Chapter 1006: Encountering a Ghost at Midnight

Chapter 1006

Today's resting place for everyone was supposed to be the ancestral hall in the village, which remained standing in the very center of the village even as the war had caused its inhabitants to die, flee, or be displaced.

In the courtyard, a bonfire was lit, and the stove there was used to cook the dry rations they carried with them. Now was the season when birds and beasts were plump, and Liu Facai, after a stroll outside, brought back several fat wild hares.

For Cheng Dalei, such days were routine, and neither Liu Facai nor Xu Shenji, both from humble beginnings, found anything amiss. Only Diao Chan appeared somewhat weary; she was a peerless beauty, destined to be pampered and raised with care, unable to understand why Cheng Dalei would choose to suffer hardships when he could be living comfortably.

As for the people tailing them, Cheng Dalei had already sensed their presence upon leaving Chang'an City.