Seeing that he was about to let go, Feng Guang could only cover his head and shout, "There are so many dead leaves in the cave to prevent you from falling and getting hurt. I never intended to burn you to death!"
"Oh?" Qi Chang'an, who was about to let go, tightened his grip on the tinderbox. He asked with considerable suspicion, "Miss Xia prepared so many dry leaves in the cave, not to burn me to death, right?"
“I…” Feng Guang held his head, timidly raised his eyes and said, “Although I hate that you hurt me, and I was thinking of getting revenge, I never intended to kill you. I laid down a layer of fallen leaves to prevent you from falling and getting hurt. I just wanted to trap you in the cave and let you out when you begged me for mercy.”
"Miss Xia, you're not saying nice things here just because you're afraid I'll throw away the tinderbox, are you?"
"If I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning!" Feng Guang raised his hand and swore to prove that what he said was true.
Qi Chang'an fell silent. His silence only made people wonder if he was still considering whether what she said was true or false.
Feng Guang said urgently, "I assure you, although I was angry that you injured me, I really never intended to kill you!"
He spoke up, "Miss Xia."
"I am here!"
"So it's only when you're facing a life-or-death situation that you can change your bad habit of saying one thing and meaning another?" Qi Chang'an had already put away the tinderbox. His eyes were slightly curved, and the smile in his eyes was quite helpless.
Feng Guang paused, not quite understanding his words, and frowned again, "What do you mean by that?"
Just as Miss Xia thought, I never intended to harm you.
These words rang in her ears, and she suddenly turned around and looked at Qi Chang'an, who seemed to have appeared beside her in the blink of an eye.
Caught off guard by his sudden approach, Feng Guang shrank back in fright, pointing at him and stammering, "You...you...you..."
He couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.
“If Miss Xia had practiced martial arts properly, she wouldn’t be making such a fuss now.” Qi Chang’an smiled and glanced at her feet. “Of course, if Miss Xia doesn’t need my help, she can climb out of this hole by herself.”
"Wait..." Feng Guang was afraid that he would fly away again in the blink of an eye, so she quickly reached out and grabbed the hem of his clothes. After hesitating for a long time, she couldn't bring herself to say the words asking him for help.
Qi Chang'an wasn't in a hurry. He simply squatted down in front of her, smiling as he watched her quietly, waiting for her to say something.
Feng Guang's face flushed red, and he finally managed to squeeze out, "I twisted my ankle..."
Although the fallen leaves that she had laid out in the pavilion didn't cause her any serious injury, she still inevitably bumped and bruised herself as she fell, especially since she was delicate and frail, so it was normal for her to twist her ankle.
"Miss Xia twisted her ankle, so?" Qi Chang'an asked, as if he didn't understand her meaning and insisted on forcing her to say a complete sentence.
Feng Guang puffed out her cheeks and tightened her grip on his clothes; she didn't want to show him weakness.
She kept her head down and didn't make a sound for a long time. Qi Chang'an was very patient. He didn't urge her and just waited there until she was willing to talk.
"I twisted my ankle..." Finally, her voice, barely audible, came through the phone. "Please... take me out of here..."
Qi Chang'an smiled slightly, "Sometimes, a girl is more adorable when she's a little more honest."
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