Rustle rustle...
Swish swish swish...
The October autumn rain pounded on the old windows, and the fierce wind swept through the courtyard's phoenix tree, causing withered leaves to fly around. The air carried threads of cold, telling people that winter was almost here.
In the bedroom, a rich medicinal scent filled the room, mixed with the aroma of burning incense. This was a country that couldn't live without incense; almost everywhere the scent could be smelled.
"Uhh..."
A weak voice echoed, and the girl wrapped in the quilt furrowed her slender brows. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly under the dim candlelight, and she slowly opened her eyes.
The world spun, her body was powerless, and her mind was fuzzy. It was like she had slept for a long time and suddenly woke with a sense of fatigue.
