C57 Someone Came in the Middle of the Night

In the dead of night, Niu Li was sound asleep when a sudden commotion in the house jolted him awake.

Bleary-eyed and disoriented, he couldn't fathom what was happening.

Then came a knock at the door: "Li, wake up."

It was the voice of his Second Aunt.

Scrambling to his feet, Niu Li flung the door open to find her standing there, her face etched with urgency.

A sinking feeling washed over him