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I hastily covered both my and Xiao Yitian's mouth and nose to prevent our breath from leaking out.
Xiao Yitian and I were so tense that even our breathing had stopped.
Yu Rongling's expression also became much grimmer.
The group of Snake Servants, like hounds, suddenly prostrated on the ground and began to slither, sniffing around.
Perhaps because Yu Rongling blocked our human scent, the hissing of the Snake Servants rose and fell in agitation for a while but they didn't find us hiding behind the kitchen waste bin.
"No one's here, we must have heard wrong just now."
"Let's hurry, the master is still waiting for us..."
"If we're late, the master is going to get angry."
Yu Rongling and I followed them all the way to the outskirts of Spring Wind Town.
Near a desolate little village, surrounded by Chaotic Grave Mounds, there stood a wooden house built amidst them.
It was already close to dawn, yet there was still light coming from the house.
