They passed through the city gates with surprising ease. The bright moonlight spilled across the earth, illuminating the road ahead as Fangsheng and Armand identified their direction and stepped onto the broad highway.
Though their exit from the city had been exceptionally smooth, a lingering trace of worry remained anchored at the bottom of Fangsheng's heart. This excessive ease only bred suspicion, making him feel as though he were walking through an illusory dream. It even caused him to wonder in his mind whether everything was going a bit too smoothly.
On second thought, however, Fangsheng silently scolded himself. "Why overthink it? Isn't it a good thing for everything to go smoothly?" Even as he comforted himself this way, that inexplicable unease continued to cling stubbornly to his mind.
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