"Miss, I don't understand what you mean…" The man speaking was the subordinate who had previously reported to the effeminate man at the teahouse, yet now he shook his head and outright denied everything. "I was walking peacefully along the road, and suddenly a hawk swooped down and threw me to the ground… Broad daylight like this—can't just bully people like that, right?"
"Do you really not understand?" Yang Ruxin smiled with incredible gentleness.
The man nodded vigorously. "Yes… yes, I was just… walking…"
"Then where does this road lead to? Do you know?" Yang Ruxin gestured to the path beneath them.
"This… naturally it leads to… leads to…"
"Think carefully before answering."
The man hesitated. He wasn't familiar with this area.
