The light in the darkness came from a lantern.
The beige-colored rice paper served as its skin supported by a four-layer framework, with the candle affixed in the middle, contributing a touch of brightness to the darkness.
It also illuminated the large "Nothingness" character on the paper.
The "Nothingness" character, written with a brush under the candlelight, was particularly noticeable and attracted attention.
Hui Lijing was drawn by this character.
Yet, Hui Lijing's scream was not because of this character.
It was because of the hand and the person she saw along the thin bamboo pole lifting the lantern.
The bamboo pole had already turned yellow-green, with yellow dominating most of it, and a hint of green at the joints being revealed through the gaps of a pale hand.
Apart from the color, the hand was undistinguishable from an ordinary person's.
Neither elongated nor sturdy.
Just like an ordinary person.
Just like the half of the face revealed under the candlelight.
