In the courtyard.
By now, the sky had completely darkened.
Only the crimson clouds on the distant horizon, stained by the afterglow of the setting sun, provided any light.
Jiang Ning sheathed his saber and stood still.
"Let's eat!" he said to Lü Yi, who had been waiting in a corner of the courtyard for quite some time.
Though he had been meditating with his eyes closed just now, he had still kept his senses trained on the outside world.
He knew Spring Breeze Tower had already delivered dinner.
Now that he had finished his brief test, he was in no hurry.
Dinner came first. If he waited any longer, the dishes would go cold.
"Yes, Young Master!" Lü Yi nodded repeatedly.
A moment later.
After eating and drinking his fill, Jiang Ning returned to the courtyard.
The candlelight from inside cast a little illumination over the dim courtyard.
To the west beneath the night sky, a bright crescent moon slowly rose as well.
When the evening breeze blew in, it carried a wave of heat with it.
"It's June already!" Jiang Ning sighed.
In June, the fire star flowed westward.
The temperature had clearly been rising day by day lately.
Even now, with the blazing sun having sunk behind the mountain ridge, the air remained thick with oppressive heat, and even the wind that blew was warm.
Jiang Ning stood in the courtyard and looked toward Luoshui County.
For a moment, he thought of how he had come to this world nearly a year ago, and his heart filled with countless emotions.
After a long while.
He clenched his fist, and a smile could not help appearing on his face.
The several decades of ordinary life in his previous world, added together, did not feel as wonderful as this