Ouyang Xuanxuan brightened at first, then rolled her eyes at him in disbelief. "What could you possibly do?"
"I know!" Xiao Lu suddenly said in realization. "You must know where to find dry firewood, right, Senior Li?"
"Uh..." Li Yichen suddenly looked embarrassed. He scratched his head and said, "I don't know where to find dry firewood..."
The expectant looks in their eyes immediately faded.
"But..." Li Yichen deliberately drew out the word. "Even without dry firewood, I can get the fire going."
"I don't believe you." Xiao Lu and her roommates all shook their heads. "Tell us... how are you going to start a fire without dry firewood?"
"I have my ways," Li Yichen said smugly. "But you have to close your eyes first."
"How long will it take?" Xiao Lu asked uneasily. "You won't make us wait forever, will you?"
"Don't worry," Li Yichen said with a smile. "I'll count to three. When you hear me snap my fingers, open your eyes."
"You'd better not be tricking me." Tang Ling'er had already vaguely guessed what Li Yichen was about to do, but she played along and closed her eyes.
Something soon occurred to Ouyang Xuanxuan as well, so she closed her eyes with a smile, even covering her large eyes with her hands.
Xiao Lu and the others exchanged glances, then closed their eyes in puzzlement.
"One..."
"Two..."
"Three..." Li Yichen flicked his finger, sending a tiny flame flying from his fingertip onto the still-smoking firewood.
Ordinary firewood stood no chance against the heat of the Otherworldly Flame. It immediately burst into a roaring blaze.
Snap. Li Yichen lightly snapped his fingers. "All right, you can open your eyes."
"Wow..." Seeing the roaring flames, Xiao Lu and the others were stunned. They gazed at him with something close