3~ |Who Did You Say You Were?|

As the five guys lunged towards the tall figure (who was supposed to be his savor), sheer courage surged within Xiao Zan. He had no idea how or why. All he knew was that he needed to save that person.

I need to do something or he is going to get beaten to death. His head was talking to his brain whereas his eyes were scanning the area to find something that could be used as a weapon. There, near the back of a dumpster, lay an old baseball bat. Xiao Zhan got up and hurried to get the thing.

If and only if life couldn't get any funnier, the hand of the bat was coated with an oily substance that made itself slip from Xiao Zhan's grasp several times. "Come on Mr. bat, someone is going to die!" he complained while struggling with holding the bat up. Frustration now got the best of him that he couldn't hear any sound besides the rattling sound of the bat falling and rolling on the cold ground. Having realized something, Xiao Zhan took off his outer shirt and used it to assist. This time it succeeded. Taking a deep breath, he swirled, raised the bat up, and screamed on top of his lungs as he charged forwards. "Yah!"

But the sight that greeted him was something he totally unanticipated. Instead of seeing the tall guy lay prone on the ground looking beaten, it was those five guys that took this role. They were rolling and groaning in pain. And from Xiao Zhan's view, his eccentric savor's face was blocked by a built body who seemed to kick his feet aimlessly as his body was dangling off the ground. He was hanging by the neck -strangling to be precise- by none other than the one he had just made fun off.

"Hey, you. Stop!" Xiao Zhan dropped the bat and ran towards them. Despite the lack of light, he could still tell the big brother's face was turning purple due to suffocation.

He's going to be a murderer! Xiao Zhan exploded inside his head.

"Stop. You're killing him!" He yelled and tapped the arm of the one in silver robe as if to put some senses back into him.

"This one deserves to die." a cold voice escaped his lips. Xiao Zhan swore he could feel goosebumps running down his spine upon hearing the emotionless tone. The sound of fingers digging deeper into the flesh woke him up from his disquietude.

"Stop. You don't get to decide that. Leave it to the police!"

No matter what he said, the other guy just didn't seem to heed. And when he tried to pry the fingers open, he realized he was no match in strength. The big brother was getting more purple and his eyes were about to roll back. Xiao Zhan was left with no other option.

*slap*

The moment a palm came into contact with a cheek, the tall guy widen his eyes in shock, releasing his grip in the process. The big brother fell down with a thud, violently coughing and gasping for all the air he had lost.

"Come on!" Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xiao Zhan grabbed the tall guy by the wrist and dashed out of the alley. They ran until they reached a big street with rows of streetlights. Xiao Zhan only dared to stop and catch his breath when he saw a police station only a hundred steps away.

He almost forgot he had a person in tow until the other presence was made known by the motion of jerking the hand away from his grasp.

"How dare you filthy creature touch me? It's disgusting!"

Xiao Zhan turned around to glare at the one behind him only to find himself rendered speechless. With enough streetlights, he was in awe by the ethereal beauty of the person -if he was even a human- standing before him. Everything about him, ranging from his clothes to his accessories, looked exquisitely exorbitant. As for his body, he was gifted in packages: slender fingers, smooth skin, flawless jawline, rosy lips, pointed nose, bluish-grey eyes, and...pointed ears?!

What kind of human has pointed ears? Xiao Zhan was monologuing inwardly to himself as he stared at the too-handsome-to-be-real figure up and down.

"If you servant dares to stare at me any longer, I'll have those eyes of yours on the ground."

A nasty one! Xiao Zhan thought. Wait. What did he just call me? Unable to contain his curiosity any longer, he asked.

"What did you just call me?"

With a sigh, the tall guy answered, "Mortals are always mortals. Weak!"

"Hang on! I heard that clearly. I just want to confirm since no one around here ever speaks the way you do." Standing with his arms akimbo, Xiao Zhan glared.

"Of course, how can I compare to anyone? Not to a mention mere mortals here." he simpered which really got on Xiao Zhan's nerve.

"Well then, Mr. Self-important. Who exactly are you that made you think you are unparalleled?"

With a smirk, well, a handsome one at that, he lifted his chin and looked down at Xiao Zhan before proudly presented himself. "I'm Wang Yibo, the king of the elf."

Jaw dropped open, Xiao Zhan used his fingers to clean his eardrums before asking again.

"Who did you say you are?"

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