Fourth Master Xiao nodded, turned sideways with his hands behind his back, and descended the steps, watching Xiqiu. Xiqiu curtsied to him, lifted her skirt, and ascended the steps. She silently breathed a sigh of relief, but just as she was about to leave, he spoke again from behind, "Is your leg injured too?"
Xiqiu raised an eyebrow. Was her walking posture that obvious?
As if sensing her confusion, Fourth Master Xiao furrowed his brows slightly. Xiqiu thought for a moment and replied, "It caught a chill; a few days' rest will heal it!" Without waiting for him to speak again, she lifted her skirt and quickly left.
Standing on the corridor, she finally let out a breath of relief. But since Sixing and Chunyan hadn't come looking for her, she didn't dare go far, fearing they wouldn't find Tong Xiyan and would lose her too. Anxious at heart, she could only wait on the path leading from Tong Xihua's courtyard to Xiao Yanzheng's courtyard.
