The moment they heard those words, the entire carriage fell deathly silent.
Chloe: (||?Д?)!
Lin Qiye: ∑(O_O;)??
"No!!"
"No!!!"
The two spoke in unison.
Their intense reaction startled Jialan, and Chloe immediately said,
"Don't misunderstand! We're just partners! I'm only helping him with a few things!"
"That's right, you're overthinking it, Jialan."
"Oh... is that so?" Jialan nodded blankly. "Sorry, I was too rash..."
"It's fine..." Lin Qiye let out a breath of relief and pointed to the seat beside him. "Come sit over here."
"No need. I'll just sit here."
"..."
The corner of Lin Qiye's mouth twitched slightly.
Seeing that Jialan was unwilling to change seats, Lin Qiye did not press the matter... After all, regardless of what happened in the future, they were strangers meeting for the first time now. If she wanted to sit in the corner, he could hardly tie her to his side by force.
Chloe looked at Yan Zhong, whom she had squeezed into the corner, then at the empty seat beside herself. For a moment, she neither knew whether she should return to her seat nor stay where she was... and they fell into an inexplicable stalemate.
The atmosphere inside the carriage suddenly became silent.
In the end, Jialan was the one to break the strange silence.
"By the way, where are you going?"
"The same place as you, the Jade Pool."
"The Jade Pool?"
Hearing those words, Jialan froze for a moment before decisively shaking her head.
"You can't go there. At least, not these next two days."
"Why?"
Jialan opened her mouth as if hesitating. After a moment, she finally said,
"The Jade Pool is in complete chaos right now... If you go there, you'll only cause more trouble for Her Majesty. You may even lose your lives."
Lin Qiye