"That young lady is a very important person whom our young master is looking for," the man said in a low voice. "If we can't find her, we can't face our master."
"That has nothing to do with me," Meng Xi'er said firmly, "I'm going to bed. Please excuse me!"
Saying that, she tried to close the door.
However, the man stopped the door with his two large hands. She was no match for him.
A thin layer of cold sweat began to form on Meng Xi'er. If he insisted on searching the house, she would be helpless to stop him.
Just as Meng Xi'er was wondering what to do next, one of the men behind him looked at her, seemed to discover something, and whispered in the ear of the man in the front.
The man looked surprised as he looked at Meng Xi'er. Then he took a step back, nodded at Meng Xi'er and said, "Sorry for the disturbance," he took a reluctant last look at the interior of the house and said to his associates, "Let's go!"