Rock Snake

"Come on!"

Xiao Yi Xian walked over to Xiao Bai's side. First, she glared at him fiercely, then her pretty face took on the look of someone marching bravely to her death. She thought of it as being hugged by a pig.

Xiao Bai looked at her expression and found it a little funny, but he still wrapped an arm around that slender waist, narrow enough to hold in one hand. A fragrant breeze rushed into his face.

Feeling the soft touch beneath his palm, Xiao Bai took a deep breath and suppressed the restless stirrings in his heart.

When Xiao Yi Xian saw him take a deep breath after pulling her into his arms, she thought he was acting like a pervert. Her face flushed red, and she spat lightly, saying in disdain, "Lecher!"

Xiao Bai was speechless and too lazy to explain.

"Hold on tight!" He leaped straight down from the cliff.

"Like hell I'll hold you tight. Ah! Bastard, hurry up and pull the rope! I don't want to die yet!"

Seeing that this bastard had jumped down without even pulling the rope, Xiao Yi Xian was so frightened that she squeezed her eyes shut, her whole body clinging tightly to Xiao Bai like an octopus.

Xiao Bai tapped his feet repeatedly against the protrusions on the cliff face. Lightning flickered between his steps, and he moved like a fluttering butterfly. Every movement was heart-stopping, yet every step was steady.

He had pulled the rope earlier only to bait the fish. Now that the fish had taken the hook, what did he still need the bait for?

Before long, Xiao Bai stopped on the small platform in front of the cave, looking somewhat helplessly at the koala clinging tightly to his chest and still trembling a little.

Only when the whistling wind beside Xiao Yi Xian's ears disappeared did she cautiously open her eyes. Discovering that she was not dead, and that they had already arrived before the cave, she finally let out a long breath.

Then came anger, extreme anger. This bastard really had tricked her. What rope? He did not need it at all!

She had wanted to lose her temper at him, but after thinking about how this guy had come down from above without using a rope, who knew what his strength was? Feeling aggrieved, she did not dare!

Just as Xiao Bai was about to ask how long this girl intended to keep hugging him, a scream suddenly rang beside his ear.

"Ah, bastard, hurry! There's a snake! A Rock Snake!" Her voice was extremely urgent.

Xiao Bai was facing the cave entrance, while Xiao Yi Xian was hanging on him, her little head resting on his shoulder. She just happened to see a large snake head hanging down from a branch at the top of the cave, less than half a meter away from her. She could almost smell its fishy stench.

After Xiao Yi Xian cried out, she immediately shrank her head beneath Xiao Bai's jaw to hide, both hands clutching his neck tightly.

Xiao Bai wondered if he had run into a fake Xiao Yi Xian.

Could this be the future Heavenly Poison Woman, the sect master of a sect like the Poison Sect?

Without turning around, he knew what was happening behind him. This was a Rock Snake. It had probably taken this cave as its lair.

Rock Snakes were a type of magical beast that lived on rocky cliffs, a first-rank Earth Attribute magical beast. Their bodies were flat and long like wings, allowing them to glide through the air for short periods. Their bodies were tough, and ordinary blades and swords generally found it difficult to cause them much damage.

At this moment, the Rock Snake stared coldly at the two-legged beast that had intruded into its lair, then opened its huge mouth and attacked the back of Xiao Bai's head.

Xiao Bai stood in place. A streak of Crimson Lightning appeared behind him, pouring thunder directly into its gaping maw. In an instant, the smell of roasted meat drifted over, and the snake hung limply from the tree, completely motionless.

After dealing with the magical beast behind him, Xiao Bai looked at the delicate body in his arms, his eyes helpless. Then he said coldly:

"How long are you planning to keep hanging on me?"

Xiao Yi Xian's little head was buried tightly in the hollow beneath his jaw and against his neck. Hearing his voice, she did not lift her head, only said in a muffled voice, "There's a snake behind you! Be careful!"

She had not felt Xiao Bai move and thought the snake was still there, so she even reminded him.

"Get down. The snake is dead!" Xiao Bai rolled his eyes.

Only then did Xiao Yi Xian raise her head and look at Xiao Bai, still a little doubtful. She tilted her head and carefully peered behind him.

Sure enough, the snake head that had been glaring fiercely at her just now was slightly charred black, hanging limply from the tree and swaying back and forth.

Huh, he really dealt with it. Tsk, tsk, who would have thought this cold-faced bastard was this strong!

One had to know that even a high-level Dou Zhe would have to spend some effort dealing with a first-rank magical beast. She had not expected him to take care of it without even moving.

"If you don't get down, I'll throw you from here!" Seeing that she was still dazed on him, Xiao Bai said coldly at once.

"Fine, I'll get down! As if I wanted to stay up there. And I wonder which bastard was the one who wanted to hold me earlier?" Xiao Yi Xian muttered with some grievance as she climbed down from him.

After seeing her get off him, Xiao Bai straightened his slightly messy lapels and stepped into the cave.

"Hey, wait for me!"

Seeing him go in without a word, Xiao Yi Xian looked at the dead snake outside the cave. Afraid that another one might suddenly pop out from somewhere, she hurriedly followed him.

In the dark, quiet cave, they had not gone far before the light shining in from the entrance could no longer be seen. Xiao Bai did not mind. At a time like this, Soul Strength was more useful than his eyes.

But Xiao Yi Xian could not quite take it. Standing where the light and darkness met, she looked at the pitch-black cave, unable to see anything clearly. She hesitated, not daring to go in.

But seeing Xiao Bai walk forward on his own, she was also afraid to stay here alone, wondering whether another Rock Snake might dart in from outside.

Watching Xiao Bai walk straight ahead with that heartless look, Xiao Yi Xian bit her red lip.

That bastard really was a bastard. He had brought her down and then left her here without a care. She felt somewhat aggrieved, and also a little afraid.

Xiao Yi Xian felt rather upset. She thought she would wait until that bastard had gone a bit farther, then go out and call Little Blue to pick her up. In any case, that snake was already dead, so another one probably would not appear.

However, just as she crouched down and stared blankly, a speck of firelight lit up inside the pitch-black cave, illuminating a figure. Who else could it be but Xiao Bai?

Xiao Bai picked up the torch and lit up the cave, then said calmly to Xiao Yi Xian, "Come in."

At this moment, Xiao Yi Xian did not know what she was feeling. She was a little happy, a little touched, and the grievance was gone.

She got up and walked toward Xiao Bai. After arriving in front of him, she looked at the torch in his hand and said in surprise, "My torch!"

This was the one she had dropped in the cave earlier after seeing the Rock Snake. She had not expected Xiao Bai to find it.

When Xiao Bai heard her words, he glanced at her and said, "It's my torch now!"

Xiao Yi Xian ground her teeth a little at that. Sure enough, he was still that infuriating bastard. To think she had actually felt a little touched just now.

After saying that, Xiao Bai continued walking inward. Seeing this, Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly followed.

The deeper they went into the cave, the darker and damper their surroundings became. A faint chill seemed to linger around them, and in the silent passage, only the sound of their footsteps could be heard.

Xiao Yi Xian involuntarily hugged her arms. She felt a little cold, and a little scared. Looking at Xiao Bai as he walked slowly ahead of her, she quickened her pace and followed closely behind him. Though he was a bastard, right now, only he could give her a sense of security.

Seeing how she looked, Xiao Bai said nothing. He merely stirred the Bing Fire Yang Thunder within his body, and in the cold, gloomy cave passage, the surrounding temperature gradually rose.