That night, Bao Xiaoqin did not return to the inn.
After hearing Wang Xian's words, Du Yulin spent the longest night of her life...
For ten years, revenge had been the only thing in her heart, as though it had been carved into her bones, tormenting her day and night.
She had never imagined that one day, she would actually be able to leave the Demon Realm alive.
That night, she tossed and turned. Her parents' faces kept surfacing in her mind, only to be replaced again and again by the mysterious path to the outside world that Wang Xian had spoken of.
Before dawn broke, she finally could not hold on any longer and fell into an uneasy sleep.
Yet less than half an hour later, she jolted awake again, drenched in cold sweat.
The morning sunlight streamed through the window lattice, falling upon her pale face.
Wang Xian pushed open the door and entered the courtyard. He saw Du Yulin sitting on the threshold, her arms wrapped around her knees as she stared blankly at the ground, looking utterly lost.
Wang Xian shook his head and walked over.
"Innkeeper, the world outside is vast. There's no need for you to cling to Sunset City." His tone was calm, but there was a trace of concern in it.
Du Yulin raised her head, her eyes slightly red, and gave a bitter laugh. "Don't talk about me... I'm afraid you don't understand. If word of this gets out, how many people would go mad over it? Even the City Lord himself might come to kill me!"
As she spoke, her voice gradually lowered. She seemed to fall into a dream, feeling that everything before her was far too unreal.
Because her parents had never mentioned this matter to her when