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Xie Yuexuan hastily put up an astral shield and unleashed several astral chains in an attempt to restrain the lizard. But the chains disappeared instantly when they reached the lizard’s scales.
Next, the lizard spat out a poison puddle that easily burned through her shield. I’m done. Xie Yuexuan completely gave up hope. This is it…
She didn’t feel the poison on her skin. Instead, she felt a great force knocking her aside, making her tumble several meters away.
"What is—"
She reopened her eyes and saw the majestic form of an Inferno Dragon looming above her.
That’s one of the rarest Astral Pets in this world! But how…
Roar!
The dragon’s thunderous bellow pulled her out of her trance. She saw the lizard trembling at her original position, while all of its scales rattled as if they were about to come off.
It seemed the lizard had completely lost the will to catch her. It bolted further into the forest while turning transparent like a chameleon.
The Inferno Dragon stayed behind and gazed at her.
Xie Yuexuan was petrified by the dragon’s cold leer. It appeared she’d die anyway.
Heh. Can’t blame anyone. Weaklings become food of the strong…
She wondered which was better to be eaten by the lizard or the dragon.
Maybe the latter?… It’s a famous Astral Pet, which means I’ll die famous… Blegh, what am I thinking?
She blamed herself for being a fool at the last moment of her life.
She waited for the inevitable, which… didn’t come as fast as she expected. The Inferno Dragon stayed still and looked at her. It appeared confused rather than hungry for food.
"How long are you going to sit there?"
Xie Yuexuan jolted up due to the sudden voice that came from behind her. She quickly looked back and saw a large snake, as well as a man sitting on top of its head, who appeared too young to be real.
It was true that many young members from famous clans and families would go to this sector to explore. But most of them at least looked experienced and well-trained on the outside. Still, the man in front of her looked like a student who had never spent much time outside his campus.
"Are you… human??"
She said that because her sanity was telling her that finding a common young man on top of a monster snake in these parts was definitely not a common occurrence.
Su Ping looked down to examine his body, which looked completely normal. "Don’t I look like a human to you?"
"Well, yes."
"Guess I’ll just forget that. So, what are you doing here? Looking for a faster way to die?"
Xie Yuexuan didn’t mind those words because she just felt too glad to run into another human. Then she suddenly remembered that she wasn’t safe yet.
"We—we should run! There’s an Inferno Dragon over there!"
"You mean this guy?"
Su Ping raised a hand and beckoned; the Inferno Dragon moved quickly and lowered its large head for Su Ping to pet.
Su Ping opened the pet space and recalled the dragon.
"What-why-how-" Xie Yuexuan’s eyes almost fell out of their sockets. "That was YOUR pet?"
Su Ping left on his python without answering. Xie Yuexuan quickly caught up. "Was that Inferno Dragon your pet? For real?" Su Ping glanced at her impatiently. "Do you have to ask? Wasn’t that obvious enough?"