They walked out of the courtyard. Wen Xichi took the path on the left. After slight hesitation, Qin Wanru did not stop and went after him. Yujie followed her closely, keeping two steps away from her.

After taking a few steps, they turned a corner at a junction and saw a bamboo forest. The wind blew through the bamboo leaves and made them undulate, inexplicably giving a sense of desolation.

Wen Xichi kept walking forward slowly with his hand clasped behind his ...