Linghu Xiang, who shared the outdoor "horse watch" with Sun Yixie, was the first to wake up... He was naturally timid and plagued by nightmares even in his sleep. Now, as he opened his eyes amidst the pitch darkness, listening to the faint bell sounds in the distance, he found himself at first unable to distinguish whether he was truly awake or still in a dream.
"Brother Sun... Brother Sun..." Linghu Xiang fumbled in the dark, attempting to push Sun Yixie's shoulder to wake him, but instead, he accidentally touched Sun Yixie's buttocks. He didn't care that he had touched the wrong place; he just kept pushing and softly calling out to Sun Yixie.
"Ugh..." Sun Yixie, deeply asleep, was slightly irritable at being woken, and responded with, "...fuck... why are you grabbing my ass?"
"Shh—Brother Sun, listen, is that the sound of bells over there?" Linghu Xiang whispered urgently.
Sun Yixie, hearing this, fell silent and immediately perked up his ears to listen.
