章節 2623: Mission 9

Well…

How could Yan Danqiu be expected to know how to hunt? She likely had no choice but to resort to less subtle means.

Given the current predicament in Yan Danqiu's family, any mishap involving her mother would be highly unfortunate and challenging to explain in the future. Sensing the villagers' reluctance to become entangled in such matters, those with greedier intentions dispersed. Some who were genuinely hungry went to procure meat, a commodity not scarce in the North Village.

Gu Chaoyan returned home without further incident.

Surveying her home, everything seemed undisturbed.

Feeling more at ease, she knocked on the door, but there was no immediate response. It occurred to her that they might be hesitant to open the door.

"Open the door, it's Sister," Gu Chaoyan called out.