"These little skills are only effective against children who are not yet weaned."
The moment he finished speaking, he flipped his wrist, and with a 'thud', the leader had already fallen to the ground. A dart had pierced his brow, the dart embedded deep, leaving only the red tassel on the knife handle exposed, gently trembling.
Nangong Yi glanced around but did not find Yu'er. Just then, Brother Ying began cawing outside. Nangong Yi went out, and the bird nodded at him and flew towards the Eastern Chamber.
Nangong Yi pushed open the door of the Eastern Chamber, only to find it pitch black inside, no lamps were lit, and there was no warmth from a stove. He took out a firelighter and lit it, seeing a large kang near the window. On the kang lay a messy pile of bedding, scattered halfway across it.
Brother Ying stopped on a quilt at the head of the kang, using his little claw to lift the quilt. Beneath it lay a dark hole, as black as the outside, with no lamps or warmth.
