As I spoke, I waited for Tuanzi to slowly gather at my feet and return to my body.
That was right. I'd been talking to those two to buy time, so Tuanzi could come back to me.
"So? You can't accept a woman as your brother?"
Long Tianfeng looked at me without saying a word.
"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes. Tsk, tsk... Tian Feng, I remember you used to be quite the smooth talker. How come I'm the only one doing the talking today?"
I could feel that about eighty percent of Tuanzi had returned to me, but they were extremely weak, as if they'd been hit by special biological bullets. Their activity had dropped drastically.
Maybe Tuanzi couldn't even use ten percent of their usual strength right now.
Hurry back. Just come back.
Tuanzi might not be much use right now, but I still couldn't bring myself to abandon the companion who'd been with me for five or six years.
"Yuxuan, I don't want to say anything. This is as far as you're going today."
As Long Tianfeng spoke, he nodded to Tang Xintian beside him. Tang Xintian smiled and nodded back, then took a bottle from her waist.
"What's that?"
"Sister Yuxuan, this was specially made for you. Now, just—"
"Tap, tap, tap, tap!"
Before Tang Xintian could finish, footsteps suddenly sounded from the stairwell. A sharp command rang out with them.
"Don't move! Move and I'll shoot! Woman, put down what you're holding!"
Hearing the voice, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking toward the sound, I saw Bai Chi emerge from around the stairwell corner. He was holding two pistols, which presumably had been loaded with special biological bullets.
"Looks like I'm not the only one who