After hearing Welt's reply, Stelle decisively shut her mouth.
March 7th obediently said:
"If he's that dangerous, we'd better keep our distance from him."
The Doppelganger nodded.
"Exactly. Let's do as Miss March says."
March 7th chuckled sheepishly and scratched her head.
Welt sighed just then.
"To think the Xianzhou has someone like that, too. This situation is getting more and more complicated."
The Doppelganger reassured him.
"With General Jing Yuan here, I doubt that Emanator would dare act as he pleases."
"The general alone is keeping everything in check." Welt shook his head. "Maintaining this balance is no easy feat."
Tingyun listened to all of this, a faint flicker in her eyes, but said nothing.
It was as though she had retreated to that inconspicuous place on the sidelines again, falling silent.
At the Plaza, the group met Qingque, who was waiting to receive them.
Seeing that no one was beside Qingque, Stelle and March 7th quietly sighed in relief, thinking they finally wouldn't have to travel with someone dangerous.
But when Qingque said they would stop by the inn to pick up someone who would accompany them, Stelle's and March 7th's faces instantly fell.
Qingque gave the Doppelganger several surprised looks. Apparently, she hadn't expected him to actually infiltrate the Astral Express Crew. Judging by how he acted, he seemed to have been embedded for quite some time. Without being told otherwise, anyone would have thought he was a longtime member.
Still, Qingque wasn't about to expose his undercover identity in front of the Astral Express Crew. Wouldn't that ruin her superiors' plans? She had no desire to suffer a mixed-doubles beating from those two.
So she merely glanced at him a few times before looking away, saying nothing.
Her attention was soon drawn to Tingyun, and