Night had fallen. Qingzhou Village grew quiet. The night breeze wandered through the front and back of the village houses, occasionally brushing against the flower leaves dormant in the corners, producing a series of intertwined, rustling sounds.
Qingzhou Courtyard was completely still, with dots of light flickering here and there. It was already late at night, yet several rooms in the villa were still illuminated. Those on night duty each shouldered their responsibilities, following their routine paths to patrol back and forth as usual. Their figures were invariably stretched long by the lights, extending from a narrow corner all the way to another flat patch of grass.
Among these shadows, a dark figure suddenly blended in, having scaled the courtyard wall from the outside. The figure lurked about, now hiding in a flowerbed, now behind a tree, now crouching against the base of a wall, before finally making his way to the second floor and concealing himself outside the window of a brightly lit room.
Chapter 505