Let's Get Out of Here, Fast (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

"About... that eunuch thing."

"Oh, that..."

Still half asleep, I squinted and glanced down.

"It's fine... don't worry. I don't mind traveling with a eunuch."

"Good night!"

Bai Chi pulled the blanket around himself, turned onto his side, and went to sleep.

For fuck's sake. Waking me up in the middle of the night for this? One more word and I really will castrate you!

With that thought, I was about to go back to sleep when a strange sound in the distance caught my attention.

"Mmm..."

I opened my eyes and looked around. There was nothing there. The moon hung high overhead, and the night sky was full of stars.

Did I imagine it?

I blinked, then lay back down. The next second, the sound came again. It was still faint,

so faint that even the sound of the waves almost drowned it

out. I opened my eyes again and looked around.

"Who's there?"

Better Get Out of Here (Monthly Ticket Bonus Chapter)

I waited a while, but heard nothing else. After a moment's hesitation, I sat up and looked down at Bai Chi beneath my bed. He was still

fast asleep.

I glanced out the window again, closed my eyes, and listened carefully.

"Ah..."

There really was a sound!

And it sounded like... a moan of pain?

After a moment's hesitation, I strapped on the tactical harness beside the bed and took my weapons. This was an unfamiliar place, after all. Keeping my

weapons close was a given.

I climbed straight out the window instead of using the door. When I landed, I kept my footsteps as quiet

as possible. Waves crashed

against the beach, while the stars and moon lit up the earth.

I looked around. It was quiet, and no one was there. But when I