She said softly, "Young master, when I was sleeping in the middle of the night last night, I vaguely heard some noises outside, it felt quite unusual. Did you notice anything?"
Ye Qingchen put down his chopsticks and after contemplating for a moment, nodded: "Hmm, I heard it too. Although the noise wasn't loud, it was particularly clear in the stillness of the night." He paused, then continued, "At first, I thought it was someone in town getting up in the middle of the night to do something, so I didn't pay much attention. Maybe it's a unique feature of this small town, perhaps there's some different activities at night."
Xiao Xiao frowned, her expression carrying a hint of doubt: "But that feeling always left me a bit uneasy, as if there was some kind of unusual force surging. I wanted to go out and take a look at the time, but I was afraid of disturbing you, so I held back."
