An Immature Idea

Xuanyuan Xiangrui woke up feeling as though his entire body had been torn apart by agonizing pain.

"Mmph!"

A pained sound escaped his lips.

Huff!

Where was he?

Xuanyuan Xiangrui endured the intense pain coursing through his body as he slowly shifted himself and began looking around.

This place was surprisingly familiar.

Wait!

Was this Bloodthirsty Dragon Python's cave?

As the thought crossed his mind,

Xuanyuan Xiangrui's expression shifted. Just as he was about to rise, he suddenly saw Qin Jishi leaning against the stone wall with his eyes closed, resting...

Creak!

A cold gleam flashed through Xuanyuan Xiangrui's eyes as he clenched his fists.

You little brat!

This time, you had fallen into my hands, hadn't you?

As he thought this,

Xuanyuan Xiangrui braced himself against the pain and crept toward Qin Jishi on tiptoe...

He intended to strike Qin Jishi hard while Qin Jishi slept, then vent every bit of yesterday's fury.

Xuanyuan Xiangrui was already infinitely close to Qin Jishi. Just as he was about to deliver a heavy blow and follow it with a storm of attacks—

"Young Master Xiangrui, you'd better put that fist away. I can't guarantee that my instinctive reaction won't leave you here forever and ever."

Qin Jishi had merely been resting with his eyes closed. He had not been asleep.

Even if he had truly been asleep, could Xuanyuan Xiangrui's little tricks have escaped his notice?

"Er!"

Xuanyuan Xiangrui froze with his hand raised, black lines appearing across his forehead. "You weren't asleep!"

"Hmph!" Qin Jishi opened his eyes. "Young Master Xiangrui, what kind of place is this? I'm not that big-hearted. If some blind mystic beast barged in here, wouldn't I have to ensure your safety?"

Xuanyuan Xiangrui: "..."

Qin Jishi's words inexplicably moved him.

To think that the other