"What's wrong?" Chi Yu asked in a low voice.
Xie Xiyi withdrew his arm. "Nothing."
Chi Yu looked at him uncertainly. Noticing his gaze, Xie Xiyi raised an eyebrow slightly. "What? Afraid I'll screw you over?"
Chi Yu said sheepishly, "Of course not! I'd never think that. Even if you did screw me over, Senior Brother Xuanji, it would definitely be for my own good, to toughen me up."
Xie Xiyi paused, looking incredulous instead. "You think that highly of me?"
Seeing his expression, Chi Yu looked incredulous too. "...Shouldn't I?"
"..." Xie Xiyi considered for a moment, the corners of his lips lifting slightly. "If that's what you want to think, there's nothing I can do."
Chi Yu: "..."
That was straight out of a scumbag's playbook!
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But why did it even sound a little doting?
The word gave Chi Yu goosebumps the moment it surfaced. What the hell was he thinking?
He immediately put it out of his mind and continued walking, turning to ask, "Senior Brother Xuanji, are you coming in with me?"
Xie Xiyi said mildly, "Since I'm already here, I might as well keep you company."
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Chi Yu couldn't help secretly laughing.
Catching sight of his unceasing smile, Xie Xiyi suddenly wasn't so keen on accompanying him inside.
But once he'd given his word, there was naturally no taking it back, so he went inside with Chi Yu anyway.
As soon as they entered, rustling came from within the cave. It was the sound of insects. Looking closely, Chi Yu could see many insects clinging to the cave ceiling, watching them with pairs of red eyes.
Xie Xiyi suddenly said, "They won't hurt anyone."
Chi Yu asked, "Senior Brother Xuanji, how do you know?"
Xie Xiyi said, "I can