After finishing his meal, the Seventeenth Master picked up his plate, intending to leave at any moment. Now that he knew the Fourteenth Master was with the leader of the White Lotus Sect, he knew that he could find the Fourteenth Master by finding the White Lotus Sect leader's residence on the island.
Suddenly, a voice called out to the Fourteenth Prince: "You, stop right there!"
The Seventeenth Prince was startled and stood frozen in place. Had he been discovered? He held his breath, while the guard beside him secretly placed his hand on his waist, ready to draw his sword at any moment.
The woman slowly approached. Seventeenth Master nervously calculated in his mind that there were at least several hundred women here. If they all knew martial arts, then Seventeenth Master and his few companions certainly wouldn't be able to escape. Seventeenth Master regretted not being able to complete his mission and closed his eyes, preparing for a fierce battle.
Suddenly, the woman grabbed the Seventeenth Prince's hand and forcefully snatched the cutlery from his grasp. The Seventeenth Prince opened his eyes, staring blankly at the woman through his veil. The woman smiled and said, "Aren't you going to leave without putting the cutlery away?" Seeing that the Seventeenth Prince was still standing there, she pouted and gently scolded, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get to work..."
Seventeenth Master and the others breathed a sigh of relief and quickly followed the others to clean up the dishes before going to work in the fields with the women. Night finally fell, and the women all returned to their own quarters. Because of the terrifying scene at noon, Seventeenth Master dared not act rashly again, but Seventeenth Master and the others did not know where to go, so they had to secretly run back to the place where they had eaten during the day to hide.
There was no one else around. Seventeenth Master took off his straw hat, loosened his collar, and took a deep breath. He stretched his neck and panted, "Finally, I don't have to pretend to be a woman anymore. This day has exhausted me..."
The guards loosened their collars, removed their straw hats, and stretched their arms, clearly feeling quite stifled. Suddenly, a gurgling sound rang out, and one of the guards awkwardly covered the room, looking at everyone with embarrassment.
"I...I was worried about being exposed today, so...so I didn't eat much..." He blushed deeply, but the Seventeenth Prince generously patted his stomach and laughed to defuse the situation: "It's alright! I didn't eat enough today either! Women eat slowly and carefully, unlike us men who eat meat and drink wine in big gulps." As he spoke, he shook the bamboo hat in his hand and said disdainfully, "With this thing on, how can you eat your fill..."
After he finished speaking, the guards all laughed and said that they hadn't eaten enough.
"Can you smell something?" Seventeenth Master sniffed hard, pressing his nose. He pointed to a small room in the dining hall, following the scent, and said, "It seems to be coming from there..."
One of the guards exclaimed in surprise, "It's roast chicken! I remember the taste!"
Seventeenth Master waved his hand and strode inside: "Come on, let's go for a late-night snack. There's no one else here at night, so no one should notice us..." After saying that, the men tiptoed and happily ran into the kitchen. Seventeenth Master crouched down and sniffed around, finally finding a large, fragrant, and glistening roast chicken under a big pot lid.
The guards' mouths watered immediately. The Seventeenth Prince took the lead and removed a chicken leg, distributing the roast chicken to them. In no time, they ate the whole roast chicken, leaving not a single bone.
Just then, footsteps suddenly came from outside.
Seventeen and the others immediately became alert, looking around but finding nowhere to hide. Seventeen took a few steps back and suddenly bumped into a large water vat. Looking back more closely, they realized there was more than one water vat.
Seventeenth Master had a sudden inspiration. He opened the lid and was surprised to find that there was no water in the water tank. He immediately signaled the others to jump into the water tank to hide.
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