The next day, in the afternoon.
"Ahh..."
?(?′0`?)?
"..."
(っ?-?)
Annie had gotten up a tiny bit early today. She was still sitting on her bed, dazed, and hadn't had a chance to decide whether to go back to sleep or get up and wash and dress when, quite abruptly, she realized that her bedroom door had been pushed open.
"!!"
!?(?''??)?
Then Jin Xiaoli, looking excited, Mo Caihuan, looking worried, and Xiao Cuier, looking both nervous and curious, all suddenly rushed in together, startling her.
"Hey!"
!(;?o?)o
"What are you doing?"
(?~?)
At the sight, Annie was almost instantly wide awake. She no longer needed to wonder what she should do; she just stared at the three of them with wide eyes and demanded angrily,
"Master!"
"Master! Master!"
"Good news! That Chen Qiaoqian from last night is awake!"
Unlike Senior Sister Mo Caihuan and her disciple Xiao Cuier, who had only dared to stand by the bed, Jin Xiaoli had thrown herself right onto it. Now she was sprawled there, excitedly telling their Master Annie (Grandmaster),
Jin Xiaoli wasn't really sure whether it was good news, but she knew her task was complete, and she'd even made a small profit.
"??"
(゜-゜)
"Chen Qiaoqian?"
(??????)
"Who's that? Do I know her?"
く(＾_?)ゝ
Looking at the three who had burst in, Annie scratched her head, then asked, somewhat bemused,
She had only just woken up, and her mind was still a blank. But out of nowhere, these three had come to her and mentioned a stranger's name, leaving her completely confused. She thought for a long time, but still couldn't remember where she'd met the person they were talking about.
"Come on!"
"Master!"
"She's the one you told us to save last night!"
"She's in the bamboo grove!"
Seeing how