"Big Sister Banxia!" Bailu turned around and clutched Banxia's hand.
But Banxia moved forward, step by step, toward Xueyi.
Bailu pulled hard, holding her hand very, very tightly.
Banxia murmured softly, her words sounding like an agonized plea:
"Let me go."
Bailu froze for a moment and unconsciously loosened her grip.
By the time she came to her senses, the Nether Envoy of the Ten-Lords Commission had already shackled Banxia.
"Big Sister Banxia," Bailu murmured.
Banxia kept her head lowered and gave no response.
Only she knew what she was feeling at that moment.
Xueyi said:
"Sorry for the intrusion."
Then she took Banxia away.
Once the people from the Ten-Lords Commission had left, the Doppelganger left as well.
Chu Mu had been absent the entire time, yet present throughout.
But in front of Bailu, he still acted as though he knew nothing, feigning puzzlement as he asked:
"Lady Dragon, you seem a little unhappy. Have we failed to make you comfortable?"
Breakfast was lavish, but Bailu had no appetite.
Faced with his concern, Bailu shook her head and said softly:
"I'm sorry. I haven't been able to sort out my feelings, and I've let that affect you."
What a considerate child!
So Chu Mu called Sushang and Qingque over and asked them to take Bailu out for a stroll through the streets whenever they had time during the day.
She had been confined for centuries and might be locked up again once she returned. Chu Mu hoped she could enjoy herself a little over these next few days.
Still, with the Stellaron outbreak, even happiness might be too much to hope for.
Especially for a healer.
This was the first day after the Stellaron outbreak.
The disturbance caused by the Stellaron outbreak the previous night had not sparked