The sound of the Haotian Bell grew increasingly urgent. Villagers ran inside their houses, quickly shutting and bolting the doors.
SNAP! SNAP! SNAP!
The sounds of doors and windows being secured echoed throughout the village. Even the livestock, sensing something amiss, scattered haphazardly back to their pens, shivering and hiding without making a sound.
"Quick, over here!"
A deliberately hushed voice came from ahead. A middle-aged couple, dressed in plain brown clothes, stood beside a door, waving at Li Ang and Guan Anyan.
"Let's go."
Seeing this, Li Ang immediately ran over, followed closely by Guan Anyan.
The middle-aged couple pulled open the door. Once Li Ang and Guan Anyan were inside, they quickly shut the wooden door, bolted it, and locked it with a key. They then took several steps back and turned to close the windows.
