A stranger claiming to be a woodcutter? What did this mean?
"Lord, we rest during daytime and work during the night, so we are not familiar with the ones who sell firewood, but we will immediately ask them tomorrow," stuttered one of the guards.
"We will question them thoroughly," added the other.
The man looked at them pensively, without saying anything.
"Hundred-man commander."
The sound of footsteps broke through the night, followed by this shout and four men.
When he saw the newcomers, the man released his grip on the two watchmen.
They immediately huddled together.
"What is it?" asked the man.
The four shook their heads.
"There is no trace of him", they said.
'They are actually looking for someone?' thought the watchmen as they shivered. 'And that someone is a woodcutter? A woodcutter can rouse the Jinyiwei?'
A frigid gaze cut through their disorganized thoughts. The two immediately froze.
