Zhao Douan received the Empress's affirmative reply and left satisfied with the lantern in hand.
After sending off the "Future Emperor's Consort," Xu Zhenguan did not return to the bedchamber but instead went back to the fourth floor of the old building.
She planned to visualize once again, to confirm whether she would undergo any new changes upon entering the "Human World" now.
The night was tranquil. The White-clothed Empress placed the fiery red lantern on the floor, sat cross-legged on a cushion, and entered meditation.
A steady stream of air exhaled through her delicate nose.
In a daze, Xu Zhenguan also felt a familiar sense of weightlessness, as if falling from a high altitude into another world.
Meanwhile, in the modern metropolis where Zhao Douan had lived in his past life, at the same time in the early hours.
In a bustling city, a suddenly appeared young woman in her twenties, curled up asleep on a bench in a civic park.
