Knock, knock, knock. Knock, knock, knock.
Uchiha Hiko and Little Woman had stayed up until late at night, so they had dozed off lightly. Still, they held on to a sliver of hope that someone would come looking for them tonight.
The sudden knocking startled them both awake. Hearing it, the two of them were beside themselves with joy.
Since they had been delayed here for too long, they had found a small house and settled down for a while. They thought it would be more convenient this way.
"Coming, coming! Please wait a moment. I'll open the door right away."
The two were so excited they hardly knew what to say. They thought someone had surely come to sign up. If it was a physician who knew martial arts, that would be even better. Even an ordinary physician who did not know martial arts would still be acceptable.
The most important thing was loyalty. Whoever joined their group had to work together with them wholeheartedly. If someone was two-faced, then even the greatest martial arts skills would be useless.
The two of them agreed deeply with this view. In a small group like this, mutual trust was the most important thing. If there was no trust, more trouble would definitely arise on the road.
Rather than that, they might as well continue traveling together as they had before. It would save more time and effort; otherwise, they would only be making trouble for themselves.
"I saw that you put up many notices on the street saying you were looking for a physician who knew martial arts to accompany you in searching for the Dragon Pearl."
The man spoke in a trembling voice. It was mostly because he lacked confidence that he spoke in such a tone.
Uchiha Hiko assumed