While the two omegas continued their easy conversation with the children, their conversation flowing naturally and smoothly, PD Xu Cui walked back toward the forest, his steps and expression once more carrying the familiar easygoing air.
Behind him Jingxue followed in silence, eyes quietly scanning the trees that grew denser ahead. He said nothing, only observed the approaching forest with mild curiosity. The soft packed earth of the village path gradually gave way to the first scatter of roots and fallen leaves.
Just before they stepped beneath the forest, PD Xu Cui halted and turned on his heel to face the other man. The soft shade of the outer trees already touched the edges of the path.
