Both Ermonkey and Isabel rubbed their eyes, hungry and sleepy, their small faces already tortured into an ashen state.
Following this man, they went up a staircase, a gloomy and dark staircase, with each step being very high. The children climbed up as if they were hiking, putting in a great effort.
All of a sudden, Isabel slipped from one of the steps and let out a sharp scream. As Ermonkey turned to pull her up, he saw the man swiftly and deftly lift them both up, carrying them onward together.
After reaching the second-floor landing, the man bent over, panting, and said to Ermonkey, "How much do you weigh?"
Ermonkey pouted, "Don't call me fat if you have no strength."
The cheeky little face looked exactly like that man called Dabai. The man sneered again and said to Ermonkey, "I see nothing in you resembles your mom, you only take after your dad, apparently, you inherited none of the good and all of the bad."
