The little girl hummed and dragged her feet in a prolonged attempt to unload the luggage from the horse's back.
Huang An suddenly noted how charmingly attractive the flushed face of the girl was as she gritted her teeth in exertion. Her determined countenance was amusingly adorable.
Seeing her struggle, Huang An, fearing they would be delayed, sought the old eunuch's opinion. After getting his approval through a nod, he assisted the little girl in unloading all the luggage.
Even the horse's saddle was removed by the girl, who conducted a thorough inspection.
The five jars of precious blood soup were unsealed and opened for inspection.
After more than half an hour, everything had been double-checked and securely tied back up again.
Huang An took the reins of the old horse behind the girl while the eunuch led the way at the front.
The two other little girls, who were present when they were inspecting the luggage, had disappeared without a trace afterwards.