The hunchbacked old man kneeled outside the stone door, knocking his head heavily on a piece of the blue brick. The blue brick cracked, and the sound traveled far and wide.
After a moment, a voice that seemed to have just awakened from a deep slumber came through the stone door: "What's the matter?"
"Lord," the hunchbacked old man said with slight excitement, "The person you are looking for may have appeared!"
"Speak!" The breath surged like a storm.
...
Owen Bertram had a good sleep, and when he woke up, the five sword techniques were silent again. He walked out of the third and a half floor, looked back and saw that the staircase had returned to normal.
He went down the tower and called out on the first floor: "Senior?"
The hunchbacked man's voice came, "Get out."
Owen Bertram left with a pout.
Outside, a military officer from the general government office was waiting, who took him out the same way. On the way, Owen Bertram asked, "How long was I inside?"
