The smile in Xiao Xiao's eyes deepened.
Then he looked up at the apartment building in front of him.
Right here...?
It had certainly run quite a distance.
This place was pretty far from An An's home.
"Woof, woof~"
Duoji turned and barked a few times at Xiao Xiao. With a nimble leap, he landed on the second-floor balcony.
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly.
Even with the drizzle and gloomy sky, he couldn't be as brazen as Duoji.
Sometimes, he thought, yao really were quite convenient.
For humans, it was practically the equivalent of being invisible.
Duoji stopped on the fourth-floor balcony.
"Woof, woof, woof~"
He barked loudly.
His deep, booming voice even drowned out some of the noisy rain.
Xiao Xiao glanced around.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
He hurried a few steps forward, then sprang lightly onto a thick branch.
It was a large tree directly opposite the apartment building.
The spot where he stood was directly across from the fourth-floor balcony where Duoji was.
He sat down on the branch.
At his height, standing in a tree would have made him far too conspicuous.
Once seated, the dense foliage around him concealed his figure.
Unless someone deliberately looked up, they were unlikely to notice him.
Xiao Xiao's expression shifted.
He watched the fourth-floor balcony.
Duoji leaned forward, baring his fearsome fangs with a vicious grin.
Something was coming.
A figure appeared and disappeared in the shadows.
The wind blew the balcony curtains about, obscuring the approaching yao.
But that height...
A child? A dwarf?
Xiao Xiao rubbed his chin, thoughtful.
"Grr~"
Duoji let out a warning growl.
The figure paused, then slowly poked its head out from behind the curtain.
This was...
Xiao Xiao's expression faltered, then he looked enlightened.