Chapter 613: One Night Until Judgment
The vessel was smaller than Leon expected—twelve paces from bow to stern, with a low cabin and an open rear deck. Its pale wooden hull had been grown as one piece rather than joined. Qingyue touched the jade plate in the forward rail, the deck came alive, and Moonfall fell away.
Yanning stood in the courtyard below with one hand raised. Shen Baoyuan had gone inside, since a family being watched does not stand about staring at the sky.
Leon promised nobody he would return soon. The Shens had time, information, stronger walls, and their own competence. A promise made from a sect he had not entered would have meant little.
