Xia Xianning embraced him, found the basket, and casually tossed Suntu inside with one hand while lifting Luo Yingbai onto his knee with the other.
Suntu was trapped in the basket.
Feeling darkness before his eyes, he panicked and tried to push against the basket, but it wouldn’t budge.
Thinking about his failed plan to become human and being confined in a hard, dark basket, Suntu felt increasingly aggrieved and began to cry.
His crying, surprisingly rhythmic with Xia Xianning’s movements, made Luo Yingbai laugh.
After laughing, he realized his mistake and looked up to meet Xia Xianning’s cold stare.
Xia Xianning: “You’re distracted?”
Luo Yingbai: “…I-I-I’m sorry. Um, Xianning, isn’t it about time?”
Xia Xianning leisurely: “Not yet. Focus.”
A talisman suddenly flew from the bed’s direction, slapping onto the basket. Suntu immediately felt drowsiness overcome him. After a brief struggle, he drifted into a deep sleep.
He thought for a moment, then returned along the same path, rushing forward, and indeed saw the woman’s back in the night again. Zhu Caiwei took a detour to prevent being followed. If Xia Xianning had rashly followed her, he would have either been discovered or completely lost her.
Zhu Caiwei circled around and finally stopped at a slope.
She pushed aside the grass in front of her, revealing a naturally formed cave entrance at a lower position. Zhu Caiwei bent down and entered.
Xia Xianning observed that after entering the cave, there was a wide straight path with no cover on either side, making it difficult to hide.
At this point, he almost thought the other party had noticed his pursuit and deliberately led him to this place. Both sides were wary and suspicious, and it was unclear who was plotting against whom. Xia Xianning hesitated briefly before deciding to go in and see what was happening.
He cautiously took out a sound transmission talisman and gripped it in his hand, adjusting the sword hilt to the most easily reachable position, and quietly followed inside. The air was stagnant, and a nauseating stench was released.
Zhu Caiwei walked to a place and suddenly stopped without warning. Xia Xianning also stopped, seeing her speak to a wall: “Sundadan, it’s time to eat.” The name “Sundadan” surprised Xia Xianning – he had just seen this person during the day.
