Seeing that the other party was completely unprepared, Qin Xiao smiled.

This little girl is truly otherworldly.

No wonder she has these nannies-like characters following her around.

The other three also got some roasted meat. After traveling all day, enduring the unbearable temperature and fearfully killing strange beasts, they were also starving.

"Thanks!"

The three of them ate while talking incoherently.

After finishing a rib and half a beef leg, Liu Piaoxu finally let out a satisfied burp.

A satisfied expression appeared on her face, which looked completely out of place.

She paused for a moment, then took out a bunch of snacks and fruits from her spatial beads.

"Come on, have some of mine too. Let me tell you, these potato chips are really delicious."

As he spoke, he handed a bag of potato chips to Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao handed it to Ilya.

Thanks.

After dinner, the atmosphere around the campfire became a little awkward, with only the crunching sound of Liu Piaoxu eating potato chips and other snacks remaining.

It's not time to go back to the tent to sleep yet; we can either chat or play with our beasts.

Sitting there awkwardly is awkward, but sitting with a group of unfamiliar people makes it even more awkward.

However, Liu Piaoxu was completely oblivious to this, eating as if she didn't care about anything.

Qin Xiao prepared to get up and leave.

At this moment, another girl among the three spoke up.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Zhen Zhen, and these are my teammates, Wang Wei and Zhang Peng. You're the one who defeated Gu Hongfei in the lobby earlier, right? Are you from Mingyuan Middle School?"

Qin Xiao pondered for a moment before replying.

"Yes, that's me. My name is Qin Xiao."

Upon hearing Qin Xiao's admission, Liu Piaoxu's eyes widened.

"Brother Qin Xiao, you're amazing!"

hiss!

The moment he heard "Brother Qin Xiao," it gave him goosebumps.

Zhenzhen covered her forehead and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, Piaoxu skipped a grade and is quite young, please don't mind."

Qin Xiao waved his hand, "It's alright, it's alright. I'm not that old, this style is fine for me."

Does anyone care? Who cares?

Who wouldn't want such an adorable girl to call Qin Xiao "brother" with such admiration?

It sounds good and I like listening to it; I suggest increasing the effort put into it.

As for whether she's a scheming green tea bitch?

Why worry about this? Just enjoy the moment. We're not dating, so why should we care so much?

Zhen Zhen's expression was somewhat strange, and she subtly glanced at Qin Xiao a few more times.

Is he a loli/cute girl fetishist? I need to keep an eye on him. If the captain finds out, he'll skin me alive.

"Hehe, Qin Xiao, you're joking. May I ask, have you dealt with all the strange beasts in this room?"

Qin Xiao didn't take it to heart. "If we're going down the same path, then it should be me."

"Wow, Brother Qin Xiao is amazing! Brother, let's team up!"

Um, Qin Xiao couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Is this girl a hypocrite? Why is she so eager to please?

"This isn't a good idea, since we're from two different teams and we're not very familiar with each other."

Liu Piaoxu put down her snacks and stared at Blinblin's big eyes.

"Brother Qin Xiao, other people also team up in groups. We just need to practice together a bit more."

Okay, let's work together from now on. When your beast tamer gets tired of killing, we can take over.

Or we could team up to kill the beast tamer, splitting the profits 30/70 – you get 70% and we get 30%!

The three of them, Zhenzhen and her companions, looked at each other without saying a word.

Judging from the number of alien beasts Qin Xiao killed today, it seems like this is indeed a viable option.

Even if it doesn't count towards his points for killing alien beasts, following such a powerful figure would undoubtedly be much safer.

Grades are not important to them; the most important thing is not to let the willow catkins get hurt.

Thinking of this, Zhen Zhen said, "Qin Xiao, perhaps you could consider it?"

Cooperation is a win-win situation, since others are also teaming up to take down higher-level monsters in the rear.

"If you're alone, you'll always be at a disadvantage. Later on, when there are more teams, competing for monsters will become a problem."

Qin Xiao glanced at Zhou Lei, who said softly, "You handle it, Brother Xiao. I'll listen to you."

Although Lei Zi is just an extra, he's still a brother, so we should still show him some respect.

Qin Xiao thought about it and still refused.

After all, for him, this level of Silver rank was simply a matter of indiscriminate slaughter, and it was not appropriate to bring these strangers along.

Leizi has taken care of all the dirty and tiring work, so there's no need to bring along a bunch of burdens.

He planned to thoroughly explore this secret realm. If this group of people couldn't kill a single beast while following him, wouldn't that be a joke?

Upon seeing Qin Xiao, she still firmly refused, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward for a moment.

The group chatted awkwardly for a while longer, and it was getting a bit too much to stand by the campfire.

Although the temperature in the labyrinth seemed to have dropped a bit, it was still around 30 degrees Celsius, and the airflow was poor, so it was still very stuffy.

Seeing Ilya's somewhat tired expression, Qin Xiao greeted her and walked towards his 'room'.

Seeing Qin Xiao push open the door and walk in, Liu Piaoxu's eyes sparkled.

"Brother Zhou Lei, did Brother Qin Xiao make this? What kind of beast is this?"

They introduced themselves to each other during their chat, and Liu Piaoxu remembered Zhou Lei's name.

Zhou Lei chuckled, "Ah, it's not about taming beasts, this is just how we are here."

Liu Piaoxu tapped her chin with her adorable finger, "Oh, I see~"

"Well, you guys chat, I'm going to rest too."

Zhou Lei quickly got up, dragged the Iron Claw Bear, who was full and didn't want to move, into his room.

The remaining people looked at each other in bewilderment.

Did you see this in the room when you arrived?

"No"

"No"

The group shook their heads.

"Forget it, don't ask anymore, go get some rest."

Liu Piaoxu clapped her hands, stood up, and took out a tent from her spatial bead.

I quickly set up the tent and crawled inside.

The remaining three stayed for a while and discussed the order of their night watch.

They then took out their respective tents and crawled inside.

Inside the tent, Ilya curled up beside Qin Xiao, her body resting on the wooden floorboards, which were as smooth and cool as a straw mat.

"Master, are those people alright?"

Qin Xiao stroked Ilya's long, elfin ears. "What do you think?"

Ilya thought for a moment and said, "He seems pretty honest, and that little girl is quite adorable."

Qin Xiao smiled and said, "You can't judge a book by its cover. Some women have bigger penises than anyone else's, and some pink pubic hairs are actually black inside."

But today's was alright; at least it didn't have that unsettling feeling. It was just that there were a few more clever little devils.

Seeing the weariness creeping into Ilya's eyes, Qin Xiao put his arm around her neck and said, "Go to sleep if you're tired. You'll have to work hard tomorrow."

Ilya forced herself to say, "I'm not tired, Master. It's just so hot. I'm worried about smelling bad."

Ilya went back to the contract space and took a shower.

However, items in the contract space, apart from those that you put in yourself, cannot be retrieved from their original state.

Perhaps it will work in the future, but Qin Xiao has tried many times now and it really doesn't work.

Qin Xiao smiled and sniffed her chest and neck. "Mmm, you smell good. My Queen Ilya smells wonderful all over."

Ilya looked at Qin Xiao tenderly, and their eyes met.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming more intimate, Bai Ling rolled over between the two of them, hugged Qin Xiao's neck tightly, and wrapped her large tail around him.

Qin Xiao shoved a few times, getting angry.

Ilya smiled silently, then hugged Qin Xiao and Bai Ling together, letting them rest their heads on her soft, warm chest.

"Sleep well, Master."

"Um"