The girl hid in the ancestral hall for several days.
The rear hall was the fourth courtyard, a place that rarely saw visitors.
But to avoid discovery, she never left her room, not even daring to open the door or a window for some fresh air, for fear of being found.
Only at night did Tiezhu stealthily bring her food and remove the filth from the room, both of them acting with utmost care and caution.
But one day.
A curious child sneaked behind Tiezhu back to the ancestral hall and discovered him hoarding tasty food for himself.
As he rushed over to make a fuss, he accidentally found the girl hiding in the room.
"Huh? I thought you had already left the village, since those people are gone, why haven't you left yet?"
The child was innocent, not giving a second thought to the girl's predicament, simply assuming she had not left Osmanthus Village.