What Trouble Has That Girl Gotten Herself Into?

"So that's how it is..."

After hearing Zhou Nan out, Long Zhi remained calm, showing no sign of panic.

After all, for Sky Patrol Guards, it was perfectly normal to be in Cloud Prefecture one moment and suddenly receive an assignment and hurriedly leave the next.

What was there to worry about?

With that thought.

Long Zhi gently reassured him, "Perhaps that kid received some important assignment and is out handling it right now. Fellow Daoist Zhou need not worry too much..."

Yet upon hearing her words.

Zhou Nan did not look much relieved.

He gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "My lady, I naturally understand all that you've said... but the problem is..."

At this point, he hesitated, seemingly weighing whether to reveal the full story.

Seeing how reluctant he was.

Long Zhi looked over curiously. "If you have something to say, just say it. I'm fairly familiar with Xu Ming. If something really happened, perhaps I can help."

"Since my lady has said so, then I'll speak plainly."

At that, Zhou Nan drew a deep breath, his expression gradually turning solemn. "You may not know this, but some days ago, Fellow Daoist Xu ran around everywhere on behalf of one of the Sky Patrol Guards from your esteemed division. He exhausted himself, swallowed his pride, and begged quite a few people... When he eventually came to me, it was also to find a way for that Sky Patrol Guard to escape..."

"At such a critical time, his whole heart was set on saving someone. How could he possibly have suddenly accepted an assignment and left this place?"

"A Sky Patrol Guard... saving someone?"

Hearing this.

Long Zhi and Chen Zheng, standing beside her, exchanged a glance as an extremely bad feeling slowly welled up in their