Seeing the glass door open and close by itself, Little Round raised a brow, lifted a hand, and plucked a thin bamboo tube from the Void. She gave it a gentle blow.
A sweet, cloying, colorless vapor swiftly spread through the hotel lobby.
"Thud."
A figure tumbled out and hit the floor three meters from the front desk. Wearing a baseball cap and mask, he feebly struggled a few times, trying hard to get up, but failed.
Little Round sneered. "Sneaking around, are we?"
Then she frowned and said displeasedly, "I told you not to come to the hotel recently. Did you take my words as wind in your ears?"
Even without seeing his face, Little Round recognized Yuanshi Tianzun at a glance from his height and build.
She was somewhat angry—angry that this guy acted on his own initiative, angry that he never thought things through and refused to listen.
Zhang Yuanqing struggled a few times. Seeing that he could not get up, he simply played dead and answered her questions in a low, solemn voice.
"I was worried about you. Though with my level and abilities, if I really encountered an enemy strong enough to threaten you, I'd only be throwing my life away, I still wanted to come see you. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to eat or sleep in peace."
Little Round's expression visibly froze for a moment.
Zhang Yuanqing continued, "But you said I wasn't allowed to come, and you wouldn't tell me what had happened. I know your personality—if you don't want to talk about something, asking is useless. So I came secretly."
With a wronged expression, he said, "But you poisoned me before you even saw me."
*He was worried about me. He knew that if there really was danger, he probably wouldn't