But this time, Li Xian did not tell him to stop. He did not even react when Ji Xie lifted a corner of the quilt and tried to slip underneath.
With a soft rustling, Ji Xie settled into place. For once, he actually left two centimeters between himself and Li Xian instead of pressing his whole body against him.
Li Xian buried his face a little deeper in the quilt and asked quietly:
"Aren't you going to ask what I saw?"
The quilt muffled his voice, but Ji Xie still heard every word.
After a second's pause, he replied:
"I've never been all that curious."
Li Xian curled his fingers slightly and thought:
That's true.
Li Xian never opened his eyes, so he missed the intent look Ji Xie gave him. All he noticed was how warm it felt with another person under the quilt.
Li Xian spent the next few days resting as usual. The only thing that troubled him was that, now that they had set a precedent for "sharing a bed," Ji Xie never once turned into a tentacle when sleeping with him. Every time, he wriggled onto the bed in human form as though he had every right to be there.
Li Xian's protests got him nowhere, so he could only accept it.
One other thing happened: Song Qingzhang came to him one day wanting to team up, and Li Xian told him plainly that joining him would increase the difficulty.
Song Qingzhang froze for two seconds. Just as Li Xian thought he might withdraw his invitation, realization dawned on his face.
"I was wondering why all the Instances I did on my own were so easy after you went to the Advanced Zone..."
Song Qingzhang even let out a couple of goofy chuckles after saying