“Hey, was that a shadow?” One of the outer valley disciples noticed a shadow flash by.

“Don’t... don’t scare me. I’m afraid of demons and ghosts. If one appears, I will probably faint from shock. You’ll have to carry me back then.” The other patrolling disciple spoke nervously.

“I might have seen wrongly. There are plenty of crows here… Let’s go back. Those core disciples are going to attend a feast, leaving us pitiful beings here to guard the manor. Life is really unfair.”

“Exactly! Sigh, inner valley disciples are humans, outer valley...