Chapter 28 - 009
28: 009
The king lurking in the night
28: 009
The king lurking in the night
Gu Xiaoxi brushed off her hands and stood up, her gaze sweeping over the forest.
Even though she had taken one down, wasn’t there another one still?
And that one seemed to be the least approachable of them all.
Her eyes scanned the treetops and settled on a tree trunk not far away.
Leaning casually against a branch, Wu An sized up Gu Xiaoxi from a distance, while she also watched him.
To her, his posture, though seemingly ordinary, was filled with crisis.
He was like a lion sizing up its prey casually, analytically, before seizing the opportunity to pounce.
His commanding presence made Gu Xiaoxi feel irked and put her on alert.