The night was deep and still.
Inside the stone house, the bonfire crackled softly, casting a warm glow upon the walls.
Bai Wanwan lay on a soft beast pelt, yet felt no desire to sleep.
The day's events replayed in her mind like a movie.
She couldn't help but wonder: was the body's original owner abandoned by her Mother, or was there some other reason?
The thoughts chased away any hope of sleep.
She quietly rose, draped a thin beast-pelt shawl over her shoulders, pushed open the heavy wooden door, and stepped out onto the wooden platform.
The night wind, carrying the fresh scent of the Life Tree's new leaves and branches, brushed against her cheeks, slightly easing the turmoil in her heart.
She looked up at the vast night sky, a swath of inky-blue satin spangled with dazzling stars. It was a pristine, unpolluted view unique to the Beast World Continent.
'Hua Sheng.' she called out silently in her mind.
"Host, I'm here." Hua Sheng's voice immediately rang in her mind.
