a patch, there a patch!

Fill them all up!

Her Master was so gentle, and always so willing to indulge her…

Every time, he obediently carved his words right into the deepest part of her heart!

Hee hee!

Those words were written for her by her Master, one stroke at a time!

Written with his finger!

This wooden house was becoming a gigantic “love-letter board” that belonged only to the two of them!

Hee…!

No, no, no!

She suddenly pinched her palm. The pain made her frown slightly.

She had to be a good girl today. She couldn’t get greedy anymore!

Today was the final push. She had to finish everything properly, and then…

Take her Master home!

She took a deep breath and suppressed the burning in her chest before lifting her little face toward the empty air.

“Master, Liguang is going to start memorizing!”

Her tone was extremely serious!

…

…

Fang Qi crouched beside the wall, using his severed finger to carve the final few strokes into the wooden plank.

The fingertip of the severed finger felt no pain.

As long as he controlled the pressure and angle properly, he could make every groove deep and clear enough!

After finishing, he looked up at the silver-haired girl kneeling on the deck and working hard to recite the words…

He could only smile helplessly.

This Crazy Girl!

He had seen through her scheme long ago!

Over the past few days, she had been using “memorization” as an excuse to find ways to dictate where he should carve his words!

Those mismatched eyes of hers kept darting around, specifically seeking out the places that were still blank!

How could he possibly fail to see through those little thoughts of hers?

Every spot she pointed to was somewhere her gaze had lingered the longest!

Your husband isn’t that stupid, you know. You just want to fill your precious wall with my writing!

But…

He smiled.

He hadn’t exposed her.

Because seeing the brightness in her eyes made him happy too!

Because he genuinely enjoyed this feeling of… being needed by her!

These days trapped in the void were frustrating, and all he could do was look without being able to touch…

But for the two of them, they were also a rare and deeply romantic experience!

Words written in blood, love carved with a severed finger.

If she wanted it, then he would give it to her.

Now that he had figured out how to carve without feeling pain, why not? It was just carving words!

Once they returned, he could simply make her little bottom pay the same price!

Thinking this, he raised his hand again and carved another line beside the spot Liguang had just pointed to:

[Hurry up and memorize it!]

[For every extra day you drag this out, I’ll give you a hundred more spanks!]

When the silver-haired girl saw those words…

She immediately dropped into a perfectly upright kneeling position with a smack.

Her eyes widened as she stared at the wall and floor covered in writing, her little mouth opening and closing as she muttered the words under her breath.

But before long, she couldn’t hold it in any longer—

“Pfft!”

She burst out laughing!

“Hee hee!”

Her little face blossomed into a smile!

Fang Qi: “…”

Fine, fine. As long as his wife was happy.

…

…

Liguang felt that she had worked incredibly hard today!

She had been memorizing from early morning until dusk!

In between, she had eaten only a little grilled fish and drunk a few sips of water. She hadn’t even taken a nap.

She traced the carved grooves in the air with her fingers and softly recited every word, over and over again!

Master had been incredibly cooperative today too.

He had filled three blank sections in the places she designated.

Adding those he had carved over the past few days, the outside wall of the wooden house was now almost completely covered in writing.

From the wooden door to the corners of the walls, from the floor to the doorframe—everywhere she looked, there were words her Master had written for her!

The outside of the wooden house truly looked like one enormous “love-letter board” now!

It was amazing.

Liguang sat on the deck with her arms wrapped around her knees, her gaze slowly sweeping across the wall…

Just looking at it made her chest grow warm!

It was already nighttime.

The stars overhead shone brightly. The sea breeze was gentle, the waves calm, and the entire galaxy was reflected on the surface of the ocean.

She knew that she still had one “final step” left.

She had to go over all the words she couldn’t remember in her mind one more time!

She had to finish it tonight!

Master had worked so hard, so she had to work hard too!

But first… she would sneak in a little rest!

She was in a human body now. Taking a break was perfectly normal!

With a little “heave,” she flopped backward and lay flat on the deck.

Her silver hair spread out around her, her arms folded beneath her head.

As the sea breeze brushed past her, she gazed at the sky filled with stars.

They would be going home tomorrow.

This was probably the most relaxed she had felt in all this time.

She turned her face toward the wooden house and spoke softly:

“Master, do you remember when we first looked at the stars like this out at sea?”

Fresh grooves immediately appeared on the wooden plank beside her:

[Of course I remember. It was when the two of us eloped across the sea!]

[But… later, we separated. You didn’t believe in Master and threw yourself into the sea, making Master search for you for a long time!]

Liguang blinked at the words and murmured softly:

“I was really scared back then… Master holds a grudge so badly…”

More marks appeared:

【When it comes to Liguang, I remember everything.】

Liguang blinked.

