"You mean Yao wanted to tear you into eight pieces?" Su Bai pictured the boy standing quietly at his side and looked skeptically at the tiny cluster of blue flame floating beside him.
Although Su Bai thought Yao really would be angry, given his temperament, he probably would not actually hurt Little Fire.
Even A Xi, standing beside Su Bai with her arms folded, stared at Little Fire as though she did not quite believe what the little fellow was saying.
As though sensing Su Bai and A Xi's "favoritism" toward Yao, the tiny blue flame began to waver, and Little Fire's voice took on a pitiful tone-
"But, but Yao looked really scary! When he stared at me, I felt like I was about to be reduced to ashes!"
Su Bai thought that if the little flame could have an expression, Little Fire would surely be wearing a foolish, tearful look right now.
"Xiao Bai, you have to let me stay outside a little longer. I'll be really good. I won't go around eating random things anymore."
"You didn't do anything wrong, Little Fire." Hearing the little flame's timid voice, Su Bai hurried to reassure him earnestly. "Before we entered this Manor, I was the one who asked you to stay with me, wasn't I? When we saw that blue flame rush into the Manor, we chased after it together, didn't we?"
"Really?" The little flame's voice immediately grew much lighter. He really was the easiest little fellow among the puzzle pieces to soothe.
"Really. Besides, A Xi and I need your help right now." Su Bai looked up and surveyed their surroundings. "Let's deal with the problem in front of us first."
Not long after Su Bai finished speaking, Ghost Madam's figure, more terrifying than any ghost creature