Xia Lei got a room in the inn and brought Annina, Sang Qing-Xin and Sang Yue-Yue to the room. 

Annina and the mother-and-daughter pair rested in the room while Xia Lei leaned against the window to observe the situation outside. A few minutes later, Gu Ke-Wu’s two bodyguards came into view. They were questioning passersby and through lip-reading, Xia Lei discovered that they were describing him, and Sang Qing-Xin and Sang Yue-Yue’s characteristics. The passersby had not seen them. 

The two bodyguards walked to the inn after questioning the passersby. 

Xia Lei let out an internal cry of doom. Gu Ke-Wu would come over very quickly with his group of underlings if these two bodyguards entered the inn and described him, Sang Qing-Xin and Sang Yue-Yue.

“Stay here. Don’t open the door for anyone,” said Xia Lei. 

“Where are you going?” asked Annina nervously. 

“I’ll go draw those two away. Take care of them.” Xia Lei did not explain further; he climbed onto the windowsill and jumped down. 

Their room was on the second floor and there was...