Xiaojin did not immediately answer Ouyang Zhi's sharp question, choosing instead to remain silent. All the pet staff inside the restaurant also stopped moving and looked at Yan Ao and the others.
For a moment, the atmosphere grew somewhat tense. Yan Ao frowned slightly. On one hand, he worried that Ouyang Zhi's words might anger the pets before them; on the other hand, he hoped to learn from Xiaojin about the Death Option and the humans who had vanished from Hengzhou City.
This stalemate lasted for nearly a full minute. Aside from a few carefree fellows like Ouyang Zhi, everyone else held their breath in fear.
Chapter 33