"Credit where it's due, your spirit is admirable, Eldest Miss," Tales said as Shilai dragged him forward and around a main street. "But please, be realistic. There are only two of us. How are we supposed to chase him?"
"Let's get somewhere high. We'll have a better view." Shilai shook her head gravely, clearly unwilling to give up.
Somewhere high? A better view?
Tales' expression turned strange.
All right, what other choice do I have?
Soon, Shilai skillfully squeezed through a crowd of shouting peddlers, turned through a stone archway, and arrived outside a four-story building. She stomped up the exterior stairs and reached the top floor, then raised her hand without the slightest hesitation and knocked on the first door. Bang, bang, bang!
"Wait a sec—who is it?"
The moment Shilai heard the voice from inside, she turned her head and walked on, knocking on the next door.
Tales' expression changed. He anxiously glanced at the door she had knocked on, then nervously followed her. "What are you doing?"
But Shilai ignored him. She showed no awareness whatsoever that she was disturbing anyone's life. She simply walked on, knocking on door after door and receiving countless responses from male and female tenants:
"Stop knocking! The door's unlocked!"
"Oh no, it must be my husband! Quick, hide in the wardrobe!"
"Get lost!"
"If you're the landlord, tell him I'm not here! Tell him I'll definitely pay next week's rent!"
"Is that Daddy? If it is, Mommy said I can't open the door, and I can't tell you that she's playing games with Uncle Abby in the room!"
"Snore~ snore~ snore~"
"Coming, coming! Just wait a moment..."
"Grandma said I'm not allowed to open the door when she's away! The Water Corpse Ghost will come and take children!"
"Fuck! It might