Outside Qiucheng, near a certain forest, a carriage was parked beside a towering tree. An old man was leaning against the trunk, fast asleep, while inside the carriage, Jian Xin and her companions had already fallen fast asleep.
After the group left Qiucheng, Wen Yun had intended to find a small inn or a rural village to rest for the night.However, the Qiupo Courtyard had reacted quickly, sending people to search for them everywhere and even posting wanted notices with a bounty on their heads. With no other choice, they had to abandon their original plan and head into the vast forest mentioned by Lan Zhang. By the time they reached the forest, the bright moon was already high in the sky. Everyone except Liang Yu, Qiushu, and Qiu Ji had long since exhausted themselves into a deep sleep. The remaining three had no intention of eating, nor did they plan on sleeping.
Qiushu's eyes remained fixed on Qiu Ji, filled with intense resentment and anger, and Qiu Ji wore an expression of equal fury. Liang Yu's gaze, meanwhile, was fixed entirely on Jian Xin, terrified that she might not wake up. But when she listened closely, she heard Jian Xin's faint snoring, and the stone in her heart finally dropped. Immediately afterward, she felt both embarrassed and enraged, punching Jian Xin several times. Seeing that Jian Xin showed no reaction, she grew even more annoyed, relentlessly plotting in her mind how she would properly exact revenge on Jian Xin!
Chapter 155