Hazy moonlight, drifting white mist, and a night breeze with a faint chill.
At the upturned eaves of the eastern side room in the small courtyard, Tan Cai'er leaned back against the red tiles of the roof ridge, a pearl chain wound around her hand as she folded her arms and gazed up at the sky.
A short jacket, long skirt, high waist, and delicate shoes perfectly accentuated the girl's graceful, curvaceous figure.
Her snow-white skin shimmered beneath the hazy moonlight, faintly seeming even brighter and more translucent than the moon itself.
Paired with her exquisitely perfect features and alluring, charming temperament, she truly possessed the beauty of a peerless woman capable of toppling kingdoms and cities.
She gazed at the sky not out of affectation, nor because the heart of an artistic young girl had stirred, but because everything that had happened tonight had so greatly exceeded her expectations that, with her thoughts in turmoil, she could not sleep. So she had climbed onto the roof to calm herself alone.
Besides the bright moon, starry sky, and the pale, gentle mist rising with the dampness, the scattered lights and scenery of Lu Family Manor also made for a rare sight.
Just as Tan Cai'er emptied her mind and lost herself in the dreamy nightscape, her delicate body suddenly trembled. Her once-relaxed body tightened, and while her lovely, captivating eyes seemed to drift, they flashed with a sharpness capable of piercing through a person.
Someone had sealed her acupoints, and she had no idea what kind of person had struck at her from the shadows. Nor could she sense any information whatsoever about the other party.
Someone had actually sealed her acupoints without her knowing or feeling a thing, and none of the three methods she knew for breaking, releasing,