C74 The Punishment for Failure

Days blended into nights, with the ebb and flow of light marking time's elusive passage.

The night sky held dominion, its moon casting a spectral beauty. In the quietude, only the crescent moon in the windowpane stood still. Xu Qian curled up in the corner, staring at the silver luminescence outside, her soul steeped in a profound silence.

It seemed that her life had halted on that day