"..."
One man and one beast, four eyes meeting, facing each other in wordless silence.
Looking at the Black Little Beast's aggrieved gaze, Lu Qing fell silent.
He had not expected this little thing to hide up there.
And from the looks of it, it had probably waited here all night.
"Little thing, did you wait here all night?"
After a long silence, Lu Qing asked.
The Black Little Beast did not move, but the grievance in its eyes deepened.
"...Sorry, I had something to do last night. I wasn't home."
"..." The Black Little Beast still did not move, but a faint mist of tears appeared in its eyes.
Seeing that the Black Little Beast was about to cry, Lu Qing inexplicably felt a pang of guilt.
If he remembered correctly, this little thing was still only a cub.
And come to think of it, it was also his creditor.
After all, he had accepted a Hundred-Year Ginseng from it for nothing.
"How about... you come inside with me?" Lu Qing asked tentatively. "I still have some fish left in the kitchen."
Seeing that the moisture in the little beast's eyes seemed to recede somewhat, Lu Qing opened the gate and went inside.
After carrying Xiao Yan into the room, he came back out to find the Black Little Beast sitting on a stool, watching him.
Lu Qing smiled. He went into the kitchen, poured all the remaining fish into a wooden basin, then carried it out and set it before the little beast.
At the sight of a huge basin brimming with fish, the Black Little Beast's eyes immediately lit up.
It pounced over at once and began wolfing them down.
Its earlier grievance vanished without a trace.
Seeing the Black Little Beast eat so happily, Lu Qing