179. Secrets of the Former Dynasty
"Wh-who's there?" Seeing his accomplice suddenly slump silently against the window, the middle-aged man stared warily at the window, his voice trembling involuntarily. He glanced at Doctor Lin, who was standing to the side, then strode forward, grabbed him, and held him as a shield. "Who's outside? Show yourself!" he yelled, slowly advancing. The middle-aged man's back began to break out in a cold sweat. Originally, this task was just to retrieve something for their master, nothing difficult. That was why they hadn't brought many men. He never expected to encounter a hidden expert in such a remote mountain village.
"Come out! If you don't, I'll kill him!" Clutching Doctor Lin, the middle-aged man stopped advancing towards the window and instead began to edge slowly towards the study door, his gaze still fixed on the window.
WHOOSH—
