Zhong Yi involuntarily looked up.
His gaze followed the spiraling staircase upward, where he could vaguely make out a delicate face obscured by the carved railing.
The girl wore short hair that did not suit her gender. Her skin was fair and tender, and she held a small wine flask in her left hand, staring blankly ahead with lifeless eyes.
Only when Leon approached did light return to the girl's hollow gaze.
Somewhat flustered, she hid the wine flask beneath her sleeve, then tidied her hair so that the black tips fell over her cheeks.
At that moment, Zhong Yi unconsciously entered Assassin's Focus.
Lines of information floated before him.
Sutier: Ma Wei's youngest daughter, your neighbor
She always deliberately acted in ways that did not match her age, pretending to be mature. She was a rebellious girl.
She seemed to pay special attention to you, who were equally "lonely."
The wine flask in her hand had been stolen from her father.
Zhong Yi froze for a moment.
Sutier's name was different from everyone else's. It was golden.
Clearly, she was a very special character.
Though she wore a boyish crop of short hair and deliberately put on an air of maturity;
the innocent, carefree aura of youth about her was impossible to conceal.
Through his sunglasses, Zhong Yi pretended to casually glance at her a few more times.
Then, for who knew how many times, he brushed past her.
Just as Zhong Yi passed behind Sutier, the girl suddenly tilted her head back and softly called out to him:
"Hey."
Zhong Yi involuntarily stopped in his tracks.
A new mission prompt appeared in his field of vision:
Main Quest: Speak with Sutier
At last, I can turn around.
Zhong Yi sighed inwardly in relief, then slowly turned around.