After leaving the tavern, Dongdong went to a stall by the road to buy some fresh bread, then slipped into a narrow alley resembling a sheep's gut, walked past a filthy sewage pit, and stopped at the door of a wooden house at the end of the alley.
Before entering, Dongdong carefully combed her hair and washed off the heavy makeup on her face with a wet cloth outside the house before stepping inside.
Even though it was spring, the simple wooden house without a fire was damp and cold. On the walls facing north, which didn't see any light, one could still spot the traces of moss that had grown.
This was a typical dwelling of the poor in Five Saints Town.
A small fire was kindled, and the house gradually warmed up.
There were no lights on in the house, and in the darkness, one could see the crude furniture and a bed heaped with blankets. There was a person lying on the bed.
Upon hearing the noise, the person on the bed did not move at all.