Master…

She turned her head, letting her silver hair fall over half her face.

The sea breeze made her eyes sting a little.

“Liguang remembers too.”

She spoke softly:

“Liguang remembers everything… Liguang will remember it all…”

【Mm-hmm. You have to remember forever, okay?】

She gave a forceful little “Mm!”

Then she sat up in one quick motion, knelt properly, and resumed tonight’s “final sprint”!

New marks appeared on the ground.

【Take it slowly.】

“Mm!”

No one knew how much time had passed…

Her eyelids began to droop.

Her vision blurred, and her mind grew hazier by the moment.

At last, she could hold on no longer. She rested her chin on her knees and curled up into a tiny ball.

“Master, can I sleep out here tonight instead of going back inside? I want to sleep here.”

The carved words appeared almost at once:

【No! It gets cold at night, and you have a human body now!】

She pouted and tried to bargain in a small voice:

“Then Liguang will bring the blanket out! I promise I’ll be good!”

She gazed pitifully at the empty space before her.

The blanket had been woven by her from fibers washed ashore and scraps of old canvas. It wasn’t very thick, but it could keep the wind off.

She knew that as long as she made this expression, Master would always give in.

Sure enough, a moment later, more words appeared:

【All right, all right. I really can’t win against you…】

Liguang giggled, hurried inside, and came back out carrying the blanket. She spread it across the deck.

Then she wrapped herself up in it, leaving only her little silver head exposed…

Like a tiny bug hiding inside a cocoon!

She lay down and gazed at the starry sky. Then she suddenly said:

“Master, Liguang is going to tell you a secret…”

【What secret?】

“Actually… Liguang suddenly doesn’t want to go back so soon.”

【I know.】

“How does Master know everything?”

【Because I’m your husband!】

Ngh…!

Her cheeks began to burn!

Bad Master!

Master was Master, not her husband…!

Not that… Hehe!

She buried her face in the blanket, leaving only her eyes exposed as she watched the flickering starlight before her.

After a long while, she whispered:

“Good night, Master.”

“Tomorrow… will be the last day.”

The sea breeze fell silent.

Beside her, on the floorboards, carved words slowly appeared. They were no longer quite so crooked:

【Good night, my Crazy Girl.】

…

When she awoke, the sky was just beginning to brighten.

She didn’t get up right away. Instead, she lay on her side on the deck and opened her eyes, looking at the walls and floor on all sides.

Her gaze traveled from the doorframe to the corners, from the floor to the windowsill, quickly reviewing the locations of every carved message in her mind.

Every sentence and every stroke was still there, clear as day.

She let out a soft breath and sat up.

Mm. She had remembered them all.

So it was time to bring this to an end… Hm?

The moment she stood, something suddenly caught the corner of her eye.

On the inner side of the cabin’s doorframe, at a very concealed corner, there was an extra line of writing.

It looked as though it had been carved a long time ago. How had she never noticed it?

When had Master secretly carved it?

She rubbed her eyes and walked over to take a closer look…

【My Liguang, may you always be happy.】

…Ugh.

Liguang’s eyes grew hot, and she hurriedly covered her mouth.

Bad Master!

He had carved it secretly without telling her!

She had almost missed it!

Hmph!

She crouched there with her mouth covered for a long while before rubbing her eyes and standing again…

Then she took a deep breath!

Mm. Today was the final day!

She had to leave with dignity. She had to look beautiful, just the way Master liked…

Yes… A little more beautiful!

Right… “A tragic, beautiful suicide by the sea”!

She ran back inside and retrieved something.

A small shard of shell.

She had snapped it off a reef by the sea, and its edge had been polished razor-sharp.

Now it was time to put it to good use.

She used the sharp edge of the shell to make a light cut on her finger.

A bead of blood immediately welled up!

Just like Master’s, it was red!

She stared at the vivid crimson color and suddenly smiled.

Liguang was bleeding the same kind of blood as Master now!

Then she hurried back outside, washed her face in the sea, and combed her silver hair smooth.

She removed the little star from her earlobe and carefully wiped it clean before putting it back on with solemn care.

Mm! All cleaned up!

It was time to formally say goodbye to this dream!

She stood by the sea and gazed at the water for a long time, watching her reflection blur beneath the morning light.

“Master…”

She turned toward the empty air and pointed to a small section of floor in the very center of the cabin.

“Liguang wants to carve words in one last place. Will you carve them for me, Master?”

She had deliberately left that spot empty. Surrounded by all the other carvings, it was the only bare patch.

Marks appeared beside her:

【All right. What should I carve?】

“Carve…”

She blinked.

“‘Liguang, let’s go home.’”