At those words, Xian was shocked. This time, he felt the kind of bone-deep surprise that sent his eyes opening wide and made him unable to blink. At the same time, he felt goosebumps all over his skin, starting from his neck all the way down to his limbs.
If he had learned how to read traditional characters before, he’d have known the meaning of Bai Ruyi’s name long ago. After all, it was spelled out that way in one of the front pages, under the part that’s called the dramatis personae.
But he didn’t know how to read traditional writing. The mind-bending coincidence of having that phrase pop in his head this morning, and then hearing it spoken now, made the hands he was hiding on his lap under the table shake.
Oblivious to what’s going on with Xian, Laurel continued, “One could argue t
