"What do you mean?"
Hearing Xiao Gui's words, Ye Yu turned and looked at him.
There was something increasingly off about Xiao Gui.
When he'd first awakened, he'd looked ready to swear he'd hunt Ye Yu down.
But now, out of nowhere, he'd blurted out, "Why don't you just kill me?"
What was this?
Was he really trying to make them kill each other out of love?
"Nothing... nothing."
Xiao Gui's eyes darted away.
Seeing this, Ye Yu frowned.
"Xiao Gui, I remember you've always wanted to hunt me down, haven't you?"
"Why are you giving up now?"
"Are you scared? Or..."
Before Ye Yu could finish, Xiao Gui cut him off, looking somewhat embarrassed and indignant.
"W-Who's scared of you?"
"I'm just... just worried you'll die at the hands of the Divine Son."
"If that happens, where am I supposed to find another opponent like you?"
"So, so you should just kill me. Once you swallow my Divine Spark, you won't have to worry about the Divine Son!"
Those few words seemed to drain every last bit of strength from Xiao Gui. After saying them, his chest heaved.
Clearly, his emotions were getting out of control.
Seeing this, Ye Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression complicated.
At that moment, he didn't know how to describe his feelings toward Xiao Gui.
This boy, who'd seemed a little chuunibyou, had suddenly become kind of adorable.
"Enough. You don't need to worry about Sui Xin. I know what I'm doing."
"But..."
"No buts. I'm not going to joke around with my own life!"
"Oh!"
Seeing Xiao Gui finally give in, Ye Yu smiled.
Ever since transmigrating, he'd forced himself to adapt to the cruel world around him.
But he was still just a boy who'd arrived here not long ago.
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