Shuqi clenched her chubby little hand, making the Jade Slip in her palm vanish, then raised her gaze to shoot Feng Lie a sidelong glance and asked, "When do your people arrive? If it's too late, I'll have Wuming rest for a bit first!"
Since the others weren't being sincere, what was the point of her showing off? She might as well talk about something practical instead.
"Oh, they should be here soon. Why don't you have the big snake—ah no, Wuming—rest for a moment?" Feng Lie hadn't expected Shuqi to change the subject so abruptly. Seeing the eloquent and impassive manner in which she had been introducing things just now, he had figured she would drag out the business with the Jade Slip for quite a while longer. He never imagined that Shuqi would drop it just like that and say no more.
Chapter 246