Chapter 777 - Black Puff (1/2)

It was the same for Chu Lui. Even though he appeared calm, his eyes were red; and his heart was palpitating. He clenched the hand that was in his pocket.

“Ruoxin…”

It was as if he had something stuck in his throat.

He opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

At this point, someone walked by. Xia Ruoxin shook at him. He understood. He finally moved his gaze away from her and went to pan gold like the others.

Moreover, Xia Ruoxin did the same. She stepped into the river but quickly came out with her cup as she returned nonchalantly.

She knew that she could not and must not rush, and neither could the man.

But why is he here? How could he have gotten here? Did I make a mistake? Was I dreaming?

“What’s wrong?” Shen Wei patted Xia Ruoxin’s shoulders. “See a ghost?”

“Maybe.” Xia Ruoxin smiled bitterly. “I think I must have been seeing things.

She grabbed the tools and went into the river. The water was still freezing, but she did not react much today. Her eyes glanced forward furtively, trying to find a specific individual.

Just as her gaze landed on a tall man, the man looked over as well as if telepathic. Their eyes met, and something in the air made Xia Ruoxin quickly look away. Tears, something she had not experienced for a long time, fell from her eyes and landed in the river.

She had shed a lot of bitter tears into the river, but these were a little different today. They were of excitement, worry, and fear.

She glanced furtively at the man again, and he shook his head at her. ‘Don’t be afraid.’ He mouthed.

She cleaned her face with her sleeves. Strangely, the river did not even feel cold today.

By sundown, she had not found a single grain of gold, and neither had Shen Wei. Chu Lui had to hold his anger in when the stick landed on her.

Now was not the time. Not yet.

At least, he had found them. He found that aside from Xia Ruoxin, there was someone else he was familiar with: Shen Wei.

There was no one keeping watch here at night. Perhaps because of the cold weather, they did not pay much attention to their workers. They did not think anyone was capable of escaping from there, unless they flew or swam. Given the current climate, one would freeze in the river even before they made it out.

Chu Lui woke up the later half of the night. This was when everyone was in deep sleep.

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Xia Ruoxin sat up hurriedly when she heard the commotion outside. Seeing that the others were still asleep, she slipped outside. Someone picked her up when she was right at the door. She sniffled when she felt the familiar warmth.