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The rooster crowed at dawn, but the sky remained gloomy.
The light drizzle that had persisted for four days still drifted through Dawn City, this city that was supposed to meet the first rays of sunlight every day, in people's hearts, had not seen the sun for a long time.
"Senior brother."
It wasn't long after Xu Yuan left the Sword Sect's station that he bumped into Lin Qingque, who had sensed his movement and snuck out to meet him.
Clearly, after that inexplicable intuition last night, she had become even more vigilant.
Upon seeing him, Lin Qingque immediately ran over and threw herself into his arms.
"I've missed you so much, senior brother."
They had only parted for an afternoon, yet she acted as if they hadn't seen each other for years, rubbing herself against him non-stop in his embrace.
Xu Yuan knew that although she seemed to be acting coquettishly, she was actually sniffing for any trace of Liu Ruoxue's scent on him. He calmly said, "Me too."
