The old man frowned, thinking. Had he said anything bad about the yao-guai just now?
No. He had only been expressing some concern.
"Little Guy is rather proud."
Xiao Xiao's lips curled into a smile as he explained, "It doesn't like you saying it could be hurt by humans."
The old man understood, and found it a little amusing too.
"Young Friend Xiao Xiao, the yao-guai around you..."
The old man thought for a moment, then said with a smile, "They're always interesting."
"If Senior Brother's phone hadn't rung at the worst possible moment, I would've killed you already."
The man beside him suddenly spoke as he looked at Yali, his expression dark.
"Grrr!"
Yali bared its teeth.
What an arrogant human!
It couldn't beat him, but that didn't mean it would be easy for him to catch up with it.
Besides, Lord Xiao Xiao was here!
A glint of cold light flashed.
Xiao Xiao flicked his fingertip, and the knife shot back even faster than it had come.
The hairs on the man's cheek stood on end. A sharp edge stung his skin.
A gust of wind swept past.
A faint chill spread through the air.
"Ts!"
The man stiffened for an instant.
Just now, he'd thought he wouldn't be able to dodge.
If his opponent hadn't been aiming at someone else, he might have been wounded by his own knife.
The man's expression grew even stiffer and uglier.
"Knock, knock."
A knock at the door broke the silence in the tea room.
The old man suppressed his anger and swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue.
He cleared his throat, then called, "Come in."
The servers filed in, silently setting down the tea and refreshments. After bowing to everyone present, they quietly