Zu An’s grab smashed a screen to pieces; he found himself gripping a petite figure by the throat. He frowned. He hadn’t expected it to be a little girl who was hiding here. He coldly asked, “Who are you?”

The girl’s face was entirely red. She frantically patted his hand to indicate that he was gripping her too tightly. Zu An didn’t sense any ki fluctuations from her body. She was probably just a normal person. However, he didn’t lower his guard and only loosened his hand slightly, barking, “Speak!”

“I… I am Hong Zao,” the little girl said while sobbing.

“Hong Zao?” Zu An frowned. What kind of stupid name was this?[1]

When she saw him frown, the little girl immediately panicked. She quickly explained, “I am… I am the young lady’s maid.”

Zu An stared blankly for a moment, then remembered that Pei Mianman had mentioned a little maid before. He harrumphed and asked, “Then why are you hiding here all secretively?”

The little maid whimpered, “I… I wasn’t hiding… I was helping the young miss clean the room, but then I waited… I waited for the young miss to come back, but she never came back, so I ended up falling asleep. Then… Then…” She trailed off. She wasn’t able to say anything even after a long time.

“You saw me...