For the first time, Su Xun hoped his judgment was wrong.
That child... was still alive.
That child hadn't found this monster.
That child had simply gotten lost.
Or perhaps she hadn't wanted to return empty-handed, so she hadn't gone back.
It wasn't that... she could no longer go home.
Xi Qu's lips curled back, revealing sharp teeth and forming something like a smile.
But it was full of malice.
"Mm~"
The sudden pain in its back caught Xi Qu off guard, and it let out a muffled groan.
Another chunk of flesh had been torn from its back.
Blood gushed out.
It could even hear the blood flowing out of its body.
It felt viscous.
"Answer my question."
Xiao Xiao's voice was cool, his expression impassive.
Xi Qu was still gasping faintly.
But when it heard the human before it speak, its gasps stopped.
It wanted to curl its lips into a grin.
But remembering the pain from earlier, it clamped its mouth shut.
Its expression grew a little stiff.
Hah.
Had it really been threatened by a human?
And yet... it had no choice but to take it.
That was what it got for being unable to beat the monster beside this human...
Still, being made to answer the human's questions properly left it feeling so stifled that it was like something stuck in its throat.
If there were something in it for Xi Qu... that would be another matter.
"Waa~ Waa waa~ Waa~"
I'll tell you, if you let me go.
As long as it could escape this predicament today, it didn't mind answering any number of questions.
"Mm~"
Xi Qu let out another muffled groan.
"Don't try to bargain with me."
Looking at Xi Qu's wretched state, Xiao Xiao showed no reaction.
"Answer