Chi Wan woke up and moved her limbs, feeling as though she had been run over by a truck. She carefully pushed herself up and gently applied ointment.
After washing up, she pushed open the window.
Outside, the sky was just beginning to brighten, and only a few sanitation workers could be seen chatting as they swept the streets. Sparrows chirped and hopped cheerfully among the tree branches that were just beginning to sprout new buds, and the air was filled with a fresh, pleasant scent.
Chapter 40