Night fell. The chanting of scriptures in the main hall of the Temple of Cloud's Origin echoed uninterrupted, occasionally mingled with the murmurs of parents praying for their children's safety.
Xie Zi Yuan was nowhere to be seen—he had already been escorted down the mountain.
QingWu didn't concern herself with what excuse did Xiao Chenyuan had used. As long as Xiao Chenyuan's troops stationed outside the mountain ensured his safety once he left the Temple, that was enough.
As for herself, having dared to act as a "shameless adulteress," she was currently tied hand and foot, locked inside the woodshed .
QingWu lay atop a pile of straw, yawning lazily.
Beside her, "Bai Nanny" sat with the little fox in his arms, also bound. Unlike QingWu's calm demeanor, his was one of constant unease, jumping at every sound.
