Du Aya and the others finally stopped talking about wild animals.
Meanwhile, as An Jing was heading higher toward the southeast, in Xilin City, Gong Juechen came looking for Xiao Changyi.
Xiao Changyi was sitting there studying the map when Gong Juechen barged in without even knocking, flaring with urgency, causing Xiao Changyi to frown almost unnoticeably.
"Changyi, Changyi, where's Zhizhi? Why haven't I seen my Zhizhi? And the female soldiers—none of them are here," Gong Juechen exclaimed as he burst in. Seeing that only Xiao Changyi was present and An Jing wasn't there either, he asked again, "Where's Jingjing? Did they go somewhere together?"
Without looking up from the map, Xiao Changyi replied impassively, "Just focus on your own duties."
In other words, where they went is a secret—I won't tell you.
"How can you bear to let me worry so much about my Zhizhi?" Gong Juechen said, looking utterly aggrieved.
Xiao Changyi didn't bother responding to Gong Juechen.
