He imitated Yin Chao's tone from just a moment ago, only to leave him too embarrassed to speak.
With a crack, someone kicked the door open.
Midnight's gaze sharpened. That look only appeared when he encountered a monster he wanted to kill.
Standing in the doorway, Lord Yin was caught off guard as his eyes met the young man's inside.
Even after years on the battlefield, even after seeing mountains of corpses and seas of blood,
he had never felt anything like this.
It was as though the man before him was a god of slaughter who could hold off ten thousand men single-handedly.
Midnight held Yin Chao against his chest. Through the loose black hair, all that could be seen of the man in his arms was a pale arm and a sliver of exposed waist.
"Get out!"
Midnight roared.
Frightened, Lord Yin hurriedly shut the door. Drenched in sweat, he turned to the two women by the railing.
"Why didn't you tell me someone was inside?"
Qing He said quietly, "I did... I told you another guest was using the room today..."
"But you never said anyone was in there!"
Lord Yin bristled like an unreasonable child.
With a flick of his sleeves, he left Yao Cai House.
Once he was gone, Qing He patted the door and called to those inside, "Young Master Yin! Lord Yin has left!"
Only after a while did Yin Chao's muffled voice come from inside.
"Mm... you... you two should leave for now... I'm a little tired..."
Qing He hastily agreed. She had no desire to stay with Xiao Xiao.
Something about Xiao Xiao felt strange now. She wasn't sure whether it was her own guilty conscience over selling information about her, or something else.
Qing He hugged the Golden Sycee to