The night sky was completely cloaked by dark clouds, and the wind had suddenly become frenzied — it seemed to signal the imminent arrival of rain.
The sight of the girl leaving felt like a stab in the eye, causing the boy considerable pain.
Soon, footsteps followed from behind.
Without turning around, Lu Xiu's hoarse voice resounded through the cover of the dark.
"Let's go, take me 'back'," he uttered.
The arrival of these people was met with bewilderment.
That girl, it seemed, had chosen not to leave with the boy.
Thus, they used a rope to bind his hands behind him and led him back to the mansion.
*
Leading down from the winding path was a lush forest.
Shen Mo did not rashly descend the mountain; he could hardly see anything in this darkness and would need adequate lighting.
When he circled back to the mansion after a detour around the back hill, it seemed deserted.
He crouched among the foliage, attentively observing his surroundings.
