At dusk, a figure suddenly rose. His eyes were bloodshot, his face twisted, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.
Then, with a flash, he vanished from the bed.
Before long, Ming Family disciples had their hearts silently taken from them. The entire Ming Family remained as tranquil as ever, without the slightest major disturbance.
Nian Shuang, Ling Er, and Long Xing hid in the shadows, observing everything.
"Nian Shuang, dawn is almost here. Why hasn't that demon appeared yet?"
"He has already appeared."
"Huh? Where?"
Just then, a young-looking, plain-faced Ming Family disciple sneaked out of a nearby bedroom.
"Let's go. It's time to act." Nian Shuang grinned and flashed before the disciple.
"Y-you... what do you want?" Nian Shuang's sudden appearance gave him quite a fright.
"Hm, sneaking around in the middle of the night instead of sleeping. What are you doing?" Nian Shuang asked, staring directly into his eyes.
"Y-you... Hmph! Who do you think you are? What I do is none of your business!"
Nian Shuang smiled at that.
"How did the heart taste?"
"Hehe, not ba—damn it, you tricked me?" With that, the disciple struck at Nian Shuang with his palm.
The violent sounds of battle woke the others from their sleep, and they hurriedly dressed and came outside.
"What's going on?"
"Hey, isn't that Ming Xiu? Since when did that brat become so capable?"
Soon, several screams rang out, and everyone rushed toward the sound.
"Hiss... th-this..."
"Quick, quick, quick! Hurry to the inner hall and report to the family head!"
At this, a Ming Family disciple hurried toward the inner hall.
Before long, Ming Dong arrived in quick strides. He immediately shook his head and sighed. "Sigh... We were careless! That demon actually followed us back to the Ming Family."
Suddenly, he