Hearing this, Xiang Lan'er nodded slightly. She understood.
Before long, another round of footsteps sounded outside, followed by a knock at the door.
The door opened, and the masked man in the cloak returned.
After closing the door and offering his respects, he wasted no time venting his grievances to Feng Chi. "Honored envoy, what is going on with those two on the mountain? If I keep contacting you this often, sooner or later I'll be exposed!"
He clearly could no longer contain his anger. Both Feng Chi and Xiang Lan'er were curious.
"What happened?" Feng Chi asked.
"Those two ran away, then got beaten like dead dogs and dragged back..." The cloaked Masked Man rattled off what had happened, then finished with an earnest plea. "Honored envoy, are you sure those two will follow the plan? They abandoned it and ran away just because walking without shoes hurt their feet. They killed Wei Bian in public just because he took part in the assassination attempt. What are they playing at? Isn't that a little too willful? What if they do something even more outrageous later? We're all risking our necks here. This is no way to play the game. Is it right for them to act so recklessly? If this keeps up, I couldn't cover for them even with heaven-defying abilities!"
As he grew worked up, he even forgot to disguise his voice with a rasp, exposing his real voice instead. His agitation showed just how furious he was.
Feng Chi and Xiang Lan'er were genuinely shocked too. They also wanted to know what on earth Shi Chun and his companion were doing.
After a long while, Feng Chi asked the Masked Man, "What do you suggest?"
The cloaked Masked Man sighed. "Those two really aren't suited to working