A harsh wave of disappointment hit Lai Yiteng.
Xian Wu was not here.
That should have been an obvious thing given the ruckus, because Xian Wu would've reacted to it by now if he were near...and Lai Yiteng knew that he shouldn't have expected anything. Knew he shouldn't depend on another person for anything.
He knew that doing so was foolish.
Xian Wu could be doing just about anything behind his back right now. Trusting him had been even the tiniest bit had been a grave mistake, or so his mind screamed at him in a flurry.
Lai Yiteng had little time to think about it, though, and ran outside the inn while readjusting the position of his erhu and luggage over his back.
