A sudden knock came from the door. Chen Ping'an felt the hairs on his body stand on end, and his scalp went numb.
Chen Erya, who was busy in the kitchen, also heard the knock and ran out, her hands still wet.
Chen Ping'an shot Chen Erya a look, placed the stone in a corner of the courtyard wall, and then moved silently to her side.
With his current strength, he could easily move with such stealth that the people outside the gate wouldn't notice a thing.
BANG!
The wooden crossbar securing the courtyard gate snapped, and the gate was shoved open.
"What are you doing in there? Took you long enough to answer the door!"
Several men swarmed in from outside. The one who spoke was a dark-skinned ruffian with a messy beard. He swept his gaze around the courtyard before landing on Chen Ping'an and Chen Erya at the kitchen door, his expression vicious.
"You!"
Chen Ping'an's face darkened as he looked at the men.
