Since Third Brother had been able to find the monster so quickly, there was a good chance the old man was right beside it.
After all, Third Brother's greatest advantage was that he could see monsters.
"That bold?"
Zhuge Yun clicked his tongue. "The monster didn't do anything to the old man?"
"Right."
A spark of inspiration flashed through Zhuge Yun's mind. "The old man didn't pass out because he nearly drowned, so—"
"Did he pass out because that monster did something to him?"
The more he spoke, the more sense it seemed to make. A hint of excitement crept into his expression.
"No."
Unfortunately, Xiao Xiao's answer was like a bucket of cold water, dousing the flames of excitement in his heart.
"Ah, it wasn't?"
He looked a little disappointed.
He'd thought he'd guessed the truth.
"Then, Third Brother, the monster didn't do anything to the old man?"
It had such a good temper?
Zhao Luzheng was puzzled.
"It saved the old man."
Seeing the shock on everyone's faces, Xiao Xiao raised his brows slightly. "If not for the monster, the old man probably would've been done for by the time I arrived."
"Oh."
Zhang Bo and the others nodded blankly.
"Wait."
Zhuge Yun suddenly realized something was off. "The monster saved the old man's life."
"But—"
"The old man wanted to... kill it and eat its flesh?"
Xiao Xiao fell silent.
But Zhuge Yun didn't need him to say anything.
The facts were already clear.
"Tsk, tsk. Well, that's something."
Zhuge Yun shook his head.
"Did the old man know the monster had saved him?"
Zhao Luzheng asked.
"I told him."
Xiao Xiao recalled the uncertainty in the old man's eyes at the time, and his suspicion and unwillingness to admit it.
"Then he—"
Zhao Luzheng