The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, with not a cloud in the clear sky. It was the perfect night for doing something big—like howling at the moon a couple of times.
Four figures sneaked out through the back door of Hao Ren's big house like burglars, carrying large bundles and heading straight for the wilderness.
"Why do I feel like we're going out to do something bad?" Vivian was floating at the very front in her Vampire form, more than half a meter above the ground. She flew at an unhurried pace, the most elegant and relaxed of the four. Looking back at the dim lights already far behind them, she sighed faintly. "Human civilization is truly a wondrous thing. You're all so weak, yet you managed to build cities and homes like these... As one of the Bloodkin, I actually feel a little unable to part with these earthly lights."
"So I was right about you being both poor and melodramatic," Lily said as she strode along beside Hao Ren, as lively and bouncy as a little rabbit. She did not forget to take the chance to tease Vivian a few more times. "Even as a seasoned artsy young woman, I'm not nearly as sentimental as you."
"Can't you two talk a little less at a critical moment like this?" Hao Ren was the only one present who felt even slightly nervous. While keeping an eye on Lily, he explained to Vivian, "We need to keep a low profile. This area is remote, but places like this are exactly where you find plenty of bold, bored old men and women. Uncle Zhao from the east end of the street likes to bring his dog out rabbit hunting at night. Sometimes he doesn't get home until midnight.