Summer nights were unbearably muggy.
Even the air had turned thick and sticky.
Set got out of the car, first stretching his wrists and ankles. Then he narrowed his eyes as if admiring the scenery around the rest area, though his gaze secretly swept over the parking lot. Unfortunately, he did not see what he had hoped to see, and disappointment rose in him again.
Seeing An already heading forward, Set could only lower his head and follow obediently.
It was too late, and the restaurants at the service area had all closed, though the convenience store was still open. An's group bought several packs of instant noodles, rice crackers, and potato chips, then picked up four tea eggs at the register.
Once they stepped outside, Set suddenly said, "I need to use the restroom."
An nodded readily, but after Set had taken two steps, he heard An's voice behind him. "Has the person you're waiting for not arrived yet?"
Set froze at those words and stopped walking. A moment later, a somewhat strange expression appeared on his face.
"As the chief judge between heaven and earth, did you really think I hadn't noticed your little moves?" An continued.
Set fell silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed.
"So nothing can really be hidden from you. Did you deliberately stop here to kill whoever came to rescue me?"
An tacitly accepted that explanation.
But Set sounded relaxed. "You're overthinking it. I may be one of the Ennead of Egypt, but I broke with the others long ago. My sister and nephew would love nothing more than to see me dead. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been the only one running around doing all this pointless work for so long."
Yet the more Set said that, the more convinced An became that