"Hold you tight?" Su Bai looked at Xiao Wu's shell, which appeared even younger than Yao. That face should have put anyone at ease, yet for a moment, he had no idea how to react. His expression grew complicated.
If the person before him really were just a young child, a little brother he was close to, Su Bai would have had no problem hugging him, teasing him, or even giving him a playful nibble.
But Su Bai knew perfectly well that the one hiding inside Xiao Wu's shell was Wu Heng-the Lord Ghost Shaman still bound to him by a Marriage Contract, a terrifying Strange Creature from the Nightmare World, mysterious and so powerful that his limits were impossible to fathom...
Knowing all that, if Su Bai really wanted to hug him, he would still rather hug Wu Heng's adult shell.
Otherwise, it just felt a little wrong.
"Does it have to be this shell?" Su Bai hesitated, but still asked in a low voice.
Wu Heng did not answer immediately. Instead, as though Su Bai had touched a nerve, his gaze briefly wandered before he looked away rather awkwardly.
The Doll, crafted personally by a legendary Puppeteer, was almost indistinguishable from a real person in every detail. Now, the "boy" lowered his lashes with a slightly guilty look, his voice growing even softer. "I'd like to change shells too... but unfortunately, I can't right now."
"It has to be this one. This Doll has a special structure and a very close connection to this shop. You could say he's part of the shop itself." Wu Heng paused, then forced his expression into a serious one.
"As long as you hold him and establish a strong enough connection, the shop itself can help you sort out the new power