Xu Tong and his companions had certainly not expected something like this to happen while they were staying here.
In any case, these people were not their targets this time. After finishing their meal, they each returned to their rooms.
Geng Shu remained somewhat wary. "Brother Xu, I think we should stay on our guard today. Otherwise, these people might leap over the wall like cornered dogs after failing to get anything out of us."
Her suspicions were not unfounded. Xu Tong said, "Don't worry. I have this under control. Get a good night's sleep tonight, and don't worry about anything else."
"I'll handle everything here. I'll make sure you're safe. Nothing will happen to you right under my nose."
With that assurance from Xu Tong, Geng Shu felt a little more at ease, though she still did not sleep very soundly that night.
Fortunately, those people were clever enough. Since they had decided not to act this time, they would stick to that decision.
After the night passed and they got up the next morning, those people had actually prepared breakfast for them.
Their original plan had been to send Xu Tong and his companions on their way as soon as they finished eating, so they would stop getting in the way of their business.
Xu Tong glanced over the food and said, "I tried your cooking yesterday. It was actually quite good."
Though these people were hardly good people, there was no deep-seated hatred between them. Besides, no one in this world disliked being praised.
After Xu Tong spoke, the man responsible for the cooking said, "I won't make any other claims, but my cooking certainly passes muster."
"Everyone who's eaten my food has praised it. Since you like it, help yourselves to more."
Xu Tong said, "You