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Time swiftly turned to night, and after dinner, Tilan and Mel arrived at the designated Blood Begonia Forest, where several people had already gathered, roughly forming two groups with 3-4 individuals each, speaking in hushed tones under the trees.
Yiming had not yet arrived, but according to the message she sent, she would be there soon and asked the two to wait a few more minutes.
The sky was adorned with a white moon, and together with the orange fire from the streetlamps not far away, the forest was not dark but slightly cold.
The trees that grew here were called Blood Begonia Dragon Trees because the bark of the tree was as densely ridged as sunflowers, very tough, and slightly spiked. As the trees grew taller, the bark near the roots would split and curl out, resembling dark red dragon scales, which was quite special.
