"You didn't actually fail to contact him, did you?" Seeing the Fatui remain silent, Paimon continued. Her words made his body stiffen at once.
"You're not a rookie, are you?" Seeing that the Fatui still said nothing, Paimon helplessly spread her hands. They had encountered quite a few Fatui along the way, but this was the first time they had met one like him. Fortunately, he wore a black mask that hid his expression; otherwise, it surely would have been quite a sight.
"Hmph." The Fatui suddenly snorted and turned to leave. Since he had targeted the wrong person and could not defeat them, staying here just to be mocked was pointless. Not only Paimon, Shen Fei, and Lumine, but even the two middle-aged men were looking at him strangely.
"Stop." Lumine called out to the Fatui who was about to leave.
"What else do you want?" The Fatui stopped, turned around, and asked.
"Did you forget something?" Lumine said in a low voice.
"Hm?" The Fatui stared directly at Lumine. Though he did not speak, the others understood what he meant.
"You got the wrong person while collecting a debt. Shouldn't you apologize and compensate him?" Lumine said sternly.
"Apologize? Compensate?" The Fatui's voice involuntarily rose.
"Forget it. There's no need. You can go; my injuries aren't that serious." The injured middle-aged man suddenly spoke. That was the truth. Though he looked rather pitiful, his injuries were not severe. After all, the Fatui had come to collect a debt, not kill anyone. Killing the debtor might feel satisfying, but recovering the money afterward would become difficult.
"Hmph." The Fatui snorted and turned away, leaving directly. This time, no one stopped him.
"Wasn't that letting him off too easily?" Paimon could not help saying as she watched the Fatui's retreating