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The courtyard with its towers and pavilions was quiet and serene. Maids with graceful figures, holding red lanterns, walked on both sides with smiles, lighting the way for the chattering guests.
The pebbled path meandered forward, past pavilions, rockeries, beautiful trees, and flowers blooming in the deep of the night!
Wang Hao and Cao Qing, filled with astonishment and doubt, hurried forth and found Li Xu and Guan Tingting amid the "crowd."
The two of them, however, looked like guests who had come from afar, full of enthusiasm. Although they weren't laughing loudly, there was no indication they were on the brink of drawing swords against each other either.
Wang Hao spat out, and muttered to Cao Qing, "Acting pretentious, who can't do that? Let's not overreact, just follow along."
Cao Qing nodded, keeping up with the surging crowd as they moved towards the distant main hall.
