The night descended quickly in the forest. The crimson glow of the battlefield sky dimmed, replaced by a heavy darkness that pressed in from all directions. Their campfire flickered against the towering trunks, shadows stretching unnaturally long.
"It's too quiet," Chu Hao muttered, tightening his grip on his sword.
Even though he likes to act like a buffoon most of the time especially to amuse his sister, he had also been a soldier and could tell that the forest being so quiet was unnatural.
Chu Miao looked beyond the barrier she had set and agreed with her brother.
"I agree with you. This place it too eerie. This silence definitely doesn't represent safety, so all of you should stay sharp and don't let your guard down."
"Let's guard in shifts instead of all of us staying awake. We haven't rested much over the last month since we had been cultivating non-stop.
