"..."
A silence fell. Tanamo was stumped by Winnie's question, and her flying speed immediately slowed considerably.
"What do you mean?!"
Momentarily stunned, Tanamo remained silent. Winnie instantly stopped, her gaze turning grave and noticeably colder as she stared at Tanamo.
"You'd better not be hiding anything from Shen Yi and me. If anything goes wrong, I can guarantee that you'll die before those people do."
As soon as she finished speaking, Winnie's aura instantly cut her off from Tanamo, forming a barrier that blocked all auras and detection.
"Shen Yi, this woman has hidden so much from us. If it's some kind of cognitive alteration or something like your brainwashing, could it affect Fei Mi and her relationship..."
"No," Shen Yi said calmly. Then, seeming to find it somewhat amusing, a faint smile tugged at his lips. "Everyone has secrets."
"You do, and so do I."
"People will not tell you everything just because you want to know. Or do you think you haven't hidden anything from me?"
Shen Yi smiled faintly, clearly not taking Winnie's words seriously.
"..."
"Then we'll wait and see."
At Shen Yi's calm reply, Winnie's expression darkened slightly. She said nothing more, quietly dispelled the barrier, and followed at Shen Yi's side.
Once they stepped out of the barrier, they were met by Tanamo's somewhat hesitant gaze. Before she could speak, Shen Yi said directly, "You don't need to explain now. When you want to tell me these things of your own accord, without being influenced by anyone else, I'll listen slowly."
Without another word, the three of them headed silently toward the figures visible in the distance.
A moment later.
When Shen Yi and Winnie followed behind Tanamo and saw those people, the group had already offered them a slight greeting from afar.