(PS: My writing is limited. For a period of time, I can only focus on the storyline of one female lead and can't give equal attention to all sides.)
That night, Tang Ya sat in the courtyard of Homecoming Cottage for a long time.
She did not say much more. She simply sat quietly on the stone bench, occasionally looking up at the moon, occasionally looking down at their clasped hands.
Only when the night breeze grew cold and the moonlight shifted did she rise to her feet and softly say, "See you tomorrow, Teacher Huo," before turning and walking out through the courtyard gate.
Her figure looked somewhat slender beneath the moonlight, yet her steps were far firmer than when she had arrived, like someone who had finally found her direction and would no longer lose her way so easily.
Huo Chen did as he promised.
Early the next morning, when the sky had only just begun to brighten, he arrived at Tang Ya's temporary lodging.
Tang Ya was already prepared. She had changed into a fitted black outfit, tied her dark brown hair into a neat ponytail, and fastened a short sword at her waist.
There were faint shadows beneath her eyes; clearly, she had not slept well the night before. Yet her gaze was unusually clear, filled with a resolve tempered over an entire sleepless night.
"Ready?" Huo Chen stood at the door, looking at her.
"Ready." Tang Ya's voice was calm and resolute.
Huo Chen did not ask anything further. He nodded and held out his hand.
Tang Ya did not hesitate. She stepped forward and took his hand. Her fingers were still somewhat cold, but that coldness no longer held any tremor.
A spatial rift opened before them, and the two stepped into it.
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