Not far from the Empress's bedchamber.
Jing Luo had been frightened by a sudden wave of battle cries into diving headfirst into a thicket of bushes, where he cowered, not daring to poke his head out for a long time.
Only when the surrounding area grew quiet save for the chirping of insects and birds did he cautiously extend a branch first. Seeing no reaction, he scrambled out, tumbling and crawling all at once.
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