Bai Erfu huddled in a corner of Heaven No. 1, feeling utterly at a loss for the second time in her life.
One incense stick earlier.
She had left the room occupied by those tiresome men and, passing the little one's room, stepped inside as though possessed.
The moment she entered, she heard something pierce the silk-cotton paper by the door. Before she could inwardly denounce such a tired old plot, someone slowly walked to the bedside and said in a low voice, "Come out."
Bai Erfu's heart tightened.
What a formidable expert!
This was the first time anyone had detected her the instant she slipped into a room!
Without hesitating, Bai Erfu darted out of hiding.
Almost simultaneously, someone pushed the door open from outside.
Bai Erfu, who had been bluffed out by that single "Come out," stared at the scar-faced man. Both looked as though they had toothaches.
They turned toward the bald man standing beside the bed and demanded in unison, "Who were you telling to come out just now?!"
Only then did they get a clear look at the room.
The four grown men beside the bed each held a piece of coarse cloth. Before the door opened, they had still been in the middle of wiping their weapons.
Seeing their gazes turn toward him, the bald man beside the bed even gave them a courteous nod. "Have you all come to throw your lives away?"
Bai Erfu: "..."
The scar-faced man: "..."
Have you no shame?!
Most of their men had been dispatched outside to surround and attack the larger group today. Fewer than ten followed the scar-faced man, but he still thought nothing of the few people inside.
With a savage grin, he slowly walked in.
The soundly sleeping little one woke just then.