After hearing Li Xiaoya's account, the Four Friends of the Wang exchanged glances. Their eyes were plainly full of questions, but by unspoken agreement, none of them asked anything. After a moment of silence, Wang Ding said somewhat hesitantly, "Junior Brother Li, we're already deep inside Demon Beast Valley. There are demon beasts of the second tier and above everywhere. It's too dangerous for you to be here alone. Will you keep traveling with us, or..."
"Of course I'm going with you!" Before he could finish, Li Xiaoya sprang up in delight. "I've been looking for a way out forever, and I haven't seen a soul all this time! Sorry for the trouble, senior brothers and sisters!" He looked determined to stick to them. What a joke! He had used up every talisman he carried, and his Grain-Avoidance Pills were nearly gone too. Wouldn't staying here be asking for death?
"Well..." Wang Ding hesitated, but his expression suddenly changed. "All right! We're heading out anyway, so come along with us!"
"Haha! Wonderful! Senior Brother Wang, fate really does keep bringing us together. We came in together, and now we get to leave together too!" Li Xiaoya clapped his hands and laughed.
Wang Ding paused, then burst out laughing as well. "Haha! Yes! We really must be bound by fate!"
The other three smiled too.
A quarter of an hour later, the Four Friends of the Wang came out of the cave first, but Li Xiaoya remained inside.
"Hey, Big Brother! Why are you being so nice to that kid? You even gave him my spare clothes!" Wang Feiyu grumbled incessantly.
"Third Brother! Your cleverness has outsmarted itself. Think about it. His cultivation may be low right now, but he has that person behind him. As long as we stay on