Xiao Huoyan opened his eyes they hurt so did his lungs everything hurt it was dark and murky he felt like he was dying but he wasn't, it soon got clearer he was in the water is he drowning?
Just then a pair of hands yanked him out of the river as Xiao Huoyan was dragged to the shore his body immediately responded by coughing up clotted blood and some of the water in his lungs. His saviour tried talking to him but Xiao Huoyan couldn't hear them he only started ringing out his hair, the water in his ears gradually ran down his face so he could now hear who was trying to talk to him.
Xiao Huoyan had been looking down the entire time he had lost the sheet and was naked again he really didn't want to talk to them when he had no clothes nor did he wan't to raise his head to face them in this predicament. If it was a woman that pulled him out that would be awkward as well but thankfully their voice was deeper than a ladys so there interaction shouldn't be too awkward hopefully.
"Hey are you ok, how did you end up in that river, do you need anything, are you injured?" their voice was full of concern and they asked to many things at once Xiao Huoyan wished he couldn't hear them again because there voice echoed in his head like the screams of the mimic from before.
"Do.....you have something i can wear" Xiao Huoyan voice was low and timid the stranger immediately responded the concern in their voice slightly softening.
"Ah yes, yes of course!" they quickly gave their outer robe to Xiao Huoyan to cover himself.
He couldn't say thank you because as soon as he looked up to thank the man his head fell to the ground staining the bright green grass with blood. The smell of iron filled the air Xiao Huoyan jumped back to not stain the set of clothes he just got just then a small black cat emerged from the shadows of the trees it's green eyes glistening in the light.
Xiao Huoyan completely forgot about the man that just got his head chopped off as he went over to pet the cat.
To Xiao Huoyan disappointment the cat walked right past him to the body of the man and the supposed cat turned from a cat to a humanoid person that resembled a cat and a woman in one. Xiao Huoyan didn't mean to but he let out an disgusted frase as the thing twitched before it lifted the head of the man and ate it whole as soon as it consumed the head it took on a more human look but it kept the ears and tail and the legs of a cat. The creature swung its head around revealing a pair of green eyes with sharp pupils that looked angry.
Xiao Huoyan assumed that what stood before him was a demon of some sort he wasn't frozen in fear or shock he didn't know how to feel. He didn't feel sorry for the man he was likely followed by the woman before he showed up so he would've died anyways, that anger in the eyes of the woman turned in to curiosity or as if she met an old friend.
Over her chest were layers of silk it was only made into a top its design was made likely to only cover the top half of a person her hair was a deep black like obsidian cut in a way that would be wore by a man. A small bell hung by her side ringing as she walked closer to Xiao Huoyan her steps were feather light not even making the grass rustle she spoke with a calm tone showing she had no intention to harm him.
"Do you know who i am" her question was odd why didn't she just attack him.
A small shadow was casted over her face as she got down to his level her eyes scaning over his features.