467 At Long Last

"Grapefruit, something is clearly amiss with that nightmare creature!" Six instructed urgently. "Withdraw first and treat your wound!"

"Hey!" Xiao Zhong, the shoemaker's assistant, jogged toward Jin Jiuchi while awkwardly gathering the long hem of her skirt. "You're a player too, aren't you? Do you know what's happening right now??"

"Ah, ah, don't ask me!" Jin Jiuchi recoiled in response and hid his much taller and broader body behind Shen Nianzu. "Even if I knew, I wouldn't know how to explain it to you. You should ask Nian'er instead!"

"Nian'er…?" Xiao Zhong's gaze shifted to Shen Nianzu, her confusion evident. 

Shen Nianzu cursed Jin Jiuchi inside his mind for tossing the bothersome task to him. He knew that hoarding all the information to themselves was nothing but greedy and purely sinister, but now was certainly not the time for them to stop and discuss, especially with the evil Queen looking like she was out for blood!