"Cough, cough, cough..."
At those words, Yao Yi nearly choked on his stomach acid. He frantically swallowed several times before managing to suppress the sour, bitter taste in his mouth.
Ignoring Wang Ting, he said excitedly, "Brother Lu, I believe you. If you really were some kind of deranged serial killer, I'd probably have been dead back on the hot-air balloon.
"No matter what anyone else thinks of you, I'll always stand by your side."
"You keep saying weird things."
Wang Ting was very displeased. "It's not like you didn't see the huge spectacle Lu Bai just put on. Do you think he needs your help?"
Lu Bai didn't respond. He silently took a moment to feel the changes in his body, then asked, "Do you think I'm human?"
"Of course. Uh..."
Yao Yi faltered. He really wanted to say that of course Lu Bai was human.
But honestly, even when they'd first met, he'd thought Lu Bai was unnaturally strong. And that was before he'd seen Lu Bai pull a knife out of thin air.
After spending some time together, he'd finally managed to accept all those ridiculous things. Then Lu Bai had turned around and put on another incredible show for everyone.
All he had to do was look up. A vast mass of black writing still hung in the sky.
With supernatural powers like that, how could Lu Bai still count as human?
Lu Bai felt wave after wave of power surging through every part of his body. "Then let me put it another way. Do you think I can fly?"
Yao Yi looked confused and answered instinctively, "Probably not... Holy shit?!"
Under the gaze of two pairs of eyes, Lu Bai suddenly lifted off the ground. He rose until he was level with a utility pole,