Hua Yan squinted at the sky. It was mid-autumn, and the sun no longer scorched the earth with its blazing heat; accompanied by a cool breeze, it now bestowed a deep warmth.
The sky was clear and blue, cloudless and vast; the weather was delightfully crisp and refreshing in autumn.
She hadn't expected her entrance to and departure from the Hot Spring Palace to be so tranquil. She used to fear this place, dreading that she might enter but never be able to leave. However, after one visit, she realized it wasn't as frightening as she had thought.
She had walked in with ease and walked out just as lightly.
She wondered if a visit to the tomb of the former Emperor of the Later Liang would yield a similar sense of calm?
Yun Chi also gazed up into the clear sky, his spirits lifting at the sight. The anxiety that had gripped him earlier now settled comfortably back inside him as he followed Hua Yan, who left with equal ease.
"Let's go," Hua Yan said, turning her gaze away from the sky.
