Damn.
If last time could still be dismissed as an illusion, then this time, Xie Qingyan's abnormality had unmistakably fallen into Xu Shi's eyes.
Or rather, everyone's eyes—everyone knew that Xie Qingyan had always been calm and rational. Even if she had changed somewhat now, she was absolutely not the sort of person who would fly into a rage over a harmless tease... "So scary" really wasn't exactly a targeted insult.
And with her pupils suddenly turning pitch-black, anyone who failed to see that something was wrong had to be blind.
"You..."
Pushed back by her aura, Xu Shi's expression grew grave.
"I..."
The dog woman seemed to snap awake from a dream at that moment. She instinctively covered her face with a hand, not knowing how to explain herself.
After a long while, she finally forced out, "I-I'm fine. Don't worry about me."
With that, she hurried back into the cabin as though fleeing in defeat.
"Brother, what was that?"
Standing beside Xu Shi, Shen Qin sheathed her short blade and blinked as she asked.
This time, Xia Wuyou had not come along to the Imperial Main City. She had stayed on Silver Pine Island with Jiang Chengcheng to help with construction. The task of protecting Xu Shi naturally fell to Miss Shen Qin—after all, the two places were not far apart now, and communication had become much more convenient. If anything came up, they could contact each other at any time. There was no need for everyone to crowd together in one place.
And she truly was a very competent little bodyguard. The instant Xie Qingyan lost control just now, she had swiftly moved in front of Xu Shi. If the person opposite her had not been Xie Qingyan, the blade in her hand would likely have already