Provocation and Help

We became prisoners before our opponent had even truly shown themselves.

A crude cage had trapped us.

A world of ice and fire.

And we had no way to deal with it.

We had come to destroy the cage, yet in the blink of an eye, we were already inside it.

"Do you think anyone will come save us?" Ye Jinghong asked me.

I gave a bitter smile and shook my head. In my view, it was highly unlikely that anyone would come to save us.

Whether it was the monkey or Yang Jian, their fear of cages was etched into their bones. As for Ying Gou and Qu Rang Na Duo, Ying Gou might be able to manage, but if Qu Rang Na Duo came, he would only be throwing his life away.

I even suspected that Ying Gou would end up no better than us if he came.

How could we break this?

We could only save ourselves.

But that was easier said than done.

"What do you think this counts as?" she asked me.

I did not quite understand. "What counts as what?"

"Does this count as studying together under the same window?" She looked mischievous, and I rolled my eyes. "Iron bars?"

"Yes, iron bars are still bars. Since we've shared the same window, doesn't that make us closer? How does that compare to your Xu Qiuyan?"

I frowned. "Why compare yourself to her? Are you becoming less confident now?"

"It's not that I lack confidence. It's just... sigh!" She did not explain further, only let out a sigh.

"At a time like this, you two are still being all lovey-dovey. If I hadn't heard it myself, I wouldn't have believed it." A woman's voice suddenly rang out from nowhere. My heart tightened, and Ye Jinghong's