He didn’t turn his head, but he did shift his eyes temporarily to the other. How many times had he wanted people not leave him, yet they did anyway? “I won’t leave you,” he responds calmly, heading towards the neighborhood where Koro resided.

Once in the abode, he makes certain that Koro is comfortable before he sits at the other’s bedside. Cheng had made his decision some time ago-it was simply a matter of trying to execute it properly. Smiling slightly, he reached out to take Koro’s hand, covering it with his other one.

“I’m not as good as Xichen but… how does this energy stuff work? I can offer it like other cultivators do, but would it be effective for you?” He turns Koro’s hand over, placing his fingers over the inside of the other’s wrist, ready to offer his own qi to the demon.