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It seemed inconsequential, but Du Shaomu was an outsider, a mere 16-year-old boy, and that alone was enough to astound.

Night fell like a heavy drape, and the mountains loomed.

A chain of peaks, one colossal mountain stood sentinel, resembling a titanic beast crouched in slumber, its presence dominating the heavens.

In the study, the air was perfumed with the scent of ancient wood