The meal stretched from morning until noon, yet Yan Ao still saw no sign of the twelfth person. After exchanging cautious glances with Xie Renjie a few times, Yan Ao quietly slipped away from the table.
That night, the empty hallway once again echoed with those mysterious chopping sounds. In his room, however, Yan Ao was wide awake; instead, he and Xie Renjie sat fully geared up together.
"Do we really have to do this?" Yan Ao asked, looking somewhat uncertainly at Xie Renjie, who was busy organizing his equipment in front of him.
Chapter 35