After setting down the firewood they had gathered, Kotonoha Katsura and Sekai Saionji noticed that Qin Xiao’s trouser pockets were bulging.
Because the two girls had been keeping a close eye on him, they were well aware of any changes in his appearance. They remembered clearly that when they had started climbing the mountain earlier that morning, Qin Xiao’s pockets had been completely empty. Now, however, after his latest trip to gather wood, the pockets looked as if they had been inflated. Curiosity stirred within them.
Yet, Kotonoha and Sekai shared a silent understanding and did not ask. They knew that if Qin Xiao wanted to tell them, he would; if he did not want to share, pestering him would only annoy him.
Chapter 958