Watching the girl's eyes widen even further, as if she had seen it...
Pipa Ghost had been startled too.
But before it could break into a happy smile, the earth-shaking sobs that rang out beside it left it stunned.
Then the monster attacked it.
It dodged the attack in a panic and ran unsteadily forward, clutching its pipa.
It didn't even have time to turn around and ask why the other monster was chasing it.
Pipa Ghost was so upset.
What had it ever done to anyone?
In its panic, Pipa Ghost didn't watch where it was going and ran about wildly.
Somehow, it circled back.
When it heard the sobbing, it froze for a moment, wondering why it kept running into people crying today.
Then a familiar figure came into view. It blinked, almost thinking its eyes were playing tricks on it.
Why did it keep running into the same person? Wasn't this the girl from before?!
It had run in a circle and somehow ended up back where it started?
Pipa Ghost's features scrunched up.
That human had been crying earlier, and that was what had brought the monster out.
So Pipa Ghost wasn't too happy to see her again.
But it didn't have time to take another route now.
It pressed its lips together and looked away from the crying girl, only to abruptly widen its eyes the next second.
Lord Xiao Xiao?!
Its mood, darkened by the strange turn of events, suddenly brightened.
It seemed to glow.
Its body, on the verge of exhaustion, was suddenly filled with renewed strength.
It hurried behind Lord Xiao Xiao.
After reaching out and gripping the hem of Lord Xiao Xiao's clothes, it cracked a little smile.
Its panic slowly subsided.
The hand clutching Lord Xiao Xiao's clothes unconsciously