The footsteps were stiff, lacking the lightness of a living person's gait, as though someone were walking with locked knees.
By the time Zhang Yuanqing and the others heard the footsteps, they had already reached the door.
They came very abruptly, as though their owner had no intention of giving the people inside time to react.
Had Wang Mingming returned?
Zhang Yuanqing's heart tightened, adrenaline surging. Instinctively, he opened his Inventory, preparing to take out an item and fight.
But in that split second, he changed his mind. Lowering his voice, he gave a brief warning:
"Get into bed!"
He swiftly lunged for the bed on the left while commanding Blood Rose to silently leap onto the upper bunk and lie down rigidly.
Princess Yinyao and the Palace Lord moved at the same time. The former chose the lower bunk on the right, while the latter chose Zhang Yuanqing's bed.
Her red dress drifted lightly as she slipped into Zhang Yuanqing's arms, burrowing hard against his chest. Beneath her skirt, her crystalline jade feet mischievously hooked around his leg.
A faint fragrance wafted into his nose, and he could not tell whether it was the scent of shampoo or the natural fragrance of a young woman.
She was way too good at flirting. Zhang Yuanqing thought helplessly as he slowed his breathing and pretended to be asleep.
Article Thirteen of the Employee Handbook stated:
If you hear any unusual sounds in the dormitory at night, lie in bed and pretend to sleep. Do not respond, and under no circumstances leave your bed.
With a high-level rule-based item like this, Zhang Yuanqing believed that following the rules was safer than fighting.
No matter how powerful they were, could they be stronger than a ruler-grade rule-based item?
The footsteps entered the room.