Blood Moon, Blood Sacrifice, and Illusion

It was already past one in the morning.

Nothing else happened after the white-haired man appeared.

At least the first half of the night had been quiet. Qu Rang Na Duo had been tense from the start. When I told him to get some rest, he said he simply couldn't sleep. I had wanted to rest properly, but he kept pulling me into quiet conversation until I was exhausted. In the end, though, he was the first to start snoring. He must have truly been tired.

Xiuma lay at One Eye's feet. Ever since One Eye had appeared, it seemed to have rarely followed Qu Rang Na Duo anymore.

Qu Rang Na Duo had naturally noticed it too. I could tell he was somewhat disappointed. But he was also afraid of One Eye, so he did not make an issue of it.

For some reason, I had truly been sleepy at first, but after Qu Rang Na Duo dragged me into talking for half the night, my drowsiness had vanished.

At the moment, only Qu Rang Na Duo and Ye Jinghong were asleep. Ying Gou, One Eye, and I did not seem sleepy in the slightest.

I stood up, intending to take a walk outside. Ying Gou rose as well. "I want to get some air too. The heat from this stove is making me feel miserable."

I knew he was probably worried about my safety.

One Eye also prepared to get up, but I said to him, "Stay inside and keep watch."

After hearing that, he sat back down and merely said, "Okay." Though his voice was quiet, Xiuma immediately sat up and looked at him.

After closing the door behind us, I took out a cigarette and lit it.

Fortunately, I had brought plenty of cigarettes this time.