'Or was it just something someone made up to placate people?'
She tilted her head slightly, her eyes filled with doubt and curiosity.
After teasing each other for a while, they got ready to head home.
A gentle evening breeze swept by, lifting the stray hairs on Chu Jing's forehead.
The echo of her laughter still lingered on her lips.
Qiu Ye reached out and tucked the wind-tousled strands of her hair.
They walked back side by side, their steps light.
The setting sun stretched their shadows long behind them.
Suddenly, Qiu Ye yanked Chu Jing behind him.
His gaze turned sharp in an instant, fixed on the dim shadows of the trees ahead.
It was terrifyingly quiet; even the distant chirping of insects had vanished.
His voice grew cold.
"Come out."
Chu Jing's eyes flickered. 'I think I know what's going on.'
She didn't struggle, letting Qiu Ye shield her with his body.
She had sensed something was off for a while now.
There was a faint fluctuation of a beast's aura in the air.
