At dawn the next day, the night had not yet fully faded, and the thick ink still hung heavy over the sky above Tianque City.
In the far distance, the horizon broke through a faint line of fish-belly white, and the faint daylight was as thin as cicada wings, unable to penetrate the heavy night at all.
A chilly morning mist enveloped the entire city, its white mist winding around the flying eaves and dougong brackets, the stone-lined streets, carrying the biting chill lingering of winter. As it brushed against the skin, a fine chill rippled through.
The entire Tianque City was still immersed in deep sleep. The long street, once bustling with people and endless traffic, was now completely shed of its bustling hustle and bustle. The bluestone pavement was dampened by morning mist, shimmering with a cool, watery glow.
The shops lining the streets had their doors and windows tightly shut, banners drooping weakly, and only the occasional crisp and melodious birdsong drifted through the woods, piercing through the quiet morning mist and gently shattering the ancient city’s silence, only to vanish in an instant, making this cold tranquility feel even more weighty.
Inside the guest room on the top floor of the stone tower, Gui Yuanzi had already gotten up.
Inside, there was no candlelight, only a faint ray of daylight filtering through the window, barely illuminating the modest room.
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