Protect Everyone. "Huh?"
Xiao Yi Xian's crashed consciousness started working again, and only then did she realize she was sprawled on top of Xiao Yan. She instantly sprang away as if electrocuted and stood up. "S-Sorry!"
"It's fine."
Xiao Yan shook his head lightly. "Did you have a nightmare? You really gave me a fright just now."
She had suddenly thrown herself off the stone bed and straight into his arms... Good thing it had been Xiao Yi Xian. If it had been anyone else, he would have brought his ruler down on their head.
Don't overthink it. Xiao Yan simply felt that Xiao Yi Xian could not break through his defenses at all.
Mere little Dou Qi—what could it do to me?
"Yes, I had a nightmare just now."
Scenes from the dream flashed back through Xiao Yi Xian's mind. Then she suddenly noticed her face was covered in an icy, prickling chill, and she raised a hand to wipe at it messily. "Sorry you had to see that... Huh?"
"Huff..."
A strange hot gust blew from behind her, and the fishy stench seemed to grow even stronger.
Xiao Yi Xian turned to look.
A furry purple beast head silently stared back at her.
"Huff!"
The Little Lion King blinked its crimson eyes and blew another hot breath into her face.
Hello.
"Ah—!"
Xiao Yi Xian instantly threw herself into Xiao Yan's arms. Then, seeing the Little Lion King twitch its ears, she quickly grabbed at Xiao Yan's arm, slipped under his armpit to hide behind his back, and clung to him tightly, pointing with one hand. "It, it, it..."
"It's fine. It's just a Tier 3 Magical Beast."
Xiao Yan shifted uneasily, only feeling as though his hands were no longer hands and his feet no longer feet,