C592 A False Alarm!

The night deepened.

A hundred miles from the capital, the small town lay silent. Occasionally, a dog barked, breaking the stillness. In the inn's best room, a soft light glowed from the window. Wann Shaoqing pushed open the partially closed window, and a gentle breeze made him instinctively pull his collar tighter. The night sky, dark as ink, held only a few stars