On the way back, both Lu Qian and Xiao Wu were rather quiet.
Only when they were about to reach Zhao Wuji and the others did Xiao Wu suddenly speak.
"When we see everyone in a moment, whatever you do, don't say anything. I'll do the worrying."
Lu Qian froze for a moment. What was Xiao Wu talking about?
But he immediately realized that Xiao Wu was so nervous she had gotten her words backward.
Seeing Lu Qian freeze and then smile, Xiao Wu finally realized she had misspoken.
She scratched her head sheepishly and said softly,
"All right, I'm actually just too nervous."
"Then shall I do the talking?"
"Yes!"
Xiao Wu agreed very readily.
Lu Qian rolled his eyes at her in exasperation, while Xiao Wu playfully stuck out her tongue.
Then she leaned close to Lu Qian's ear again and whispered,
"You'd better behave yourself now. Don't you know rabbits eat grass?"
What Xiao Wu meant was that their true forms had an inherent relationship of restraint.
But how could Lu Qian let Xiao Wu threaten him? He simply smiled at her and said,
"This 'grass' of mine-who said it was a noun?"
"A noun?"
"A verb!"
"A verb?"
Xiao Wu understood what Lu Qian meant almost instantly.
"Ah! You pervert!"
Xiao Wu's little face flushed all the way to the roots of her ears almost instantly, while Lu Qian burst out laughing.
Having tried to bully him only to be taken advantage of instead, Xiao Wu kept her head firmly lowered, not daring to meet Lu Qian's eyes at all.
"All right, all right. I'll explain, okay?"
Once he had laughed enough, Lu Qian patted Xiao Wu on the shoulder and spoke.
To spare Xiao Wu any further embarrassment, Lu Qian simply went ahead. Xiao Wu