"Need something?"
I stopped the bike, but left the engine running, ready to act at any moment. The man came straight
up to me. A flash of admiration crossed his eyes,
then his expression changed at once, as if he were forcibly suppressing the lecherous thoughts in his mind. He gave me a thorough once-over,
his gaze lingering especially long on my face.
"I remember... You're the woman Yuejian's team brought back, aren't you?"
My heart gave a thump, but I didn't let it show. I only looked at him calmly.
"I am."
"What are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to be banned from leaving the city?"
He knew about me?
"Who are you?"
Hearing that, I couldn't help feeling uneasy, but I did my best to look composed. At that moment, I was the very definition of
looking calm as a lake while panicking like a dog.
It wasn't that I couldn't overpower everyone near this gate. Even if they all came at me together, they probably wouldn't be enough to withstand one blast from my 460 cannon. But,
well, there was a saying about guilty people getting nervous... No, no, no! I wasn't a thief!
Anyway, I was a little on edge.
"Me? Well, you probably don't know me, but you should know my younger brother."
His expression was incredibly arrogant, but he still couldn't stop glancing over my body from time to time. His eyes lingered longest on the sensitive areas.
"Your younger brother? Yuejian?"
I asked, puzzled. Just then, the soldiers farther away seemed to notice what was happening and started walking
over.
"No... I'm only filling in for my younger brother for now. He's been missing for five days."
The man looked at me, his gaze like a curved blade stabbing straight into my