The sudden turn of events startled Bibi Dong and Dugu Xin.
If Bibi Dong had not been so capable of controlling her body, the rack of meat in her hand would have gone to waste on the floor.
Dugu Xin knew some of Wang Chuan's abilities, so she hurriedly asked,
"Wang Chuan, what happened!?"
Wang Chuan fell silent for a moment, his deep gaze fixed on the dark night outside.
After a while, Wang Chuan finally relaxed his guarded posture and said,
"Someone was spying on us just now, and their gaze carried intense malice. But it seemed they realized I had noticed them, so they left quickly."
The two women's expressions changed at once.
Bibi Dong's status was special, so her first instinct was to suspect that someone wanted to harm her. Then came her anger that someone actually dared cause trouble right under Spirit Hall's nose.
Dugu Xin first glanced at Bibi Dong, then turned to Wang Chuan.
No matter how good a best friend was, she could not compare to the man she might one day marry.
After all, it was hardly news these days for various factions to assassinate talented geniuses. Dugu Xin suspected that her closeness with Wang Chuan might have exposed his identity.
Dugu Xin secretly blamed herself for being careless. What if she had brought harm upon Wang Chuan?
Yet as he watched the two women's expressions shift, Wang Chuan remained calm. He took the rack of meat from Bibi Dong's hand, sat back down, and continued eating with elegant composure.
"Relax. They left so quickly because they clearly didn't want to make a big issue of it. We're safe for now."
Wang Chuan's reassuring words, paired with his unruffled expression,
eased the women's tense emotions somewhat.
They looked at each other and