Shen Yu's back vanished deep into the woods. I clutched the warm jade pendant, feeling a hollow ache in my chest. The night wind made me shiver, and only then did I notice that my clothes were torn in several places from the scuffle.
"The quality of these ancient clothes is really terrible," I muttered. Suddenly remembering something, I patted my chest—thankfully, the lighter in my pocket from when I time-traveled was still there.
I found a wind-sheltered rock to sit down against and snapped the lighter open. The weak flame illuminated a small patch around me.
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