"I'm sorry it frightened your friend. I apologize on its behalf."
Xiao Xiao's expression was earnest.
Xibian glanced at the human in front of it, then at the Pipa ghost, which had only one eye showing.
It curled its lip.
Forget it. It could tell that this monster didn't mean any harm.
That human brat was just too useless.
It was only a ghost face. Did she really have to be so scared?
She'd been crying so loudly that it thought something had happened.
Without thinking, it had attacked the monster.
It had chased the Pipa ghost all this way. That should've taught it a lesson.
For the human's sake, it would let the matter go.
Of course, it would never admit that it was being so reasonable because it couldn't beat this human.
Just a mere human, and yet so many monsters followed him around. She'd better be careful not to get eaten.
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Thanks for your concern."
"I'm fine."
If anything, perhaps it was the other way around—he was more likely to be eaten?
Xibian's expression stiffened.
What a self-important human!
Who was concerned about him?!
Hmph!
Xibian let out a loud snort through its nose.
It turned to look in the little girl's direction.
But it didn't go any closer.
It never got too close to the little girl when they were around other people.
It didn't want her to get into trouble because of it.
Humans were fragile.
And yet such fragile creatures could also be cruel.
The little girl's family had always thought she'd adopted a stray dog with a solitary personality.
It was only willing to get close to the little girl.
It wouldn't even let anyone else see it.
Although they found it strange, they hadn't given