People preferred to follow Heaven's timing in their daily routines. Even in such an environment, Ji Yuan had still slept for a while in the end. But after the bloody lesson at the Mountain God Temple on Niu Kui Mountain, he would never again sleep too deeply.
"Cock-a-doodle-doo~~ Cock-a-doodle-doo~~~~"
Ji Yuan woke when the first rooster crowed in the village. This should have been the first half of the fifth watch, around three in the morning in his previous life.
People of this era always had a strange mentality. Even those afraid of the dark would instinctively feel a little reassured upon hearing a rooster crow, though they knew full well dawn was still far away. Even Ji Yuan was no exception.
This was not without basis. During several conversations with the Ning'an County City God, Ji Yuan had learned quite a bit of useful basic knowledge.
Not to mention Ghost Creatures—very few were unafraid of the sun. Even demons, before they had developed to a certain level, had some minor tricks that could not bear the Power of the Sun, so they too hated daytime.
Hearing the rooster crow now, Ji Yuan relaxed considerably. Seeing that the old man in the room was still sleeping soundly, he intended to catch a little more sleep himself.
The sky outside was still dim. In a small residence at the northeastern corner of Shanghegou Village, someone yawned and rose from bed. He was a merchant staying overnight.
"Haah..."
Seeing that the others beside him were still sleeping like the dead, the man who had risen threw on an outer robe and swayed out through the door.
Roosters crowed from time to time, but after leaving the courtyard, he did not see a single person out and about. It seemed it truly was