Ye Xunzhi made a comment to herself. While all the guards outside had their attention fixed on Bowen, she sold out her teammate and slipped in with practiced ease.
Just as she was about to climb through a warehouse window, a hand caught her in time and covered her mouth.
Ye Xunzhi: !
She heard a familiar voice beside her ear.
"There's a guard beneath that window. Come with me."
Ye Xunzhi stopped herself from striking back and let herself be pulled away. Before her was Ye Chuyan's familiar profile.
"So you came after all." Ye Xunzhi suddenly spoke without warning.
Ye Chuyan's steps faltered, but he kept pulling her along without stopping.
He led Ye Xunzhi through a little window so well hidden that it had gathered dust, then pulled her behind a mountain of wooden crates piled in a corner.
The angle was perfect: they could watch the deal without being discovered.
Ye Chuyan half held Ye Xunzhi in his arms as they huddled together. He whispered:
"Don't talk."
Ye Xunzhi said, "I will."
Ye Chuyan: "..."
What a contrary little brat.
He rummaged in his pocket, pulled out a lemon-flavored Swiss candy, unwrapped it, and held it to her lips.
"Behave."
Ye Xunzhi opened her mouth and bit down. A slightly tart sweetness spread across her tongue.
For the candy's sake.
Ye Chuyan was both annoyed and amused. He raised a hand, about to muss Ye Xunzhi's hair in retaliation, when the sound of an engine came from ahead.
Ye Chuyan immediately lowered his hand, and the two watched intently.
The newcomer was a man in priest's robes, his face full of compassion for the world.
The cross on his chest swayed as he walked. When he saw Kaidi waiting for him in the middle of the