By one in the morning, the silent bedroom echoed only with the steady breathing of two people. Suddenly, Lewan woke up and glanced at the clock beside her. The time was right—one o'clock sharp. She gently patted Fangsheng, who was sleeping like a log next to her. He bolted awake, looked at Lewan with a dazed expression, and then snapped back to reality.
"Time's up, let's go." Fangsheng got out of bed and began donning his armor, while Lewan slipped into a long robe and draped a cloak over herself to conceal her appearance.
Leaving via the balcony as usual, the two walked through the cold streets of the winter night. The weather was fine tonight; no dark clouds blocked the moonlight, and there was no snow.
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