Lao Si left feeling deeply uneasy.
He was only a household servant, after all, and had no say in matters between the Zhao father and daughter. Since he had been discovered, he could only follow Zhao Xing'er's instructions and take the Storage Bracelet back to the Zhao Family to report.
As for whether Zhao Xing'er should be allowed to stay here afterward, that was for the family head to consider.
At least his assignment to watch over her had ended in failure now that Big White had seen through him.
The group headed back to the Agency in their usual arrangement. Along the way, daylight began to emerge, a glimmer of dawn shining through the night. The long street was silent and deserted as they traveled toward that speck of light.
"How beautiful." Qi Dian gazed at the ray of light piercing the darkness ahead. "It really is darkest before dawn. Just like our Agency-once we got through those days when we couldn't afford to eat, it was all good days ahead."
"You think it's beautiful?" Yue Wen said mildly as he drove at breakneck speed. "Why does it only look dangerous to me?"
"What's dangerous?" Qi Dian looked around.
Then, as the first threads of sunlight appeared, the moonlight essence gradually dispersed. The little boy riding on Yue Wen's shoulders suddenly shone with white light and instantly expanded into an enormous dog.
Crash!
The big white dog came crashing down on their heads, sending all three people and the donkey tumbling.
"I knew it-" Yue Wen said with difficulty. "We didn't make it in time after all."
"Woof!" With his divinity gone, Big White's eyes looked much clearer. He circled the three of them twice before finally stopping at Zhao Xing'er's feet, sniffing carefully, then barking.
He liked