Chapter 158:
The sky was getting dark, and the night was cool like water.
The streets were already devoid of any trace of pedestrians, and the lights in every house and courtyard gradually extinguished, leaving a complete silence.
"Be careful with the candles in this dry weather." The night watchman, with his copper gong, patrolled the streets and alleys, but failed to notice a shadow that flashed by.
A cool breeze rustled as the plump young woman closed her wooden door. She suddenly felt an inexplicable chill and instinctively wrapped her robes tighter around her body.
In a split second as she turned her head, she felt a sudden chill on her scalp. In the pitch-black night, it seemed as if a pair of cold, indifferent eyes were staring at her through the door crack.
The young woman’s heart skipped a beat. She reached for a pair of scissors on the table and cautiously took a step towards the door, peering outside through the crack.
No one was outside the door.
However, just as she stared intently, the window suddenly banged open with a clatter, chilled by the cold wind, sending shivers down her spine.
"Why is the window open when everything was fine…"