[Xiao Xingchen's eyes flutter open at Xue Yang's direction, the sound taking him out of his blank state of mind before he can think too much about what has happened and where he is. Every slight movement feels heavy and difficult with himself slumped heavily against the man, softened muscles reluctant to obey him, but he tilts his head as the waterfall comes into view.
The red and golden leaves, occasionally falling from their branches and gliding across the surface of the pool, contrast with the spray of white water over the black rocks, and all of the other thoughts in Xiao Xingchen fly away for now as he gazes up and down in awe. He'd seen small waterfalls like this on the side of his old mountain, and occasionally when traveling across the world in that one whirlwind year of adventure. Still, with the water appearing to cascade down from the heavens from that height, this feels like seeing one for the first time.
Gasping and taking in a lungful of the cool, misty air that gathers on his skin, he straightens up slightly, speaking with a quiet breath.]
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The red and golden leaves, occasionally falling from their branches and gliding across the surface of the pool, contrast with the spray of white water over the black rocks, and all of the other thoughts in Xiao Xingchen fly away for now as he gazes up and down in awe. He'd seen small waterfalls like this on the side of his old mountain, and occasionally when traveling across the world in that one whirlwind year of adventure. Still, with the water appearing to cascade down from the heavens from that height, this feels like seeing one for the first time.
Gasping and taking in a lungful of the cool, misty air that gathers on his skin, he straightens up slightly, speaking with a quiet breath.]
It's beautiful...