Before dawn the next day, Fang Zheng stretched and sat up in bed, feeling refreshed.
"Phew... I slept really well last night."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng yawned and looked beside him. There, a young girl was curled up beneath the blankets, sleeping soundly in a little ball like a kitten. Fang Zheng chuckled at the sight, then reached out and smacked her on the butt.
"Alright, time to get up!"
"Who is it?!"
Startled by the sudden touch, the girl sprang up and instinctively prepared to fight back. But the next moment, she let out a scream and dove back under the covers.
"Alright, little girl, it's time. You should be going now."
As Fang Zheng spoke, he tossed a set of black night clothes in front of her. The girl had been clutching the blanket tightly to cover herself, but she froze when she saw what Fang Zheng had done.
"You're willing to let me go?"
"Of course. Why would I keep you?"
Fang Zheng rolled his eyes.
"You came to assassinate me, and I got my revenge, so we're even. For your brother's sake, I won't take your life. Hurry up and leave. There's a small path behind here that leads down the mountain. With that interesting little gadget of yours, getting back to camp shouldn't be hard. Now that you know, get dressed and go. It'd be best if I never saw you again. Otherwise, next time will be even more exciting."
"Y-you...!"
At Fang Zheng's words, the girl's face immediately turned crimson.
"One day, I'll kill you!"
Thinking of what had happened last night, the girl felt as if her head were about to boil. In all her years, this was the first time someone had toyed with her so wantonly.
To her, this was