In the early hours, Li Yuan left with Xiaozhao, leaving Xiaomei to attend to him as he bathed, changed clothes, and went to bed.
After the daily routine of the lord and his personal maid, the silent night settled down.
Xiaomei lay satisfied in the bedding, her hip pressed against the lord's side.
Li Yuan, however, lay on his back, eyes closed...opened them to continue observing the scene in Xiaoliu County of Beijiang Prefecture.
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Xiaoliu County.
Red light.
A faint red light, as if the gates of hell had opened a crack.
Winter fog rose steadily, causing the red light to diffuse and float faintly, enshrouding the entire Spring Breeze Square.
"Don't go out, there's enough food here for us to last quite a while."
In the basement, Fang Jianlong and a young girl in green sat opposite each other, the place they were in was completely dark, except for a refined mechanism through which they could view the outside, with no other connection to the outside world.
