Do something suspicious!
"You're a lifesaver!" He made sure to show his gratitude before running out of the kitchen.
The woman was speechless as she looked at the door for a very long time, not being able to believe what had happened.
This time, Fu Jie had learned his lesson well and was a bit more careful. He peeked out of the corridor corners to see if there was anyone walking or guarding the place and if there was someone, he would patiently wait for them to leave before he made his way towards the main gate.
For some reason, he had not come across a lot of people. There were a few and they could be counted on his fingers.
The reason why there weren't many people around was because most of them were either in their rooms, scared, or too unbothered to come out and if that wasn't the case, they were probably somewhere else.