"Compared to the first reason, the second reason was the key to why I chose to step in. If Qingque hadn't asked me, I wouldn't have wanted to trouble Aqua."
"Oh, right. I almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Nan Fusheng, and this one beside me is Qingque. She's the one who asked me to help you."
Nan Fusheng reached out and poked Qingque's cheek beside him, the gesture carrying a hint of intimacy and casualness, like friends fooling around.
"Stop it." Qingque swatted Nan Fusheng's hand away with some displeasure, then lazily maintained that slumped, carefree posture, as if nothing around her could disturb her present comfort.
"Hello. My name is Bai Xiuxiu."
Bai Xiuxiu dipped slightly, her manner poised and graceful. "I truly thank you both for helping me this time. Otherwise, I imagine disaster would have been upon me. I will definitely repay this kindness in the future."
"Miss Bai, there's no need to be so polite." Nan Fusheng replied courteously, a faint smile on his lips. As for Bai Xiuxiu's situation, Augustus had long since passed the details to him through the Doppelgangers' unique method of communication.
He had originally been quite interested in seeing what clever means Bai Xiuxiu, this Little Shark who had just set foot on land, would use to approach him.
However, plans could not keep up with changes. He had never expected her to act so recklessly that even something as simple as entering the city gate could turn into such a heart-stopping mess.
He helped Bai Xiuxiu merely to save the scene. Otherwise, at this sensitive time when the Federation was about to dispatch troops, given Bai Xiuxiu's earlier actions, it was only a matter of time before she alarmed the Military's upper ranks.
Just as Aqua had