That night.
The moonlight was cold and clear.
Though the evening breeze swept past, it was still hot.
Creak—
Jiang Ning pushed open the door, took off his upper garments, and climbed into bed.
Tomorrow, he would set out on his return journey.
He had been away from Dongling City for over a month, and now he was yearning to return like an arrow loosed from a bow.
A moment later.
Sleep slowly descended upon him, and Jiang Ning gradually drifted off.
Suddenly.
Jiang Ning abruptly opened his eyes.
He saw a figure vault over the window and land indoors.
Wang Qingtan?
The thought flashed through Jiang Ning's mind.
A gust of wind rushed in.
Wang Qingtan lightly leaped onto the bed and instantly burrowed into the quilt.
The next moment.
The two stared wide-eyed at each other.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Ning asked. All traces of sleepiness had vanished from his heart.
Wang Qingtan looked at Jiang Ning. She knew that sneaking through the window in the dead of night and creeping inside could not possibly go unnoticed.
Her eyes flickered mischievously, and she did not seem nervous at all.
"Sleeping together, of course!" she said matter-of-factly.
"Aren't you afraid?" Jiang Ning asked.
"Afraid of what? Afraid you'll eat me?" Wang Qingtan countered with a smile.
Then.
Hiss—
Jiang Ning sucked in a sharp breath.
Looking at Wang Qingtan, he seemed not to have expected her to be so bold.
Wang Qingtan's eyes still flickered as she gazed at Jiang Ning, but her face had flushed.
The next moment.
Jiang Ning turned over.
"I was wrong!!!"
"Being wrong won't help..."
A moment later.
The crisp cries of birds drifted in from outside, while soft, melodious moans floated out through the window.
At that moment, the bright moon was