Deng Baiyi raised her eyebrows, instinctively speculating.
The two stopped on a small hillside. Across the hill, they could see strings of lanterns hanging in Taoyuan Village. The dim lights flickered in the wind, and with a sweep of Divine Thought, one could clearly see a figure with wisdom beyond his years still knocking on doors from house to house to check on injuries and illnesses as night had fallen.
"Hmm."
Xie Xuanyi calmly said, "This lad is not bad, don't you think?"
Deng Baiyi didn't ask why Xie Zhen wanted to take Chu Guo with him.
She said solemnly, "Chen Chong's Iron Cavalry has blockaded the whole Yuan Province. Four counties are heavily guarded, and escaping from here would be harder than when we first set foot in Qing State. Under such circumstances, taking him with us is not necessarily a good thing for him."
After a pause.
Deng Baiyi hesitantly added, "Besides... he might not want to leave."
She saw in Chu Guo a vague reflection of herself.
