Jia Laosan gently pushed the gate back with his hand; the gate was bolted from the inside.

He glanced around at the height of the mud-brick wall, gently placed the bag in his hand on the wall, then used both hands to prop himself up and jumped up to sit on it.

Li Yueniang was a light sleeper lying in bed. Upon hearing a soft groan, she quickly opened her eyes.

Having just experienced something like that not long ago, this soft sound instantly put her on alert.

She quickly got up, tiptoed to the window, and looked out through the crack.

Inside the courtyard, a burly man wearing a hat, holding an axe in one hand and a bag in the other, was slowly walking towards the gate.

Li Yueniang felt a pang of panic; this one was completely different from the two she had met last time.

Those two last time looked like they were after money, but this one, with that murderous aura, is probably going to kill me.

Soon, the other party was already standing at the door.

At this point, a direct confrontation is definitely not an option. As for calling for help, Guo Wenjing and her granddaughter live on the left, and it might even implicate them. On the right, there's a whole family of oddballs who probably wouldn't even bother to come out and take a look, no matter how much you scream.

Just as Li Yueniang was pondering, the other party had already taken out a dagger and reached through the crack in the door to pick the bolt.

Li Yueniang didn't have time to think much. She quickly stuffed her clothes into the quilt to create the illusion that someone was lying inside, and then tiptoed behind the door of the room.

If that person comes into the room later, he will definitely go straight to the bed.

At this moment, she had to take advantage of the opportunity to run outside. As long as she got into the alley, she would be saved.

"Click~"

A soft sound came from outside; the door bolt had been removed.

Li Yueniang held her breath, not daring to move, and could clearly hear her own heartbeat.

She could even see through the crack in the door that the axe in the other person's hand gleamed coldly in the moonlight.

Jia Laosan walked in quietly, then turned around and closed the door, locking it.

Li Yueniang's heart sank; this was clearly aimed at her life.