All this while, Shang'er had heeded Lin Jin's instructions to protect Maple City and to keep an eye out for danger.
Sure enough, someone had come to spy on them.
She fought them off but refrained from wiping them out entirely. Instead, she deliberately spared the lives of three men. Given her capabilities, if Shang'er were to get serious, none of them would have even had the chance to escape.
She was merely using them as bait to strike a bigger target.
Shang'er had heard the three men's conversation and felt pleased.