Chapter 775: Some People Are Just Petty
Han Jing muttered darkly to Lan Ling beside him, "That old witch isn’t planning to drop us midway, is she?"
Her voice was just right, allowing everyone to hear.
Xia Ji, who had already walked several meters ahead, froze for a moment.
Then she continued walking as if nothing had happened.
Xia Ji was, of course, the first to reach the other side, standing at the edge of the cliff with a half-smile, watching the others come over one after another.
Han Jing lagged behind somewhat, ensuring that old witch Xia Ji would not notice that Su Yu’s Soul Stabilizing Needle had already been dispelled. So, for a long time, Su Yu hadn’t spoken, and Han Jing hadn’t exchanged any glances with Su Yu.
Su Yu’s cold and indifferent demeanor made it seem as if he really remembered nothing.
Naturally, as they crossed over, they didn’t walk together.
Han Jing and Lan Ling fell to the back, with Lianwu and Xiao Xue in front.
The few of them were separated by roughly two to three meters.
Finally, just as Su Yu reached the other side, and Lianwu and Xiao Xue were about two meters away, the Red Silk beneath them suddenly vanished.
No need to guess, it was undoubtedly Xia Ji’s doing.
Fortunately, Han Jing was prepared, and as the Red Silk disappeared, Lianwu jumped to the shore with Xiao Xue in tow.
Han Jing landed on the shore, shaking her head, "I knew it, some people are just petty."
Xia Ji’s face darkened momentarily but ignored Han Jing.
She couldn’t stoop to the level of a little girl who hadn’t even grown her hair yet.
At that moment, as they set foot on the other side, a row of blue-clad guards began walking over from the distant city gate.
The commotion outside was, of course, known to the people here, but they hadn’t paid it any mind.
There had been those who found the place of the Xia Clan and attempted to break in, but no one had ever successfully done so. Unless they were members of the Xia Clan, it was nearly impossible to enter the Xia Clan.
So those guards never expected that someone had actually broken in.
But whoever had come in must be from the Xia Clan because outsiders had no way of initiating the Xia Clan’s mechanical techniques.
They weren’t too worried.
The blue-clad guards walked over, and upon seeing Xia Ji, the leading guard was visibly stunned and took a long time to react, his expression and voice particularly excited, "Sister Ling, is it really you? You, you’re back?"
Xia Ji said nothing.
The person continued, "Sister Ling, I am Qing Ke, do you not remember me? Hmm... I guess it has been quite a long time."
Qing Ke scratched his head somewhat clumsily. Back then, when Sister Ling left, he was only twelve years old, and now decades had passed. It was normal for her not to remember him.
But Xia Ji smiled and nodded, "How could I not remember? It really has been a long time. So, you’ve finally achieved your wish to become the Guard Captain?"
Qing Ke nodded excitedly, "Yes, yes, Sister Ling, back then I told you, one day, I would definitely become the Guard Captain of the Xia Clan. See, I did it!"
Xia Ji still smiled, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes, and her voice had a hint of etherealness, "Yes, it’s really nice when you achieve what you aspire to do, isn’t it? Such a happy thing!"
Everyone is striving to fulfill their desires, everyone has something they want.