The Path of Slow Coaxing (2)

He opened the message and was taken aback by the contents. Reading in between the lines, Wu Wendi's consideration toward Xu Lan and her determination to find the killer was revealed.

She stated that in light of everyone's fixation on finding Bai Wu, she went by herself to the bar in Lanshan with the hope that she might find a lead. After typing out the message and deleting many parts of it, he finally replied with four words, 'Be careful out there'.

Both their situations were reminiscent of a lone ranger going to war, and indeed, there was no other way to describe it. The only difference was that she was alone, whereas Xu Lan had Bai Wu at least.

Under Xu Lan's loving guidance, Bai Wu wilfully sat down at the cave entrance. His legs turned stiff – akin to a popsicle that came fresh out of the fridge – and trembled continuously. His hands held onto Xu Lan firmly and in his tremor, he softly called out 'Papa'.