Nighttime Knocking
The Strings were caught in her mouth and sank toward the corner as she bit down.
"Ah!" Ni Tian grimaced in pain. Before she could even retreat, Xu Huo grabbed her head and slammed it hard against the floor!
The floor tiles shattered, and Ni Tian's face was cut. Furious and startled, she turned to bite his wrist, but the Strings suddenly pulled hard from behind, yanking her head back. A cold sensation then pressed against her throat!
Ni Tian threw herself backward to avoid the fatal strike, then grabbed the Strings beside her face and tried to pull them free with all her might. But the Strings crossed behind her head and wouldn't come out so easily; she was hauled upright.
"Ugh!" A punch to the stomach made Ni Tian spit blood. She braced the Strings with both hands and shouted, "Help! He's killing me!"
Xu Huo plunged the dagger into her open mouth.
"Uh... uh..." Sweat beaded on Ni Tian's forehead. She stared at the dagger's handle, forcing her mouth to stay open as she mumbled, "Don't kill me..."
"Knock, knock, knock!" Someone rapped on the door outside. Xu Huo immediately went to it. When he heard Xie Man's voice, he quickly opened the door.
"Can you two keep it down..." Xie Man hadn't finished speaking when Xu Huo opened the door. She couldn't help taking a step back and glancing inside, then said, "Please think about how the people next door feel."
Xu Huo glanced at Gao Jun's closed door on the right, then looked back at her. "Sorry. I have violent tendencies."
At that moment, Ni Tian hit the floor with a thud.
Xie Man stared at Xu Huo for a moment, muttered, "Psycho," and turned to leave. But instead of going back to