Chapter 273: Honing the Craft (Bai Ye's Memory)

Bai Ye didn't know what to say or think. His mind went blank, still adrift in that impossible land of euphoria. The two of them stayed in each other's arms wordlessly for a while, and the only thing he was aware of was her violent heartbeats ramming against his chest, matching the erratic pulses of his own.

He enjoyed the blissful quiet that way, and he wouldn't mind staying there all night with her just like that. But in the end, it was her who broke the silence.

"Um …" She shifted a little in his embrace. "Is this when we should … start the spells for that technique? Do you … remember what they are?"

Spells? It took Bai Ye a little while to come back to reality and realize what she was saying. Right, that technique … that was how all of this started … But …

"The spells …" he repeated in a mumble as clarity finally trickled back into his mind. "I … um … didn't get a chance to look at those yet …"