Your Loyal Friend

Hu Dengxiao glanced around Lady Ge's estate. His lips curved down into a deep frown. He had brought the intruders here as instructed. 

They were battered and their bodies twitched every second, their eyes large and wild. Rocking on their heels, they murmured incoherent words under their breaths. Some of them couldn't even stand properly, for their toes were broken into weird shapes.

"Where's Zhenzhen?" Hu Dengxiao mumbled under his breath, confused by the turn of events.

Hu Dengxiao could've sworn the Crown Prince would be here first. Did something happen? He pressed his lips together and looked around again. 

These men, their breathing were turning shallow, and they wore a haunted expression on their faces. It had been at least three days since they last slept. Their eyes were bloodshot and frantic.

"Birdie…pretty birdie…"