Xu Tong shook his head. "That's not something we can know. Whatever the reason, we'll find out when the time comes."
"The Sacrifice Festival is tomorrow. Whether this Heavenly Dragon Fruit is real or fake, and what they're trying to accomplish with it, we'll certainly find out then."
Geng Shu pursed her lips. "Who do you think leaked this news? Aren't they afraid someone will try to steal the Heavenly Dragon Fruit?"
Xu Tong shook his head. "Since the news got out, that means they aren't afraid of anyone stealing it. Otherwise, they would have kept it tightly under wraps. How could anyone else have found out?"
Hearing this, Geng Shu thought it over carefully and felt that he had a point.
She also felt certain there was more to this affair. As Xu Tong had said, they would surely find out what was going on when the Sacrifice Festival came.
Neither of them was interested in the Heavenly Dragon Fruit, so whatever lay behind this affair had nothing to do with them.
"Let's forget about all that. I heard a lot of merchants came to town today. Why don't we go out and have a look?"
Xu Tong slowly stood up. "Let's go! I could tell ages ago that you wanted to go out. We have nothing to do anyway."
Geng Shu chuckled. "Should we invite Senior Quan too?"
"If you want to ask him, go ahead! But he might not come along."
Xu Tong took the lead, walking toward Quan Wuxiang's room. Seeing this, Geng Shu followed him.
After spending these days together, she had come to understand Xu Tong's character.
On the surface, he seemed careless and indifferent to everything, but in truth, he valued loyalty and affection above all else.
Xu Tong sincerely wanted to help