Although Yuanwu was happy that Xiaobai could provide more information, he was always wary of Xiaobai. Especially when Xiaobai reached out to him, Yuanwu subconsciously took two steps back, swallowed nervously, and guarded his hands in front of him.
He remained silent until he saw clearly that the piece of cotton handed to him was his own.
What followed was also Xiaobai's speechlessness.
The two stared at each other, and silence spread.
Xiaobai lowered his eyes and looked at the blood-red cotton cloth whose color could no longer be distinguished. He seemed to frown and whispered, "You probably don't want it anymore."
Yuan Wu nodded like a fool, "Yes." Then he pointed in a direction and said, "Just throw it away."
Xiaobai tilted his head, and his tone was hard to distinguish between good and bad, "You want me to throw garbage everywhere?"
Yuanwu choked and couldn't figure out someone's brain circuit.
Kill people without batting an eyelid, and don’t litter with garbage?
Yuanwu coughed lightly, stretched out his hand to take the cotton cloth, "Then give it to me." After a pause, he only dared to add two words silently in his heart, "I'll do it."
Xiaobai nodded, not paying attention, and no longer paid attention to Yuan Wu, turned around and left.
When Xiaobai turned around to lead the way, Yuanwu stretched out his index finger and ring finger to pinch the corner of the cotton cloth tightly, ignoring the other three fingers that he unconsciously raised, and kept twisting and throwing the cotton cloth to the ground.
Then he clapped his hands, taking three steps and two steps at a time to keep up with Xiao Bai's pace.
The blood-red cotton cloth fell to the ground, and the smell of blood spread faintly and dispersed with the wind.
The maids who happened to be walking passed by without any attention. The maid at the end leaned forward slightly and glanced at the cotton cloth, and then followed the team expressionlessly.
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In the hall, Xin Zhixia poured herself tea as if drinking wine. When Qiuqiu became restless again, she raised her wrist and looked at the time.
"It's almost time."
Qiuqiu's eyes lit up and he automatically added the second half of the sentence, "Go to the restaurant to check out the situation?"
"Um."
Xin Zhixia nodded, stood up, and put the ineffective flag on the ground behind her into her bracelet.
The two of them walked out of the hall, Qiuqiu's steps were brisk and quickened, making people wonder if it weren't for Xin Zhixia, she might have jumped out directly.
This excitement that was visible to the naked eye made her dumbfounded.
Xin Zhixia teased with a hint of confusion: "Aren't you very afraid of Xiaobai, saying he is a devil? Why do you feel so anxious to find him now?"
Qiuqiu paused at his feet, turned his head to look at Xia Zhi, his face blushed without a trace, then he touched his nose and answered with some lack of confidence.
"That was before. When we didn't cooperate, he was the devil on the blacklist. Now that we cooperate, he is just a partner named Xiaobai."
Hearing this, Xin Zhixia chuckled, causing Qiuqiu to awkwardly move his toes where she couldn't see him.
Xin Zhixia stopped teasing Qiuqiu, and only reminded lightly, "We are partners now, and that's only now. After this copy is released, he and I are just your passers-by."
Qiuqiu remained silent and did not look directly at Xia Zhi, because she could not refute it, and even agreed with this point of view, thanking Sister Xia Zhi for reminding her so candidly.
Just like her and Sister Xia Zhi, they had experienced life and death together, but they still had to be wary of each other when they entered this dungeon. Although both of them have a good impression of each other and good intentions in their hearts, it is undeniable that this is only in comparison. The vigilance deep inside my heart has indeed diminished, but it must have never been cleared.
Some sadness is inevitable.
She adjusted her attitude, pouted towards Xia Zhi, and responded pitifully, "You are too heartless, Sister Xia Zhi."
Xin Zhixia smiled slightly and touched Qiuqiu's head in response.
After walking out of the hall, the two of them always paid attention to the movements around them and walked towards the restaurant.
Qiuqiu noticed that the surrounding environment had changed, and his field of vision seemed to be wider than before. This was probably proof that the dense fog was gradually disappearing.
"Sister Xia Zhi, the thick fog is gradually dissipating now. We can take action on the street where we live. I don't know how the progress is over there."
"Stay alert."
Xin Zhixia had naturally noticed this subtle change, and even as soon as she finished speaking, she keenly noticed that the door of Wan Xin's house was open, and then added with a slight smile: "It seems that the progress is good."
After being reminded of the summer solstice, Qiuqiu, who quickly put his mind on alert, couldn't help but become confused when he heard the next words. It wasn't until she followed Xia Zhi's gaze and discovered that the door of Wan Xin's house was wide open that she understood the meaning of her words.
After receiving such a secret signal, the two of them headed towards the restaurant without stopping.
The thick fog gradually dissipated, and the outlines of various buildings were faintly visible.
Just before arriving at the restaurant, Xin Zhixia suddenly stopped, raised her hand to stop the ball, and narrowed her eyes slightly to look at the other way at the intersection.
Without waiting for Xia Zhi's explanation, Qiuqiu followed her line of sight and focused on the same place.
It is no exaggeration to say that after seeing Xia Zhi's actions, she almost immediately stopped and prepared herself without any hesitation.
Before the person in front of him could be seen clearly, Xin Zhixia raised her eyebrows.
The person who came through the fog was indeed the expected person.
Xiaobai, wearing a black sportswear, still with his left hand in his pocket and his right hand holding a sword, appeared leisurely in front of Xin Zhixia, followed by Yuan Wu.
Yuan Wu is tall and mighty, with a burly figure, but very soft-footed...
Yuan Wu, who was originally timid, when he saw the two people appearing in front of him, his eyes suddenly burst out with astonishing light, and then he walked towards them happily like a bird that had just escaped from the cage. At one point, he was so fast that he almost passed Xiaobai and rushed in first.
It wasn't until Yuan Wu saw the playful smile on Xia Zhi's face that he could slow down and resume his original state.
Except for the first glance at Yuanwu, Xin Zhixia spent the rest of the time silently observing Xiaobai.
He stopped and waited, but did not step forward to greet him, and did not even lower his hand to intercept the ball.
The four people met at the intersection, but the two sides kept a strange distance.
Xiaobai, who was about to step forward, saw that Xia Zhi had no desire to talk, so he couldn't help but paused and stopped. His eyes first glanced at the two of them, and then he lowered his head slightly to look at the sword in his hand. This time without any pause, he put the prop into his bracelet.
Immediately afterwards, he smoothed the broken hair in front of his forehead to expose his eyebrows, raised his head and stared at Xia Zhi and Qiuqiu in front of him, and tilted his head a little aggrievedly.
As early as when Xiaobai took back the props, Xin Zhixia had already put down her arms and took two steps forward, and the distance between the two instantly shortened.
Seeing him looking up at this time, he suddenly raised his lips and smiled: "It seems to be going well."
Xiaobai curled his lips, silently taking in this scene, and then raised his eyebrows and replied: "Of course."
