A short while later, the girl's long lashes fluttered gently as she lay on the wooden bed, and she slowly began to open her eyes.
Her head still swam with waves of grogginess. She looked around blankly, taking in an unfamiliar scene that was nothing like her own bedchamber. The strange surroundings instantly made every hair on her body stand on end, and fragmented memories of someone bursting through her window before she lost consciousness flooded her mind.
"I... where am I?!"
The girl abruptly pushed herself upright, her expression terrified and her pretty face deathly pale. Instinctively, she tried to summon her muscle refinement realm cultivation, intending to get up and fight back. Looking around, she immediately recognized the White Ram Gang's leader in his night-traveling clothes, along with the unfamiliar black-clad man beside him, whose face wore a sinister expression.
An overwhelming wave of terror swept through her heart.
"It's you! What are you going to do?!" Her voice trembled with fear and anger. Clenching her fists, she tried to rise, break past the two men, and flee outside.
But she had only just stood up when the Flower Thief blurred into motion, suddenly closing in like a ghost and giving her no chance to cry out. A cold, powerful hand wrapped directly around her slender waist, pinning her body with tremendous force. No matter how fiercely she struggled, twisted, and resisted, she could not break free in the slightest.
"Let go of me! Let go!" The girl writhed desperately and shouted sharply, her eyes already reddening.
The Flower Thief remained expressionless, utterly ignoring her resistance. His figure flashed, and he carried the girl into the deep, gloomy Secret Chamber behind him.
The White Ram Gang's leader remained where he stood, silently lowering his head, not daring to