"This world was full of dangers."
"There were gifts we could not accept, not even if it killed us."
"Just like there were some caves we could not enter, because there was a sign at the entrance saying 'There's a dragon in the cave'... Of course, I knew that a cave with a sign did not necessarily contain a dragon, or rather, even if there really was a dragon inside, you would not be afraid."
"But that was not a reason for you to enter that cave."
"You could choose not to go in."
Xiao Xiao was like an elderly housewife, or one of those retired old school custodians, endlessly nagging in Zheng Qing's ear about how dangerous his actions had been.
Zheng Qing stuck out a finger and picked at his ear.
"But I had no choice." He spread his hands and flicked the earwax he had just dug out toward Dr. Xiao. "The cave was right in front of me. If I chose not to enter, the Old Dragon inside would stretch out its neck, poke its head out, and swallow me whole... If I chose to enter, that Old Dragon might show me mercy and let me write a will, or take a bath, before taking a bite."
"Your standards are really low!" Blue Fatty mocked from the side.
"So what were you planning to do now?" Xiao Xiao looked at Zheng Qing. "You entered the cave. We would keep your will for you. What else were you planning to do now?"
Although it was only a metaphor, Zheng Qing felt there was something strange about Xiao Xiao's words.
"Go home... We already found Zhu Si." In the end, he did not dwell on the Doctor's wording. Instead, he turned to glance at Zhu Si—Jiang Yu was