Chen Yiling finally let out a sigh of relief, but her movements were somewhat clumsy since her hands were tied behind her.
"Move a bit more to the left and just pull it apart," she instructed.
"A bit more to the right."
"Pull hard to the left and right, not up and down."
Under Duo'er's guidance, she finally managed to untie the belt, then pulled out the knife sheath, revealing a dagger as long as a little finger.
Chen Yiling said in surprise, "This is truly Old Lu's handiwork, the design is so ingenious."
The dagger was also very sharp, easily cutting the rope.
But no sooner had they freed Duo'er's hands than the door was pushed open. To avoid suspicion, the two of them sat back to back.
Since the three children were also in Li Mu'er's hands, they did not dare to act rashly without full assurance.
Li Mu'er and several burly men entered.
Li Mu'er was somewhat surprised, "You woke up so soon?"