Yu Xiaogang's Scheme Doomed Shrek

Xiao Wu had no choice but to patter back downstairs.

Pinching her nose shut with a clip, she attacked the mess with a mop and bucket.

Qing Lin happened to pass by and hurried over.

"Sister Xiao Wu, why don't you let me do it?"

"No. This is my job. Go back and take good care of your young master."

Xiao Wu glanced back as she spoke, then scrubbed even harder.

After a moment's hesitation, Qing Lin picked up a rag, crouched beside the counter, and quietly wiped away the splattered grime.

Dugu Yan planted her hands on her hips and shot Dugu Bo a fierce look.

He gave a small cough.

Next time anyone caused trouble in the Trading House, he decided, he would throw them outside before killing them.

Otherwise, he was bound to get scolded.

Meanwhile,

at a shabby guesthouse tucked away in a remote corner of Heaven Dou City,

it was something of a miracle that Flender had found the place at all...

He paced back and forth, frowning, with a nagging sense that something was wrong.

Every so often, he looked toward the courtyard gate.

A few scattered pedestrians passed by, but no familiar faces appeared.

"Xiao Ao, how long have Xiao Gang and the others been gone?"

Oscar glanced at the pile of incense ash on the table, then up at the sun.

"Dean, almost four hours."

Flender stopped short.

"Something's wrong."

He muttered it under his breath.

Even with delays on the road, they should have been back by now.

The marks he had left were obvious enough. They couldn't have failed to find this place.

Could something have happened?

Flender's expression changed. He turned to Oscar and Ma Hongjun.

"Stay here. Don't go wandering off. I'll look for them and be