At Ji Xie's teasing, Li Xian frowned slightly and tightened his grip on the other man's hand:
"Tell me the truth."
Seeing that Li Xian was a little tense, Ji Xie lifted his hand and lowered his head to kiss the back of it:
"Nothing's wrong, really."
"But rewinding-"
The system's design for the instance made it impossible for players to clear it in a single day. This was effectively forcing Ji Xie to use his ability to salvage the situation, and the consequences of being targeted like this were bound to be considerable...
Seeing that Li Xian's expression still hadn't relaxed, Ji Xie guessed he was overthinking things and briefly explained what had happened:
"The system probably intended for me to use my ability to rewind time throughout the instance. That really would have taken a heavy toll-"
"But I thought of a better way."
"Instead of rewinding time, I chose to revert the Fishing Boat to the state it was in a day earlier. That gave us another chance without taking too much of a toll on me."
Only after hearing this explanation did Li Xian feel a little more at ease. Then he remembered something else.
He opened his inventory. The previously locked item slots had now been unlocked, and he first checked the new item's description:
[Item: Sea Fishing Rod] [Quality: B] [Item description: An extremely sturdy fishing rod.] [Instructions: Aim at your target and cast. It can instantly pull any object within three meters that can be caught on a fishhook right in front of you. Perhaps it could even serve as a weapon in a pinch? (Can be used once per instance.)] [Note: Where do you think you're going!]
Then Li Xian took out the Veil of Eternal Night. After examining it