A sea breeze swept through the island's woods, rustling the leaves among the trees.
Baili Pangpang clapped his hands and looked at the three people tightly bound before him, nodding in satisfaction. "What was that? I thought they'd be troublesome opponents, but we took them down that easily."
Second Seat: ...
Fifth Seat: ...
Shen Qingzhu: ...
Cao Yuan carefully examined the three tied together, then spoke with an odd expression. "Your way of tying them up... seems a little off."
"Off?" Baili Pangpang looked puzzled.
"This kind of binding... well... I've only seen it in certain special movies." Cao Yuan hesitated before continuing. "Honestly, you've tied them up a little too provocatively."
"Provocatively?" Baili Pangpang scratched his head. "The maid sisters taught me this method. Is there something wrong with it?"
Cao Yuan's mouth twitched slightly. "No, nothing."
"As long as they can't move, it doesn't matter how they're tied up." Baili Pangpang waved it off carelessly. He walked up to Second Seat and lifted his chin at him.
"Hey, behave yourself. Don't move around here, understand? If I catch you doing anything strange, I'll chop you up!"
Fifth Seat glared fiercely at Baili Pangpang, looking as though he wanted to skin him alive. Just as he was about to say something, Second Seat bumped him with his shoulder and gave him a look.
"Alright, this isn't somewhere we should stay for long. We should figure out how to get into Abstinence Hall." Cao Yuan glanced at the black steel walls in the distance and spoke to Baili Pangpang.
Baili Pangpang nodded and quietly followed Cao Yuan toward Abstinence Hall.
Only after the two had gone far away did Fifth Seat finally speak. "Damn it, this is suffocating! That brat only acts so arrogant because he has so many