"That's right... a few days. Perhaps later today, perhaps tomorrow."
"In any case, it'll be within these next few days."
"We've already shown up. Would we still go back on our word?"
"If we really meant to go back on our word, would we need to draw your attention?"
Tian Bufan's voice slowly spread.
Before that voice could reply, however, Lin Yi began to have some thoughts, and those thoughts rippled through his heart.
What did Young Master Tian... mean by that?
"Within these next few days," "perhaps later today, perhaps tomorrow"...
And what promise would they be "going back on"?
Why hadn't any of this been mentioned in the plan?
Could our operation have an extra "side quest"?
As Lin Yi pondered, he heard the voice continue: [All right... I believe you... I've actually always believed you... You should know that, right?]
"Yes, of course," Tian Bufan said. "But we still have some things to take care of, so we need to leave."
[All right, then... do you want to take that thing now?]
"Keep it for now... You need it more than we do at the moment," Tian Bufan said. "But we do need to borrow something else from you..."
[What do you want? Just ask.]
"You caused quite a disturbance just now. If we leave like this, the Night Watchman will definitely notice us."
[The Night Watchman... Those fellows certainly are loyal... You have a point, though. So you want me to cover you with my aura?]
"That's right. Ideally, you could pluck out a piece of bone for me. I'm not asking for much, just a section of spine below the ribs," Tian Bufan said.
[You really don't stand on ceremony.]
"It's not much use to you anyway, is it?"
[I feel you're plotting something big...