The woman continued, "I think this person is highly perceptive and acts in a thoughtful and careful manner. Take these tunnels as an example; I guess that aside from the ones we’ve discovered so far, there must be many more hiding places within the Golden Triangle. It seems this person had long prepared an escape route for himself."
At this moment, the kitten pushed against Liang Haoming’s big hand with its tiny paws, seemingly unwilling to have its mouth covered. Dong Huiying’s heart skipped a beat, and at the same time, the two middle-aged women suddenly shouted harshly, "Who’s there, sneaking around?!"
The women had heavy accents; they were from The Outside. One of them quickly drew a blade with a swoosh and watched the direction of the sound alertly.
Dong Huiying narrowed her eyes slightly. She gently pushed Liang Haoming away and saw that although his face was expressionless, his eyes looked quite at a loss, and from time to time, he glanced at the troublemaking kitten.
Dong Huiying took a deep breath and then staggered forward as if she was terrified. Haoming wanted to pull her back, but she gestured with a small wave of her hand, signaling Haoming to keep his calm. As she picked up the kitten and stepped out of hiding with a pitiful look, the two sturdy women from The Outside were momentarily taken aback. They saw a young girl with an innocent and naive appearance, her eyes fearful and reddened as if she had just been bullied, her expression on the verge of tears. Moreover, when she saw the Bone Knives in their hands, she trembled like a leaf, looking utterly frightened.
"I, I, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, Black Hair, Black Hair wasn’t behaving... it escaped from home, I... I came looking for Black Hair!"
She lifted the kitten in her arms, and when the stern gaze of the female warriors swept over her, she couldn’t help but shrink her neck, the very picture of timidity.
One of them asked, "What did you hear?"
Shaking her head, she stuttered, "Nothing, no... I didn’t hear anything, nothing at all... Sir, please let me go, I really didn’t mean to, truly!" She was close to tears, her short legs churning as she stepped back rapidly.
Seeing that she seemed to want to run, one of the women dashed toward her swiftly.
The adversary was just a young girl, looking to be around twelve or thirteen years old and obviously too insignificant to be a threat, and with her meek demeanor, the woman did not take her seriously.
However, just as she reached out to grab the girl, there was a sudden "crack" sound. The seemingly harmless and pitifully small girl, like a defenseless little animal, made a brutal move. She dislocated one of the woman’s arms and knocked her unconscious with a chop of her hand.
"You—!!" The companion of the subdued warrior realized their mistake and was about to roar in anger, but with a whoosh, the young girl threw a Bone Knife. The blade flew swiftly; by the time the other warrior tried to dodge, it was too late. With a thud, the Bone Knife pierced her abdomen.
Dong Huiying called softly, and Liang Haoming immediately rushed towards the wounded woman. Imitating his wife’s movements, he used a chop of his hand to knock her out. Feet could be heard approaching from not far away, and Dong Huiying quickly signaled with her eyes. The two each carried a woman and quickly left the area.
Of course, before leaving, Haoming didn’t forget to scoop up the meowing kitten and tuck it into his embrace.