When the horizon grew hazy with mist, the dewdrops refracted the refreshing sunlight.
Day had broken.
Cool air seeped through the cracks in the window, while the warm light made Bai Zhou lazily open his eyes. At the same time, he quietly withdrew the traces of the Ritual he had set up around the room.
Fang Xiaoxia had already gone to school. The whole place was silent. She thought the little cat was sound asleep, so she had crept around the entire time without daring to wake Bai Zhou.
But she had no idea that every one of her careful, silent movements had been seen by Bai Zhou's Mind's Eye.
The bedroom was quiet, giving Bai Zhou a chance to observe the room filled with a Maiden's presence while considering whether there was anything he could do.
The Destined One, accustomed to moving in the dead of night, felt somewhat out of place in such a cozy bedroom, with the dazzling sunlight and clear blue sky and white clouds outside the window. "The weather's nice today."
Bai Zhou nodded. "Perfect for finding one of the Major's lackeys and killing him."
"Whoosh—"
The window opened and closed again.
Bai Zhou silently leaped out the window and went looking for that "Teacher Sun" again.
But Teacher Sun still wasn't home today. Perhaps he had gone to teach his students, or perhaps he had really gone on a business trip.
Bai Zhou wasn't surprised to return empty-handed. He found an unoccupied corner and changed back into human form, wrapped the black ribbon around his wrist, made a simple disguise with his clothes, and sauntered out of the alley.
He was hungry.
Since things had come to this, he might as well eat first.
"Let me calm down and think. What does my stomach