I Don't Show My Feelings

However... there was nothing but flat ground below—no one was there!

Grace froze for a moment. (In the Vermilion Kingdom, even Colin Gu would be stumped by this.)

How could there be no one?

This was the first snow of the year, and it had fallen for two days and nights—she was sure about that!

And the spot under this big tree? She was sure about that too. (Was someone playing hide and seek in the woods with her?)

Nothing had changed, so how could there be no one? (Even Henry Tuoba couldn’t pull a disappearing act this good!)

She even dug all around that spot, front and back, but still found nothing. (Not even a Silver Dragon Stallion hoofprint!)

For a moment, she was totally bewildered.

She wondered if maybe the person wasn’t Henry Tuoba after all.

She’d even prepared backup plans one, two, three, and four.

But she never expected that there would be no one down here at all!

Where is everyone?

Did she accidentally do something again and change the course of things?

......

"What are you looking for? Me?" A voice suddenly called out from deep in the woods.

Grace froze, then slowly turned her head—only to see Emperor Tuoba Hong, dressed in a simple blue robe.

His clothes were thin, but he looked perfectly fine as he walked toward her, step by step.

Grace stared at him in disbelief.

Wasn't he supposed to be badly injured and buried under the snow?

So how did he just stroll out of the woods like nothing happened?