The hand twisting the car key suddenly froze.
"What... did you say?"
"They all knew. I told them after I finished talking to them that I was coming after you. They weren't at ease either~ Wah~ Yuxuan! Don't hit my face!"
"You dared to hide it from me? Then I'll hit you in the face!"
"Bang!"
A fist knocked Bai Chi flat on his back.
"Phew... I feel much better now."
I clapped my hands and looked at Bai Chi lying on the ground. After thinking it over, I couldn't help letting out a long sigh.
"Ah... forget it. Let's just leave it at that."
Even if I sent him back, this idiot would probably find some other way to come looking for me, right?
Rather than letting him do something so dangerous, I might as well let him follow me.
I already had so many examples before me. I didn't want to do something I would regret again.
"Urgh~ Yuxuan, you really hit me~"
"I'm so damn tempted to beat you to death right now."
I shot Bai Chi a glance, then turned to look at the small boat that had just pulled up along the shore.
Three people got off the boat. One of them had been rowing just now, while another was carrying a gun. The two of them looked like bodyguards, protecting the person in the middle.
"Sorry to bother you. We... we're travelers who got lost in the desert, and we wanted to ask where this place is."
Then I looked up at the sky.
"Also, could you provide us with a place to stay? It's getting rather late."
After saying that, I added, "Don't worry, I'll pay you appropriately."
The two men who looked like bodyguards were both young men in their twenties, while