Two Tails looked up at the chessboard gap that stretched straight into the sky and said, "That woman..."
Jiang Xiao said, "Let her run. I've marked her location."
Two Tails narrowed her eyes slightly. "Good!"
Clever as she was, Two Tails naturally realized what Jiang Xiao was planning.
If they pursued the other party, Jiang Xiao could take everyone and blink straight to the Old Witch's side right now. But to maximize their gains, they had to let the Old Witch leave! She could lead the Tail Feather Team all the way into the heartland of the Star Transformation Organization!
Two Tails turned to Jiang Xiao and asked, "When did you leave the Chariot Seal?"
Jiang Xiao said, "When Marda put a knife to his neck."
Two Tails asked, "When did you absorb the Star Skill?"
Jiang Xiao said, "While I was fighting."
The corners of Two Tails' lips lifted slightly. She placed one hand on Jiang Xiao's head and gently ruffled his hair.
That encouraging gesture did not look like something she would do for a comrade. Rather, it resembled how she had encouraged that Star Dust rookie in the Snowfield several years ago.
"Marda absorbed a One Star Double Technique, so I came up with this plan." Jiang Xiao smiled and said, "We got incredibly lucky. It seems that the Agile Combatant and King Star Pearl are extremely compatible.
"Plato isn't a pushover either. He looks like he's on his last legs, but he's actually incredibly powerful.
"If we really squared off and fought fair and square, it would be impossible to say who would win. An ambush was clearly the best option—preferably before he had time to react."
"Mm." Two Tails nodded. "Well done."
Jiang Xiao raised his hand, pried her palm off his Little Buzz Cut,