After the lantern festival ended, Ran Qingchen returned to the Liushan Division.
When she arrived at the small courtyard where Jiang Shouzhong lived, she found no one inside. She thought he might have gone out with Xia He to enjoy the lantern festival and hadn't yet returned, which made her feel somewhat downhearted.
Just as she was about to leave in disappointment, a faint cry drifted through the night.
"Sister..."
Ran Qingchen was startled, turned her head, and saw a girl in a red dress, waving at her from a distant tree branch—it was Qu Hongling.
In the night, the girl in the red dress seemed like a sprite under the moon, carrying with her three parts moonlight and seven parts of a celestial aura.
Ran Qingchen was startled and quickly walked over with haste.
"Sister."
Qu Hongling silently swooped down from the tree.
"Don't talk now." Ran Qingchen looked around and, not noticing any patrolling guards from the Liushan Division, felt a bit more at ease.
