Don't walk into a secret lair
Physician Wei looks at Xi Zirui in a mix of confusion and panic. "I- I don't."
"You don't understand how a brainless creature could have seen through your clever ruse?" Xi Zirui asks, unable to prevent his contempt from staining his words. "You were the one who set up the array. What you were going to do with the spirit creature when you left up to fate."
He glares at her. "But I can make an educated guess," Xi Zirui says, his expression cold. "I guess that the snake spirit you caught, told you it would grant you a boon if you released it unharmed, and you jumped at the chance. Too stupid to realize that it knew all along that you were the one set the array in the first place."
Han Yu shakes his head. "Maybe it even let itself be caught on purpose."
Xi Zirui shoots him a look from the corner of his eyes. What is he trying to imply?
He's feeling even more distasteful of humans than usual, thanks to the fake doctor -- and anything can set him off.