Lan Xiao, the Third Lock

The hospital room door opened, and Lu Mi walked in first.

On the hospital bed, Lan Xiao wore Energy Lock Rings around his neck, wrists, and ankles.

Just like when Yu Tu had been escorted to Calamity Planet.

He had only recently awakened from his coma. He had lost a great deal of weight, with two pillows propped behind his back as he half-reclined against the headboard.

His brows still pressed low over his eyes, and his features still carried that innate wickedness, but the oppressive air around him had diminished considerably. He was like a sharpened blade splashed with water and left in the wind, oxidized, rusted, and dulled.

Lan Xiao's threat level had already fallen to "0," yet Lu Mi still treated him like a formidable enemy.

He dragged over a chair, placed it by the door, and pulled Yu Tu down into it. After reaching back to close the door, he strode straight to Lan Xiao's bedside and looked down at him coldly, practically through his nostrils.

Lan Xiao shrugged and looked at Yu Tu with faint mockery.

"Heh. Hard to imagine that a mad dog who's been leashed up since childhood would still have someone—"

Lu Mi viciously seized him by the throat.

Murderous intent blazed in Lu Mi's eyes. "Lan Xiao, crushing you to death right now would be as easy as crushing an ant."

Lan Xiao said nothing, merely staring at Lu Mi.

Lu Mi did not release him either. He watched as Lan Xiao's face turned from red to purple, and only when it began to faintly take on a bluish-black tinge did he finally let go.

Lan Xiao hunched over and gasped harshly. "Cough, cough, cough... Well, well. Lu Xiaojiu."

A strange glint flashed through Lu Mi's eyes. He straightened up with