"Cough cough... Surely that's a question for me to ask you?"
Zhu Fei coughed twice, unable to suppress a bitter smile as he countered.
However, after posing the question, Zhu Fei apparently had no intention of waiting for Ji Xuanyue's reply; his expression turned solemn, and with utmost seriousness, he said to Ji Xuanyue:
"Ji Xuanyue, quickly get ready. We need to leave Xia State immediately."
"Leave Xia State?"
Hearing Zhu Fei's words, Ji Xuanyue's expression visibly froze.
But very quickly, it seemed she realized something. Her pretty face became slightly pale as she exclaimed, "When you went out just now, did Li Chengtian and his people come looking for you? No wait…!"
She cut herself off and shook her head, murmuring to herself, "If they had found you, they certainly wouldn't have let you come back, unless…?"
Ji Xuanyue looked at Zhu Fei with a mix of alarm and suspicion, only to see Zhu Fei respond with a wry smile and a nod.
