The bright moon hung high in the sky, occasionally veiled by drifting clouds, creating a rather poetic scene.
Making the scene even more ethereal was an enormous Eastern dragon made of mist, swimming and weaving through the clouds. Everyone who saw it was stirred with excitement and longing.
Di Lian said softly, "Perhaps we could give it a try?"
"Uh..." Jiang Xiao found it hard to refuse. He walked toward the Black White Candle Bear and said to the Black White Candle Fire, "Come down."
"Whining?" Flames burned atop Whining Bear's head. It was holding an apple with a bite taken out of it in one paw. Tilting its furry head, it blinked curiously at Jiang Xiao.
Jiang Xiao: "."
Jiang Xiao stepped forward, squatted down, and looked at the flames atop Whining Bear's head. "Come down, Little Candle Flame."
"Whining?" Whining Bear strained to tilt its head back, seemingly trying to see who its master was talking to. Unfortunately, it couldn't see the hat perched on its own furry head. It did, however, see the giant dragon swimming through the sky.
Whining Bear: !!!
Whining Bear was startled. Its head had already been tilted back, and now it lost its balance, toppled backward, and landed hard on the courtyard lawn.
Jiang Xiao: "."
When it came to acting cute, you won! You could leave Mist Dragon eight streets behind!
Whining Bear held the apple in one paw and took another bite, chewing with loud "smack smack" sounds as it gazed at the wondrous creature in the sky as though watching a movie.
Jiang Xiao raised his voice considerably. "Little Candle Flame! Are you disobeying me? Come down! I won't give you any more treats!"
"Awooo~" Whining Bear suddenly let out a long, high-pitched howl, startling Jiang Xiao. What was