On the way to the kitchen, there wasn't anything particularly dangerous in sight, but occasionally there were some strange shadows in certain places, clustered together and motionless.
Chen Muxue speculated that these were likely representations of women who had stayed in the forbidden area for a long time. To the young Chu Wuxin, their numbness made them seem like shadows with very little presence, possessing only the faintest shape but unable to do anything.
Arriving at the kitchen, the door was ajar, which made Chen Muxue raise her guard. Given that she had recently stabbed someone through a crack, she didn't dare to casually peek through the door gap.
The kitchen window was open. Ancient kitchens didn't have good ventilation equipment, so to prevent the cooking smoke from being too overwhelming, they would usually open the window. Considering ventilation and other factors, once the window was open, it would rarely be closed.
