The setting sun sank completely below the horizon, and the final streak of gold vanished into the edge of the sky. The clouds along the horizon were tinted by the lingering glow, their edges glowing with a golden-red hue.
The temperature in the air plunged instantly, as if dropping into a deep freeze. Though there was neither wind nor snow, presenting an image of mild tranquility, it made Guan Huizhi feel as though she were trapped in the midst of a howling blizzard. The bone-chilling cold drained the color from her face, leaving it white again and again.
Her black pupils dilated and contracted, contracted and dilated, filled with both terror and disbelief.
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