Something like...
Li Yan narrowed his eyes.
All right.
He couldn't see anything.
It didn't seem like there was a problem.
So...
Should he go over and help Master Xiao?
Li Yan felt rather conflicted about it.
Wouldn't that be unnecessary?
Master Xiao was so capable. Surely he had a way to deal with the tricky situation in front of him.
Thinking it over, Li Yan decided he'd better wait and see for now.
He'd see how things developed.
Besides, he was close by.
If anything happened, he could still rush to the front line in time.
"Hiss~"
The white snake flicked its tail, rather irritably.
Why were so many people crowding around?
It felt like it could hardly breathe.
Hm?
The ponytailed girl seemed to hear something.
She instinctively turned to look for the source of the sound.
What was that sound just now...?
A faint unease stirred in her heart.
Xiao Xiao gently rubbed the white snake's head with his fingertip.
A Jiu's aura was also wavering a little.
"Hiss~"
The white snake curled its tail around Xiao Xiao's finger.
The tip of its tail prodded the inside of Xiao Xiao's wrist.
"Ah!"
The ponytailed girl's eyes flew open.
"Th-that..."
She raised a hand, her fingertip trembling slightly.
"Xin Xin?"
The girl with the half-up bun and the short-haired girl were both startled.
Well.
The first thought that came to the short-haired girl's mind surprised her...
She, the beauty, Xin Xin, and herself—none of them had been spared...
They'd all screamed once.
What was going on?
The short-haired girl rubbed her forehead.
They weren't always this jumpy...
All right.
She could be, a little.
But the beauty and Xin Xin weren't.
What was with everyone today?
"Xin Xin."