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"You want to stay with us?" Xuefeng repeated the question, wanting to understand her request more clearly. Traveling with them and being with him were two different matters. 

"Yes. I don't really have anything better to do right now and it would fun to travel in a group. I'm usually wandering on my own but I realized it's better to have someone who can cover for you in case of an emergency," Pearl explained with her face full of expectations. "What do you think? I promise I can be useful." 

Xuefeng glanced at everyone's faces, trying to figure out their position in this matter. Bella was expressionless but when their eyes met, she shook her head. Drakos didn't seem satisfied from the start, staying grumpy this whole time as he stared at Pearl's back. 

"Look, it just happens that we won't be traveling much in the near future, so you won't have much fun staying with us," Xuefeng began, trying to reject her as nicely as possible.