"Don't be afraid. He's only trying to scare us."
The one who had urged Bunny Heroine to run faster was Beiyou, and the one telling her not to be afraid now was also Beiyou.
He stared intently at True Person Dongshou and said solemnly, "The greatest weakness of the Taiyin Huagai Formation is that True Person Dongshou can't affect anything inside the formation. He can certainly kill anyone in the Mountain Stronghold with a single arrow, but only if he first withdraws the formation!"
"I'm not afraid either. I've been giving him chances to attack all along. I just didn't expect him to be such a gentleman as to wait until I finished searching the corpses." Bunny Heroine tried to push away Yaoshi Yuan's embrace, but Yaoshi Yuan was as steadfast as a mother hen protecting her chicks. After trying twice, she gave up and shouted toward True Person Dongshou, "Want to compete? Which is faster, your arrow, or my Return Token?"
As she spoke, Bunny Heroine glanced at Yaoshi Yuan, who gave a slight nod. The instant the Taiyin Huagai was withdrawn, she would immediately return to Thieves' Den as well. Although that would expose her as a member of Thieves' Den, there was no time to worry about such minor details anymore.
At a time like this, there could be no hesitation. She had to trust that Bunny Heroine would leave too. Any delay would betray the opportunity Bunny Heroine had fought so hard to secure.
By then, True Person Dongshou had drawn the bowstring to its limit. A rotten-wood arrow had formed automatically on the withered-wood longbow. It was crooked, thin, and fragile. Forget hitting anyone—it looked as though the bowstring alone would shatter it.
Yet the instant the rotten-wood arrow appeared, not only Yaoshi Yuan and