Chapter 116: Luck Exploded

This area is his turf; no one knows it better than he does.

From beginning to end, there hadn’t been a trace of fear or panic on the boy’s face—if anything, he was extra composed and calm.

It was like he wasn’t the one tied up; the kidnappers were.

Pei Xiubai withdrew his gaze and turned his head, catching sight of the little girl spacing out. Thinking of how she’d ended up like this in order to save him—

He pressed his thin lips together and said coolly, "Don’t be scared. I’ll get you out of here."

"Li Li’s not scared," the little loli found it a bit strange, then as if thinking of something, lowered her voice and said,

"Brother, do you not want to leave? If you’re not leaving, then Li Li won’t leave either."

"???" Pei Xiubai’s eyes flickered. He said in a low voice, "Why would you say that?"

The little loli looked left and right, like she was up to something sneaky, and whispered softly,

"Because when those bad uncles tied you up just now, you were smiling so happily."

Pei Xiubai was silent for a long while before he slowly said, "...That was a sneer."

"Isn’t a sneer a happy kind of smile?"

The little girl didn’t understand.

"No."

"Oh..." The little loli furrowed her tiny brows. After a good while, she finally saw the light. "So, Xiu Bai, you do still want to leave, right?"

"Yeah."

The little loli let out a breath of relief. Xiu Bai should’ve said earlier that he wanted to leave—she could just cast a Spell and they’d be out of here.

She’d thought he didn’t want to go, so she just sat here with him to keep him company.

But she had to cast a Spell in secret; no one could see, not even Xiu Bai.

Mom had said, if she used a Spell in front of others, they’d treat her like a Monster and take her away, and then turn her into little dried fish!

That would be way too scary.

Seeing that she hadn’t spoken for a long time, Pei Xiubai thought she was worried. He leaned closer and said calmly, "Don’t be afraid, I already have a plan."

The little girl blinked.

Pei Xiubai turned his head and glanced at the drowsy man over there. At some point, a sharp blade had appeared between his slender, pale fingers.

The blade glinted coldly as it flipped between his fingertips, nimble as could be, like a dancing silver disc, yet it didn’t nick him in the slightest.

He lowered his voice. "I’ll untie you first."

"No need," the little girl lowered her voice as well, then lifted her little hands. "Li Li’s rope already came off."

Pei Xiubai: "..."

If he remembered right, this was the second time these ropes had fallen off for no reason, wasn’t it?

Was the quality of this rope really that bad?

It was a bit supernatural, but now wasn’t the time to think about that.

Seeing that Lu Li was free, he put the sharp blade away. A flash of silver, and a thin wire appeared in his hand.

Clearly, he was planning to teach the little girl how to pick a lock.

The little girl’s eyes went round. "Xiu Bai, you’re amazing. Are you doing magic?"

Pei Xiubai: "..."

Maybe it was her wide-eyed, astonished expression that amused him, but he actually let out a laugh:

"No. If I really knew magic, I’d just make a key appear."

"A key?"

The little loli tilted her head, thought for a bit, then rummaged around in her tiny bag and pulled out a small silver key:

"Xiu Bai, are you talking about this key?"

Pei Xiubai: "..."

One look and Pei Xiubai knew this was the key to the handcuffs. While keeping an eye on the guy guarding them, he took the key and asked in a low voice,

"Where did you get this key?"

The little loli’s clear eyes were wide open. "Li Li picked it up at our seats."

"..."

This luck of hers is really...