"Uh, what could you possibly need? You should count yourself lucky we haven't come looking for trouble. Well, spit it out," Li Xiaoya said impatiently.
"Well... uh... haha, could you let me out?" The Mechanism Beast King looked thoroughly embarrassed, stammering and chuckling awkwardly as he spoke.
"Let you out? Why don't you just come out yourself?" Li Xiaoya paused at that, then laughed.
"Well... haha, after you defeated me last time, I redesigned this Mechanism Beast King. Since you broke through the last one from inside, this time I reinforced the internal structure so it couldn't be breached from within," the Mechanism Beast King said quietly.
"Uh, what does that have to do with me?" Li Xiaoya asked, puzzled.
"Something seems to have gone wrong with the joints this time. I can't move at all," the Mechanism Beast King said helplessly. "So please let me out."
"Hahaha! Beg me, and I'll help you out," Li Xiaoya teased with a hearty laugh.
"Hey, is that really necessary? Just do me a favor," the Mechanism Beast King grumbled.
"Hey, hey, hey! You don't want to? Then forget it. Senior Sister, let's go," Li Xiaoya said. He beckoned to Zhang Hong, then headed toward the door.
"Oh, all right," Zhang Hong replied, following his lead like a wife following her husband, inwardly amused as she went after him.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey! Don't go! Please, hurry and let me out!" Seeing Li Xiaoya about to leave, the Mechanism Beast King cried out in panic.
"You should have said so sooner! But I have a question first," Li Xiaoya said, turning back, inwardly amused by just how utterly naive this fellow was.
"Another question? Fine, go ahead," the Mechanism Beast King said helplessly.
"What would happen if I didn't let you out?" Li