Chapter 381: An old acquaintance, perhaps
"Stop!"
Among the group, Nangong Ling was the first to step forward, instinctively activating the hovering equipment mounted on her body.
The two figures did not answer, merely continuing to approach at their own pace.
Everyone turned to Shen Qiuyu, waiting for their captain to make a decision.
Yet as Shen Qiuyu looked at the shorter of the two figures, she could not help sinking into thought.
That gait, those little movements... why did they feel so strangely familiar?
That couldn't be possible, could it?
If it were her, I would definitely sense it.
Shen Qiuyu silently raised her left fist. A layer of crimson-gold flame feathers cloaked her body, especially conspicuous within the dim Mist.
Nangong Ling and the others immediately understood. Weapons in hand, they took up fighting stances.
The two figures stopped about ten meters away.
Only then did the squad clearly see what they looked like.
A man and a woman. The man had an ordinary face, while the woman was somewhat delicate-looking, carrying an indescribable air about her.
"Don't be nervous. We mean no harm."
The man spoke first, his voice low and calm.
Yet that only made the squad more wary.
In a place like this, could anyone truly be calm-natured...?
"Did you come out of the city?"
Frowning, Shen Qiuyu stepped forward to negotiate.
"Yes."
The woman nodded, narrowing her eyes slightly as she looked at Shen Qiuyu with a smile that was not quite a smile.
"What happened in the city? Why is the Mist so dense?"
Seeing that the woman seemed about to speak, Shen Qiuyu asked first.
But she had not forgotten the customs around here, and added:
"We can pay a reward. Soul crystals, Calamity Cores, Radiance crystals... whatever you need, just name