"Are you hurt?"
Not long after midday, Xiao Wuji, who was supposedly "recuperating," heard the chime of a bell. A moment later, he laid eyes on Lingxiao, the very person he had been longing for.
Lingxiao had been so caught up in her work the previous night that she hadn't been able to speak with him, but since they had an appointment, she was prepared to share some newly acquired information. After taking a brief rest, she had come to check on him, only to immediately notice something amiss. Even though Xiao Wuji had scrambled to disguise his injury and remove the bandages, he couldn't hide it from her.
Chapter 159