Ma Ziye suddenly realized what must've happened. Indeed, during their chaotic brawl with the One-eyed Corpse King, the noise had been furious and grand. These two likely started tailing and spying on them, quietly taking the six bags of food when they saw an opportunity they could exploit. They must've thought that Su Yu and his party were all dead and had planned to return to collect any remaining food, never expecting to run into Su and his team again.
With this analysis, she also found it believable that they lived in a nearby cave.
After Ma Ziye had laid out her thoughts, the foreign couple started to appear somewhat uneasy. York hurried to explain in English: "Apologies, I thought you all had met with an ill fate, and that the food had been abandoned. Since you're all safe, I would be more than happy to return the food to you."
