After dinner, Hua Jinghao and Han Xiaoxu took turns keeping watch through the night while the others rested, readying themselves for a battle that might or might not arise the next day.
For the first time, the group experienced what it was like to sleep with the sky as their blanket and the ground as their bed.
…
The next day, as dawn broke and they opened their eyes, a sharp glint flickered through their gaze, and they slowly stood up.
"You're awake," said Hua Jinghao with a light smile, poking at the fire with a stick and turning to see Ling Xi, who had already risen.
"Yes." She nodded, and sat down next to Hua Jinghao, casually asking, "Do you want to rest a bit more? I can keep watch."
"No need," he shook his head. To him, sleeping for four to five hours a day was already enough.
Since that was the case…
