The little boy beside him glanced curiously at the severed arm, casually flung it away, then lightly reached out with his left hand. He suddenly appeared at the examinee's right side and grabbed his right hand.
"Courting death!" Enduring the pain, the examinee twisted his right hand around and seized the little boy's arm, surging True Essence through it as he prepared to lift the boy and slam him down.
But the boy did not move at all, leaving the examinee utterly bewildered.
"Make a bow, shake hands—you're my good friend!" The little boy released him, grinning as he ran a circle around the examinee. Then he clasped his hands and bowed like a little grown-up, grabbing the examinee's hand again.
"Everyone, stay calm! This is anything but ordinary. Do not act rashly; we can only outwit it!" Vice Minister Zhang Shoucheng's voice rang out again.
Almost everyone gave up fleeing and struggling, allowing the children to take their hands.
One after another, the children let go of the examinees' hands and ran around them, clapping as they sang "Finding Friends."
All the examinees, Li Qingxian included, stood where they were, clapping their hands and singing the off-key nursery rhyme.
"Looking, looking, looking for friends, finding a good friend. Make a bow and shake hands—you're my good friend!"
When they finished singing, every child stood before an examinee, clasped their hands, and bowed.
From the corner of his eye, Li Qingxian saw Han Anbo rapidly shaking his clasped hands before him. Li Qingxian instantly understood and hurriedly copied Fangfang—clasping his hands, bending at the waist, bowing, then proactively extending his hand to shake Fangfang's.
At the same time, the two turned in a circle and exchanged places.
The game was complete.
"Brother Ye Han is so nice! Then we're good