Aoqian did not answer Song Xiwei, but simply reached out and held her hand tightly.
Song Xi was slightly taken aback and looked down at the hand that was wrapped by Ao Qian.
“There are indeed survivors,” Ao Qian said.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Young Master." Song Xiwei looked away from their clasped hands, a relaxed smile playing on her lips.
Aoqian frowned. Song Xiwei's reaction was too relaxed and not cautious enough, unlike her. This was...
Aoqian had no time to think nonsense; he didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place for even a second longer.
Using their senses, the two of them entered a secluded courtyard and fixed their gaze on a dry well.
Aoqian's expression turned even more unpleasant than before.
Because the eerie atmosphere and putrid smell here are stronger than in other places.
If this mansion reeks of foul odor, then the source of the stench is this well.
And damn it, that faint breath of life also came from this place.
Aoqian glanced at Song Xiwei, who seemed to have no sense of smell. Instead, she looked around, her eyes darting left and right, completely unaffected by the stench.
"Is this the well?" Song Xi asked, noticing Aoqian's strange expression.
Aoqian frowned. "Hmm."
“I didn’t sense anything. I saw you holding your breath the whole time. It must smell awful here, right?” Song Xiwei asked again.
Aoqian frowned but remained silent.
Song Xi struggled to pull her hand away. "You stay up here, I'll go down into the well. I didn't smell anything."
Aoqian didn't let go of her; instead, he gripped her even tighter. "Together."
Before Song Xiwei could even speak, Aoqian dragged her down into the well.
The smell inside the dry well was so strong that even with his eyes closed, Aoqian felt his eyes welling up with tears.
Song Xiwei still showed no reaction whatsoever and felt nothing.
When Song Xiwei reached the bottom of the well, she saw nothing.
Aoqian frowned even more deeply.
Damn it, there was muddy rotting matter and some kind of sticky stuff on the ground.
Aoqian could hardly move his feet.
Song Xiwei saw Aoqian struggling to move, but she couldn't see anything at all.
Is there something on the ground?
Even the slow-witted Song Xiwei realized that her sudden fainting and subsequent exhaustion upon waking might not be simple.
She can't sense anything now, so she's practically no different from an ordinary person.
Aoqian probably already knew that I was like this.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have held her hand so tightly, never letting go for a moment.
Looking down at their clasped hands, Song Xiwei felt a warm feeling spreading through her heart.
Even though he had a grumpy face, she still found him strangely endearing.
"Young Master, why don't you tell me the exact location and I'll go scout ahead?" Song Xi could sense that Ao Qian was very resistant to this place.
Since I can't smell or see anything anyway, I don't have much to worry about.
Ao Qian said in a muffled voice, "You better behave yourself."
He sighed, and as soon as he let go of her hand, he picked her up.
He held you in his arms and couldn't help but weigh you in his hands, his brows furrowing even more. "You've gotten so thin in just a few days!"
Song Xiwei: "???" Has she lost weight? How come she didn't notice?
Besides, he has been practicing fasting since childhood, so not eating won't have any effect. Isn't Aoqian's claim a bit exaggerated?
Aoqian carried her forward, his brows furrowed the entire time.
Seeing that he was struggling to hold his breath, Song Xiwei reached out and covered his mouth and nose.
The moment Aoqian covered her mouth and nose with her hand, he shuddered and almost dropped her.
The faint fragrance emanating from Song Xiwei was very subtle, yet it effectively blocked out the unpleasant stench around her.
Aoqian couldn't help but take a few deep breaths before continuing on his way.
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