The word 'landmine' froze the air inside the sandstorm. The temperature dropped by almost ten degrees.
Bai Xiaolu was so scared that she did not dare to move at all. Wan Canghai even stood on his tiptoes and screamed. He was scared that he might have stepped on a landmine, too. After making sure that there was nothing below his feet, he took two steps back and shouted at Bai Xiaolu, "How could you be so careless?"
"I—I—"
Bai Xiaolu was rendered speechless. Her two rows of teeth and the muscles and bones all over her body were fighting.
"Don't move. Don't panic. Stay calm. Let me see."
The red eyes of the leader of the Gold Teeth Brotherhood were expanding and shrinking. Weird noises were echoing deep inside his temples. He crouched beside Bai Xiaolu's feet and unsheathed his dagger slowly. Then he turned the dagger into a feather with the gentlest of movements and pushed away the dust below Bai Xiaolu's right foot.
