"Third Brother, you're back?"
The voice from the dark room surprised Xiao Xiao. "You guys aren't asleep yet?"
"We haven't fallen asleep."
Zhuge Yun corrected him.
Xiao Xiao: "...Oh."
"Hey, Third Brother, that animal Cao Xuan ran into—the one that looked like a reindeer—was a yaoguai, right?"
Zhang Bo asked eagerly.
He'd also stayed awake because he couldn't stop thinking about it.
Otherwise, he was usually out as soon as his head hit the pillow.
Zhuge Yun and Zhao Luzheng stared at Xiao Xiao with burning curiosity, too.
Before, it had only been a guess. But from the way Xiao Xiao had spoken to Cao Xuan alone afterward, and the way Cao Xuan had stopped Third Brother just now to say he had something to tell him, they were now more than fifty percent sure.
"Yeah."
Xiao Xiao didn't hide it and readily confirmed their suspicions.
"I knew it."
Zhang Bo and the others sat up in bed.
"Lucky kid."
Zhang Bo clicked his tongue.
"Ah, that's the kind of childhood other people had. Why didn't I meet a yaoguai to play with when I was a kid?"
Zhuge Yun said mournfully, his voice tinged with envy.
"...Or did I forget?"
His eyes suddenly lit up. He frowned and tried hard to remember. "Did anything strange happen to me when I was little?"
He tapped his head, hoping to bring back some forgotten memories.
"That's so nice."
Zhao Luzheng looked envious. "If only—"
"You still want more?"
Zhuge Yun rolled his eyes and cut Zhao Luzheng off. "Aside from Third Brother, you're the only one among us who's seen a yaoguai."
"What more do you want?"
"You trying to rub it in for Eldest Brother and me?"
"Little brother, greed is bad."
Zhang Bo spoke earnestly.
Zhao Luzheng: