"Oh?" He narrowed his eyes and suddenly approached her. She backed away in panic, staggered, and almost fell to the ground together with Xu Min on her back.
He grabbed her in time, his palm was very hot, and when it touched her arm, there was a burning feeling, which seemed to burn her heart, making her tremble and retreat in panic.
"Ha!" He sneered, "You pretend to be calm on the surface, but in fact you are already upset. It's okay, wait until you return to my palace, and then dance for me alone."
She panicked. What did he mean by that? He wanted to kidnap her?
"I want to take my friend to the hospital, get out of the way." She tried to escape around him.
"Don't waste your efforts. As long as you listen to me and do one thing for me, I will save your friend right away."
He narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone was calm, without threats or coercion. It was like saying an ordinary word, indifferent and distant, as if it was dispensable.
"Okay, but you have to save my friend first. She can't delay it any longer." She replied without thinking. In order to save Xu Min, she could only temporarily pretend to agree to him, no matter what he meant by cooperation.
But she didn't know that this deal would put her in a desperate situation.
No instructions were needed. Protector Zuo understood the order as soon as he saw the king's face, and immediately ordered his men to pick up Xu Min from Ming Xi's back and leave the dance hall.
"Ye Xiong, you stay and deal with things here." The king ordered.
"yes."
"Your Majesty, please let me go. I will never dare to do it again." The fire snake panicked and crawled towards the Majesty on its knees.
He ignored the Fire Snake's begging and turned around to walk out. Ming Xi remembered that her necklace was still on the Fire Snake, frowned and asked, "What are you going to do with him?"
He turned to look at her, narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked unfathomably: "Are you worried about him?"
"No, I..." She was about to explain something, but he turned and left, seemingly not caring about her answer.
When she walked out of the door, Ming Xi was still frowning, wondering whether she should ask Fire Snake to get the necklace back. At this moment, she noticed that Guardian Zuo rubbed his watch, and a communication sound came from the watch.
Her heart trembled, cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and she walked out quickly...
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