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"Mr. Gu, over here."
Hearing that voice, Gu Xi's heart tightened.
He had only been in Changzi City for a short time. Aside from dealing with a few passersby and the blacksmith, he had not announced his arrival to anyone.
Normally, not many people in Changzi City should have known him.
Now that someone had suddenly called out to him, Gu Xi could not help but overthink it.
On top of that, the situation in Changzi City was far too bizarre.
Gu Xi had no choice but to hesitate over whether he should respond.
After only a moment of hesitation, Gu Xi pretended not to hear the voice. Without lowering his head or doing anything suspicious, he pushed through the crowd and prepared to leave.
But at that moment, the voice behind him rang out again.
"Mr. Gu, don't leave. Come over here, come over here."
The more Gu Xi listened, the stranger it felt. If the first call had merely made his heart tighten, then now he had no intention whatsoever of turning around. He squeezed out of the crowd, watched the colors on the ground, and quickly headed away.
It was only after walking about two streets that Gu Xi slowed down.
Only then did he have time to examine his surroundings.
The nearby streets were gray and white, placing them within the safe zone.
Although the pedestrians on the street hurried along, they were not excessively looking around at their surroundings. Safe.
The hotels and apartments by the street had no obvious balconies. The view might be poor, but there would be no unexpected trouble. Safe.
After carefully thinking it over and confirming that he had overlooked nothing, Gu Xi finally let out a sigh of relief.
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