Cai Wei snorted, her lips curling into a cold smile. It seemed he was bent on seeking his own death. She pursed her lips, just about to call out ’collect’, when suddenly a man’s voice in Liaodan dialect rang out from outside.
The man said something she couldn’t comprehend in the Liaodan language. Saknu, who was disrobing, halted immediately, his movements coming to a standstill. He glanced at her with an unclear gaze, picked up the robe from the ground, put it on, and left.
Cai Wei breathed a sigh of relief, slid off the couch, and tiptoed to the window. She cracked open the window and peered outside.
However, there was nothing to see outside. It was unclear where that Liaodan savage had gone. Cai Wei, concerned about her parents, had no emotional energy to pursue his whereabouts. Taking advantage of no one present, she quickly opened the door and ran towards the backyard where her family lived.
Thankfully, her parents and siblings were safe and sound and weren’t even aware that Saknu had settled at this inn.
Upon Cai Wei’s arrival, her parents were sitting with Fei’er and Wen’er, watching the two play chess, while Wu’er with his short legs was running back and forth on the ground.
Meeting Cai Wei’s return, Lady Du, glanced outside at the daylight, voiced her displeasure, "Wei’er, it’s not that I am criticizing you, but you spend the whole day outside without considering your parents. Besides, our family had just refused a marriage proposal from Young Master Huo. Yet, in the blink of an eye, you seem to be getting close with him. When people see this, it could lead to gossip."
Cai Wei sat next to Lady Du, rested her chin on her shoulder, and laughed, "Who cares? Besides, we’re not settling here permanently. After helping Young Master Huo with the nursing homes, we’ll move to the capital. Let whoever wants to gossip, gossip!"
After speaking, she casually added, "You all didn’t go out today?"
Mu Zhongqing spoke, "We wandered around looking at the lanterns all of last night, we were tired. So we didn’t go anywhere today and stayed in the house to watch Wen’er and Fei’er play chess. Now, Wen’er’s chess skills have improved a lot. He’s almost caught up with Fei’er..."
Hearing they’d stayed in the house all day, unaware of the events outside, Cai Wei was somewhat relieved.
But soon, she remembered the potentially dangerous liaison outside and began to worry again. What if he barged in? What if the Liaodan savages hurt her family? Thinking about this, she regretted not collecting him into the space just now, leaving behind such a disaster. Like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment.
However, her worries were superfluous. Until bedtime, the savage did not show up, there was not even the slightest noise.
Cai Wei was uneasy, fearing that behind this calm was a larger storm brewing. As people say, death isn’t terrifying, the dread comes from waiting for death.
She felt instead of passively waiting for him to strike, it would be better if she made the first move, to avoid being caught off guard.
Thus, she summoned Chang Mei to investigate the situation in the front yard.
Brother Ying, having suffered severe injuries last time from Saknu, was still recuperating and was unable to go to the front yard. Moreover, she did not want Brother Ying to risk his life again. This fellow had been having bad luck recently, continually getting hurt. If he suffered any more damage, she feared his little life would be extinguished!
As her master commanded, Chang Mei, under the cover of the moonlight, flew ahead towards the front yard. Cai Wei sat clad nervously in her clothes, waiting for its reply.
Shortly, Chang Mei returned, a look of confusion on its little face.
"Master, the people you were talking about simply weren’t in the front yard. The front yard was empty, aside from an old couple staying in a side room."
Cai Wei was baffled, seeing the savage’s fierce appearance, why would he just let her walk away so easily? What had happened that made him leave so quickly?