Xiao Miao froze. He had never expected Jiaojiao's 37-degree mouth to speak words that were minus three degrees cold.
Be oxen and horses in the next life? Who wanted her to be oxen and horses in her next life?! What he wanted was for her to offer herself to him! Yet she wanted to be oxen and horses... Damn it...
"Am I not handsome?"
Xiao Miao fell into deep thought. He knew that joke: if you were ugly, they would repay you by being an ox or horse in the next life. If you were handsome, they had no way to repay you and would offer themselves to you. He was not ugly either, so how could Jiaojiao say something like that?
Seeing Xiao Miao's expression change so rapidly and darken completely, Ostar and the others panicked.
If this powerful Dou Master became unhappy, killed them all, and then did... things... to Jiaojiao... That was entirely possible! Sigh, Jiaojiao was simply too straightforward. She did not know to placate this powerful Dou Master first.
What should we do?
At that thought, Ostar's heart was thrown into turmoil.
"Lord Dou Master, Jiaojiao thanks you once again for saving my life..."
The young girl Jiaojiao bowed to Xiao Miao again, seemingly utterly unaware of the gravity of the situation. The village aunties had taught her to say that. Those aunties were such good people; surely they would not deceive her.
"..."
Xiao Miao was conflicted. It would not be appropriate to directly do... that to the goddess in his heart. Sigh, should he just forget it? Once he obtained the opportunity in the cave, he could go look for her again... After obtaining that opportunity, he would at least be a Spirit Fighter or King Fighter, right? By then, he would not