"Truly, evil lives on for a thousand years," Zhu Qiuyu concluded.
With the matter of Big Tree Village resolved, Xingxing continued her journey with the others. Along the way, they stopped their carriage to rest and have lunch by the roadside. Xingxing needed to relieve herself, but she wouldn't let Zhu Lin follow her. She felt ashamed even if the boy just stood at a distance and didn't get close.
"Junior Sister, come with me. We'll go under that tree over there, not far," Xingxing said, tugging at the boy's sleeve in a coquettish tone.
“I need to use the restroom too, let’s go together.” Zhu Qingruo always spoke in a down-to-earth manner. If she hadn’t said it, just looking at her ethereal aura, one would have thought that fairies didn’t need to eat, drink, or relieve themselves, and could live on dew.
The two, one big and one small, walked hand in hand slowly into the distance. Zhu Lin kept an eye on them, but when she saw them hiding behind a big tree, she looked away.
After Xingxing finished relieving herself, she stood up and peered around suspiciously. She felt like someone was watching her, and she thought she caught a glimpse of a red figure. Could it be Hong Niangzi who had followed her?
That's not right. Hong Niangzi is already dead, and the village chief used a special method to suppress her, so she doesn't even have the chance to become a ghost. She shouldn't be able to follow them.
However, she still asked Zhu Qingruo, "Junior Sister, did you notice anyone approaching? Was there someone in red clothes wandering around nearby?"
Zhu Qingruo narrowed her eyes and scanned her surroundings, but didn't find anyone. She shook her head and said, "It shouldn't be anyone, otherwise I would have noticed."
"I must have seen wrong." Xingxing also felt that with Zhu Qingruo's abilities, it was impossible for someone to get close and not be detected.
However, after resting, as Xingxing was about to board the carriage, she caught a glimpse of a red figure in the distance, the figure stealthily approaching.
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