There was nothing around the pavilion, and if I go out, I’ll definitely be found. Just when I was at a loss and didn’t know where to hide, a dark shadow suddenly jumped out from under the crooked tree at the root of the west wall. The shadow was like an arrow, and it instantly reached Sucre’s side. In the silence, I heard a crisp snapping sound. Immediately afterwards, the shadow returned to the crooked tree like a ghost! This happened so fast, it only took two or three seconds from beginning to end, as if it happened between lightning and flint, and it ended in the blink of an eye. When I came back to my senses, the shadow had already climbed over the wall, and Sucre seemed to be frightened, still standing there. It’s just that Sucre wasn’t facing me, but had his back turned to me.

