The night's color stretched languidly, and the moonlight, like water, spilled over the land.
In front of the second-floor window of a three-story building, Ishikawa Shizuka, dressed in black and holding a dog in her arms, peered through binoculars and looked towards the village entrance, where Yang Fan leaned against a car.
Behind her stood Yamamoto Ikki and Cao Yujie.
"Yamamoto, we can move now." Having said that, she placed the binoculars on the windowsill and turned to Cao Yujie: "Your task is to watch over Ling Feng. Should anything go awry, I will hold only you accountable."
Yamamoto Ikki left, and Cao Yujie nodded repeatedly before he too left.
The room went quiet, and the dog lay still in her arms, as if sleeping.
She took out her phone and dialed a number. After a while, a voice came through: "Stop wasting time, I've brought the Seven Stars Treasure Sword, and I came alone."
