rontationwiththedarklord，sukiekhattheirlovewastheirgreateststrengthtother，theywereunspableandwithhanfenglgbyherside，shewasreadytofacewhateverdestyhadstoreforthe

theirbonddeepenedfurther，eaenttotheratestanttotheirunwavergitnttheysharedtheirhopesanddreas，theirfearsandsecurities，fdgeachother，sebracetheirlovewasabeaoflightthedarkness，guidihroughthetoughestoftis

astheystoodontheprecipiceofthefalbattle，sukiefeltasenseofpeaoatterpened，shekhatsheandhanfenglgwereanttobetothertheirlovewasaforcethattraiandspace，abondthatuldneverbebroken

and，withheartsfullofloveaeration，sukieandhanfenglgsteppedforward，readytofacetheirdestyaurefilledwithhopeandpossibility

thesuncastagoldenglowoverthevilassukieandhanfenglgpreparedfortheday，sjourheyhadreceivedwordthatthedarklord，sforcesweregatherganearbyregion，andtheyosuttheareaandgathertellihevilrswatchedthewithaixofadirationand，theirhopesrestgontheshoulderfthebraveduo

astheysetout，theairwasfilledwiththestofbloogflowersandtheundofrtlgleavessukiewalkedbesidehanfenglg，herheartbeatgwithaixtureofexcitentandtrepidationsheghi，hisstrongprofileoutledagastthelight，aasurofgratitudeforhisunwavergpresence

＂areyoureadyforthis?＂hanfenglgasked，hisvoicefilledwithrelve

sukienodded，hereyesetghis＂asreadyasi，lleverbewithyoubyyside，ifeellikeifaythg＂

hesiled，reagouttotakeherhand＂we，lltthroughthistother，sukiewealwaysdo＂

theirjourookthethroughdenseforestsandacrossrockyterra，thendscapeggastheyventureddeeperiorythefurthertheywent，theoretheatosphereshifted，begdarkerandoreforebodgthetreesseedtoclosearouheirbranchesreagoutlikeskeletalfrs

astheywalked，sukieuldn，tshakethefeelgthattheywerebegwatchedshegncedoverhershoulder，buttherewasnothgtherejtthewhisperofthedaantcallfunseeures

＂hanfenglg，＂shesaidftly，hervoidwithunease＂doyoufeelthat?likewe，rebegfollowed?＂

hefrowned，hiseyessgthesurroundgs＂yes，isetooweobecautio＂

theytuedonward，theirsensesheightened，everyundandoventputtgtheohetensioweenthea