Chapter 196 - To Save a Life
The turn of events left Chi Nanwei feeling a bit dazed. She followed Xue Qiming out of the inn and onto the street, head full of a fog of thoughts.
She didn’t see Ye Beizhi and the others outside the inn, likely because they had gone ahead back to their own lodgings.
Xue Qiming turned back to look at Chi Nanwei.
"What’s got you spacing out?"
"Ah... huh?" Chi Nanwei opened her mouth, and a jumble of confused sounds spilled out.
"Lead the way. I don’t know where you’re staying," Xue Qiming said.
Chi Nanwei snapped out of it and quickly said, "Ah... right, right, this way."
After walking nearly two streets, Chi Nanwei suddenly stopped. "Oh no!"
"What is it?" Xue Qiming spun around, glancing back the way they came. "Someone following us?"
Chi Nanwei’s urgent face bounced in front of Xue Qiming as she yelped, "We forgot Big Brother Dingwu!"
Xue Qiming froze for a moment, his gaze shifting awkwardly to the side. "Seems like... we did?"