Chapter 588: Hidden Dragon Temple, as Spoken by Passersby
“Are we sleeping up here again tonight?”
“I’d like to. What do you think?”
“I think it’s a wonderful idea.”
“Then it’s settled.”
“It feels hotter than last time, though.”
“Last time it was the beginning of autumn; this time it's midsummer.”
“Nights will still get chilly.”
“Lady Calico, you make a good point...”
The Daoist was still sitting at the cliff’s edge with his back to the encroaching darkness. Facing the fading glow of sunset, he watched the dreamlike colors at the horizon and the silhouette of the land below.
Behind him, Lady Calico had transformed back into her human form. She pulled out a wool mat and a light blanket from the embroidered bag and laid them neatly on the ground. Then, she took out a lantern.
While the Daoist was still quietly admiring the afterglow, the little girl had already laid out his bed and now held up the wooden staff with the lantern raised in front of him.
“...”