After traversing the mortal world, where lantern lights merged into a sea of action, by the time they returned to the little hut, night had deepened. The fading light cast a dusky hue upon the firmament, the celestial canopy draped as if by a curtain.
Beyond the layered clouds and mountainous folds of this curtain lay a cool, dilute lunar light that poured through the gossamer veil of cloud splits.
Tian Liuli stood poised at the interplay of light and shadow in the courtyard, gazing at the bamboo pergola that, though verdant and elegant by day, now bore a tinge of ink-like dark, giving it an eerie edge against the dark backdrop.
The Green Crow perched on a branch, its eyes reflecting the obscure moonlight, casting a strange glow as it mirrored the world around it.
"Is something wrong?"
Xu Yuan's gaze fell upon the two crows.
Hearing his inquiry, Tian Liuli came back to her senses, her eyes as if looking through the veil of lifetimes past.
"It's nothing."