Volume 1

37 Most Beautiful Exchange

When the three of us arrived next door, we discovered Jiao S and Gaoqin Jiuye silently facing each other. Dressed in a school uniform, Jiao S looked like a stiff SD doll[1. Super Dollfie dolls on Wiki]. Gaoqin Jiuye stood on the other side of the room, similarly cold and still.

I walked in, and seeing them standing there, upright and motionless, like mannequins, I didn't quite know how to start the conversation. So, I turned to Jiao S and asked, "Where's Guan Nie?"

At the mention of Guan Nie, Gaoqin Jiuye's eyes trembled, and he turned to look at me. His long, narrow eyes carried a strange expression.

I didn't want to look him in the eyes, so I continued to watch Jiao S.

Jiao S turned her neck a bit. "He went off to who knows where, and disappeared before you guys returned; he never reports his plans to me. But Li Shen, what were you thinking, going into the border forest, just the three of you on your own? Even I've only passed by, and never traveled too...