Xiao Ning'er looked at her posture on the screen, her arms locked tightly around Nie Li and both legs wrapped around his waist.
Th-this position seemed a little...
As she thought about it, a faint pink blush rose to her cheeks.
Ye Ziyun hopped over just then and gently tapped her shoulder, startling Xiao Ning'er out of her daydream.
"Ning'er, your legs really are long."
On the Sky Screen.
As they walked onward, a great net woven from purple strands descended from the sky behind them, scooped up the Nether Lantern Behemoth's corpse, and yanked him into the air.
Lu Piao looked back, feeling that something was off, but Du Ze interrupted him.
After they had walked some distance, Xiao Xue finally stirred awake, still groggy.
Through her blurry vision, she saw a face grinning at her, baring its big teeth.
She rubbed her eyes. Yes, there was no mistaking it.
Her first reaction was that Lu Piao was taking advantage of her again.
She abruptly jumped off him, then gave him a hard shove.
That shove nearly shattered Lu Piao's heart.
Lu Piao hurriedly protested. He had clearly saved her, so how had that turned into taking advantage of her?
Xiao Xue touched a finger to her chin and thought for a moment, then turned to look at Du Ze and the others, who nodded.
She immediately put on a delighted, admiring expression and linked her arm through Lu Piao's. "Lu Piao, you're amazing! Thank you for saving me. You're my great hero!"
Women really are terrifying, Lu Piao thought.
Xiao Ning'er woke up as well.
The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Nie Li, whose face was almost level with hers.
Nie Li explained that since he had been unable to wake her, he had no