124, Misunderstanding

"Hey, wake up!"

"Chen Ji, wake up!"

Chen Ji felt a heavy pat on his shoulder and, in his sleep, he subconsciously grabbed the hand and twisted it behind the person's back.

The captured person cried out in pain, "Ouch, let go quickly!"

Chen Ji suddenly awoke, realizing this wasn't the inner prison, not the fiery hellscape beside Mudan Bridge, and certainly not the perilous city gate tunnel.

He inhaled the dense scent of books and the aroma of pine-soaked ink, indicative of Zhi Xing Academy, with only rows of bookshelves present and no sign of swords or danger.

Chen Ji hastily let go, and upon looking carefully, to his shock, he discovered that he had captured none other than the fiery-red clad Zhang Xia.

This is bad.

How did he end up capturing her?

While Zhang Xia rubbed her wrist, she frowned and said, "What kind of habit is this? It's one thing to sleep while standing, but to lash out after waking?