This place was situated around the execution grounds, with nothing but this decrepit temple, no residential dwellings nearby. If she dashed out the door, there would be nowhere to hide outside, only a vast expanse of snow. Though he was injured, his breath seemed steady at the moment. For a man to chase down a little girl was always a piece of cake.
He could easily kill her and bury her in the snow, with no one the wiser.
The man in black gave her another glance and said, "The snow is heavy outside, close the door."
It was clear he didn't plan on letting her go.
Faced with the disparity in strength, a head-on confrontation was never a good approach. Lu Tong silently tightened her grip on the handle of her clothing chest, dragged her feet to the door, and pushed the almost-falling-apart door closed.
The blizzard was immediately mostly shut out.
