Qingmiao and Zhuque stood rooted to the spot, taking a long time to snap back to their senses as if waking from a dream. Zhuque's eyes were wide, the shock on her face not yet completely faded, and she was the first to break the oppressive silence.
Her voice carried a hint of vigilance, like a tightly strung bowstring: "Who on earth are you? Why did you appear here?"
The man smiled faintly, a smile that seemed to carry an inscrutable mystery, and said unhurriedly: "I already said, I came to repay a kindness."
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