Yang Guo pursed her lips. "This god of yours sticks his nose into quite a lot."
The boy shook his head. "No, that's not it. The god might descend upon the village at night and randomly grant lifespan to the villagers. But he doesn't like being watched, so if he discovers anyone deliberately waiting for him, he'll take back all the lifespan he granted that night.
"Of course, that also means he's angry."
"So, for the sake of the other villagers, we beg you all not to wander around."
Granting lifespan? Wasn't that excuse a little too far-fetched?
But having grown up in the village, the boy's trust in that "god" was already deeply rooted. Clearly, he failed to read the doubt in the Enforcement Hall disciples' eyes.
After giving them a couple more reminders, he left the courtyard where they were staying.
Once the courtyard gate closed, quiet returned to the room.
"He's just an ordinary man. Even if he wanted to stop us, he couldn't. We could simply force our way in. Why waste time staying here overnight?" Xiao Shen, an Enforcement Hall disciple, did not understand Su Jiu's actions, hence his question.
Yang Guo sat rather casually in a chair to one side, tilting her head back as she said mildly, "We could force our way in, but doing that would probably alarm everyone in this village.
"When that happens, are you going to fight these mortals?"
Xiao Shen looked somewhat abashed. "Then are we just going to stay here and do nothing?"
"Of course we aren't going to do nothing. Right now, all we need to do is wait..."
"Wait?"
"Yes. Wait for nightfall, wait for everyone to fall asleep, and wait for a chance to leave."
Su Jiu glanced at Yang Guo. *Was this