"It's you!"
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling turned to look.
Less than a hundred meters from the covered boat, four massive warships had appeared. Standing at the prow of one of them was Song Shidao, the man Fu Junzhuo had berated yesterday.
"Sister Fu, isn't that the young master from a few days ago? Could he have come specifically to find you?"
After getting a clear look at Song Shidao through the doorway, Wei Zhenzhen could not help teasing Fu Junzhuo.
"Sister Wei, don't joke like that. I'm not familiar with him!"
Fu Junzhuo's expression changed slightly at her words, and she subconsciously glanced at Xiao Xie. Only when she saw no reaction from him did she secretly let out a sigh of relief.
After he had saved her like a hero rescuing a beauty, Fu Junzhuo had developed a certain fondness for Xiao Xie.
However, because Goryeo and the Central Plains stood irreconcilably opposed, her fondness for Xiao Xie had instead turned into something like the feeling between enemies destined to clash.
"Mother, he's inviting us aboard as guests. Should we go?"
Rather than answer Song Shidao immediately, Kou Zhong turned to ask Fu Junzhuo.
Though Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were still young, years of struggling through the streets had made them quite worldly-wise.
Kou Zhong knew that although Song Shidao appeared to be inviting all of them, the person he truly wished to invite was Fu Junzhuo. Therefore, he needed to ask Fu Junzhuo's opinion before answering Song Shidao's invitation.
"Since he has invited us so sincerely, refusing would be rather discourteous."
Just as Fu Junzhuo was about to refuse, Xiao Xie suddenly spoke first.
Hearing Xiao Xie's words, Fu Junzhuo swallowed back the words that had reached her lips.
Fu Junzhuo first shot Xiao Xie a