Gao Yang, Zhang Wei, Nainai, and Chen Ying buried Sha Ye and Herb Snail in the maple forest in the back of the mansion. Winter saw the fallen leaves forming a decaying blanket on the ground, and the bare branches divided the night sky like grids.0

In addition to Sha Ye and Herb Snail, they had lost Lithe Snake, Gray Bear, Little Tian, Chestnut, Empty Life, Shuang Shuang, Buzhou, and Wild Range.1

Among them, Lithe Snake, Gray Bear, Little Tian, Empty Life, and Chestnut didn’t even leave a body to be buried, while Shuang Shuang, Buzhou, and Wild Range left only body parts. They had to abandon them in the ruins of the Starcatching Pavilion.0

In silence, the four dug into the ground with shovels. Shuang Shuang and Buzhou shared a burial mound. And among the nine burial sites,...0