The story splits in two directions.
Let us rewind the clock to the wee hours and return our gaze to the dilapidated house on the outskirts of town.
It was not long after Yun Shili left with Double Xie and the motionless one that Linghu Xiang, Lin Yuancheng, Qin Feng, and Terrell decided to settle down to sleep right there.
It's not that the four of them lacked concerns, but even if they stayed awake, there was nothing to do.
They could only wait for the return of the others who had gone to the palace, and with Jinyi Guards outside on watch, they might as well seize the opportunity to sleep soundly, replenish their strength, and relax the nerves that had been taut for some time.
So, in the hour when the third watch of the night was drawing to a close, they, whether lying down or leaning, lightly or deeply, drifted off into slumber one by one.
How long they slept, nobody knows.
The rest were fine, but Lin Yuancheng... he did not rest well.
