She stayed like this, absorbed in her thoughts until the streets started becoming sparse and less populated. Soon, the lanterns dimmed and the people were far and few between. Still, she sat on her chaise by the window in her nightclothes. The wind blowing through the open window every once in a while. Though, she wasn't high in her cultivation level, at least in her view, Meridian level cultivators still could keep themselves warm with their spiritual power for an extended period of time. She sat and thought, hugging her knees until the lanterns finally died out and the streets became deserted. She raised her eyes from the desolate streets to stare at the horizon. It was still dark at first, then it became a myriad of purple and dark blue. Then orange, then yellow, then, finally, white. It was dawn of the next day already.
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