In fact, the Bai Family's Shadow Guards had followed their charges from a very young age. Most had even grown up together, developing an extraordinary bond and understanding that let them read each other's thoughts with a single glance.
Pairs brought together midway like Ye Chuqi and Xiao Wu were rare. Xiao Wu was working hard to get to know Ye Chuqi, and hoped even more that Ye Chuqi would get to know her. After following Ye Chuqi for several days, she had observed that Ye Chuqi was easily distracted. People beside her could be overlooked if they weren't careful; unless they actively made their presence known, it might take her a long time to remember that someone else was there. Since Xiao Wu stayed hidden in the shadows, she was even more likely to be overlooked, leaving her at a complete disadvantage.
The task of making her presence known and winning favor was urgent.
Unfortunately, Xiao Wu didn't know that when Ye Chuqi was distracted or zoning out, she was usually talking to San San, or her consciousness had drifted straight into her space. Her awareness of the outside world became somewhat dulled, naturally making it easy to overlook things.
After accepting Xiao Wu's presence, Ye Chuqi found everything fairly manageable, apart from the name, which often threw her off. As for how to get to the Imperial Capital, she was still a little hesitant. According to Bai Fenghua, taking a Teleportation Array directly was the simplest and most convenient option. But her only previous experience with one had ended in an accident, so she had no fond feelings toward the experience.
She had even asked Big Black Fish whether he could take her to the Imperial Capital through a series of shorter teleportations.
Big Black Fish had nearly