Chapter 541: Put on the Red Dress, Lift Up the Good Man

The moon was bright, the stars scarce.

Osmanthus Village was steeped in silence.

Every household's doors and windows were tightly shut; the night sky was scattered with white blossoms blowing in the wind. The village pathways were deserted; no birds sang, no animals called, silence reigned. What had been a bustling village by day now seemed akin to a land of death.

The village was surrounded by mountains on all sides and faced south.

The North Mountain rose high, continuing into a mountain range, while the South Mountain was lower with a river ditch three zhang wide at its base.

All around was quiet.

Suddenly, a black cat walked into the village from the direction of the river ditch—it seemed to have just been crouching by the river drinking water or perhaps had come from within it.

The cat's black fur almost blended into the night; only the moonlight outlined its silhouette.

The cat looked around curiously, as if everything intrigued it.