After recalling the python back to the Sealed Space, Xiao Buli had no energy left to move forward, and the current situation was anything but optimistic. Without any mood or fighting spirit left, he found a shady spot and sprawled out on the ground.
Dehydration caused a dull pain to start throbbing in his head.
"Why put yourself through this torment?" The Heart Demon, silent for a long time since Xiao Buli planned on befriending it last time, finally spoke up again. Perhaps it was the heat, but upon hearing its voice, Xiao Buli felt an inexplicable sense of joy.
"For my brothers." Thankfully, talking to the Heart Demon didn't require speaking out loud, just thinking was enough.
"Really? Aren't you just trying to ease your own conscience? You feel guilty for dragging them into this, so you're just trying to alleviate your own remorse." The Heart Demon's words were extremely sharp, touching upon the very issue Xiao Buli least wanted to confront.
