My heart hammered against my ribs the moment I stepped onto the rose-lined path, where the moonlight cast mottled shadows. It wasn’t nervousness, but an inexplicable premonition; the night felt too quiet, eerie in its stillness.
"Careful," I whispered, pushing aside the low-hanging branches ahead.
Xiaotao followed close behind me, while Pei Yuan guarded our rear. Before I could say another word, a sharp whistling sound cut through the air on our left!
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