Oh no!
The old woman hurriedly retreated when she realized her thrust had missed, still moving so fast she seemed to teleport.
This was a technique for darting and dodging within a small area, unleashing one's latent potential in a brief burst.
Zhang Hongxing never struck back. He simply followed the old woman through every twist and turn, always coming to a stop exactly one step in front of her wherever she paused.
No more, no less, neither too far nor too close.
After this repeated nearly ten times, the old woman finally stopped, exhausted.
"You... go ahead and kill me. I've already had thirty peaceful years here. That's enough for me."
The old woman closed her eyes, ready to await death.
"Don't kill Granny Shen. I'll go back with you."
The young woman from the guesthouse stepped forward, tears glistening in her eyes, seemingly ready to spill down her cheeks at any moment.
"Princess, why did you come out?"
"Granny, thirty years of freedom was enough for me. I was the one who caused all this, so let me bear the consequences alone."
"No, Princess, none of this was your fault."
"Granny."
"Hey, are you two done yet?"
Zhang Hongxing stared speechlessly at the mistress and servant acting out a tragic melodrama before him. All he had done was ask where they came from, and somehow that had led to all this.
He even suspected that if he kept listening,
the two would treat him to a scene where the servant swore to defend her princess to the death, and the princess sacrificed herself to save her loyal servant.
"My lord, please spare Granny's life. I will never forget your kindness today..."
"Is there something wrong with both your heads? I'm not interested in watching your little drama.