"Your trade failed this time. Are you going to leave Rong City right away?" Liu Jialin asked.
Xu Ziqi raised a hand to tidy the loose strands of hair over her forehead, then shook her head.
"I need to report this after meeting up with the others. Only then will we know whether we need to leave Rong City."
Liu Jialin nodded, and Wang Jing, who was beside her, spoke up.
"I recently heard that besides arranging for you to come to Rong City, your organization also sent other people here. Is that true?"
Xu Ziqi thought seriously for several seconds before saying uncertainly, "I've heard about that too. Apparently, after I came here, they would arrange for more people to come. But I haven't received any news of anyone else arriving in Rong City yet."
The three of them chatted by the quiet roadside. After a while, Xu Ziqi felt it was about time, so she said to Liu Jialin and Wang Jing, "My men have been waiting for me for a long time. I should head back. We'll chat again when we have time."
"Mm." Wang Jing nodded. "If you run into trouble later, you can come to me."
"Stay safe," Liu Jialin said.
Xu Ziqi smiled, then turned and walked toward the distant woods.
After entering the woods, she vanished without a trace before long.
"Whew..."
A gentle breeze swept past, making the flowers, grass, and trees on both sides of the road sway softly.
In the silent surroundings, Wang Jing and Liu Jialin did not leave immediately. Instead, they fell into silence together.
"Sigh... I wonder how much longer she'll have to carry out this undercover mission before it ends." Liu Jialin sighed first, then broke the silence and spoke slowly.
"She's helped us obtain a