(￣︶￣) The Night on the Boat (Part Three)
Knock—
Knock! Knock!
Knock—
Knock! Knock!
Yue Lingshan stood outside the door of a main cabin on the second deck of the large boat. She raised her fingers and tapped twice, then repeated the Huashan Sect's secret knock: one long knock followed by two short ones.
The sound was neither too loud nor too soft. It was just enough for the people inside the cabin to hear, without alarming any ill-intentioned thieves who might be lurking in the distance.
"..."
"..."
Just as Yue Lingshan expected, the sound soon woke the two people sleeping inside. She could hear the bed creak, followed by the rustling of someone sitting up as their quilt slipped off.
A moment later, her father Yue Buqun's low, imposing voice came from within.
"Who's outside?"
As a top-tier martial artist, Yue Buqun had obviously woken at once and recognized the Huashan Sect's particular signal. He knew someone from their sect was outside, so he wasn't overly alarmed.
"Father, it's me."
At once, Yue Lingshan lowered her voice and answered.
"..."
"..."
When he heard it was his daughter, there was a brief silence behind the door. Then came another rustle, as if someone had thrown off the quilt, sat up, and begun putting on his shoes.
Only then did Yue Buqun's voice sound a little more alert.
"Shan'er..."
"What happened?"
Yue Buqun wasn't a fool. He knew his daughter wouldn't quietly wake him in the middle of the night without good reason.
"Father!"
"Senior Brother noticed that the insects and frogs around us suddenly went quiet. There may be thieves nearby, so he sent me to warn you and tell you to get up at once."
Yue Lingshan pursed her lips and spoke quickly in a hushed voice.