That was too close!
Wu Jian felt his heart hammering as he made his way toward the campsite he shared with Huǒ Shuchang. He pressed a hand to his chest and clutched the fabrics of his shirt. Never in a million years would he have expected to see Hou Jingshu all the way out here. What was she doing here? Well, obviously, she had come here to enter the White Tiger Sect Ruins, but why? Why would she come to such a dangerous location?
She almost spotted me. If it weren’t for my mask, she would have discovered me for sure. And I need to be more careful. I can’t believe I almost called out to her.
The strongest compulsion to call out her name had come over him the moment his eyes landed on her. He’d wanted so badly to race over and pull her into his arms that resisting the desire almost cause
