"Waaah..."
In the distant bushes, Gu Qingqing poked out half her head, watching the battlefield on Flowing Cloud Cliff with her dark, beady eyes.
"Senior Brother Song... is so scary."
She scratched her little face guiltily. "What if he gets angry and beats me up?"
After teleporting Song Yan away from Qingjiang Flat, the three of them had split up under pursuit from several groups, fleeing in different directions.
Gu Qingqing had chosen a remote direction: southwest.
She had never expected to see Senior Brother Song again so soon.
As it happened, she had also stumbled upon this ambush targeting him.
In the blink of an eye, those three people had peacefully departed.
Her first instinct was to go up and greet Senior Brother Song, but on thinking it over carefully, she seemed to have played a part in sending him away.
Now she regretted it. Deeply regretted it.
"I'd better run before Senior Brother Song notices me..."
Gu Qingqing made up her mind, only to discover that Song Yan was no longer on Flowing Cloud Cliff.
"Huh? Where is he?"
She looked all around but could find no trace of Song Yan. "He left so quickly."
"Never mind, never mind. Retreat is the best strategy."
She slowly ducked back into the bushes and was just about to turn and leave.
A pair of warm hands gently patted her shoulders.
"Junior Sister Qingqing, I trust you've been well."
"Mommy!"
Gu Qingqing jumped on the spot like a startled little rabbit.
Hearing that familiar voice, she turned around in a fluster, only to bump her lower back against a branch in the bushes and get stuck.
"Uh... hehe, S-Senior Brother Song."
Stammering, she backed away, only to find a rock behind her.
"Wh-what a coincidence! What are you doing here?