Kapitel 489: Dealing With the Aftermath (3)

There were still minimal traces of oil on the surface of the waterhole. Bai Qingqing called out to Bluepool while she scooped out the oil with a tree branch. Since the bowl had been brought home, she contained the oil using a tree leaf.

Bluepool only floated to the surface after a good while. By then, Bai Qingqing had already finished cleaning up the water surface, save for some remnant traces by the edges.

"You're out." Bai Qingqing expressed her delight at seeing him. "I thought you weren't ever going to talk to me again."

Bluepool gazed at the water surface and said, "It's clean enough already. How long are you going to continue scooping?"

"Until you come out. I'm here to look for you," Bai Qingqing said straightforwardly. Her voice turned meek at the sight of Bluepool's icy expression. "Sorry, I won't try to hook a red thread between¹ you and someone else again."