In a bid for increased pay, you agreed to do the unthinkable: to spy on Baizhu at the Pharmacy, unbeknownst to you the gravity of the situation. Your apprehension dissipated as Hu Tao asserted that Gui was on shift that day. Making the tension in your heart much less palpable.

Her statement ended up aging like rotten milk.

Now, you found yourself hiding behind some shipping boxes likely bound for Baizhu, your heart pounding as you heard the creak of the floorboards. It soon became clear you had been discovered. But you still denied the possibility, considering Baizhu was old and all—

"There you are," Baizhu's voice echoed in your ears, Changsheng hissing and slithering on his shoulder, the snake’s yellow eyes were like a source of light in the dark room. She hissed at you, wrapping around his neck like some necklace. You had been caught.