Fei Fei tilted its head and glanced at the white snake, then looked at Little White Fox. It raised its head and rubbed its cheek against Xiao Xiao's.
The soft touch made Xiao Xiao's lips curl into a smile.
He rubbed Fei Fei back a few times.
"Fei Fei~"
Fei Fei let out a soft cry.
The smile in Xiao Xiao's eyes deepened.
"Yeah, what would I do?"
He looked at the white snake.
Though he asked the question, there wasn't a trace of hesitation on his face.
"I'd thought about this before, too."
"It should be a difficult choice to make."
"But I realized I wasn't all that hesitant."
A sea breeze swept by, cool against his face and ruffling his bangs.
He heard Zhuge Yun and Zhao Luzheng gasp behind him and couldn't help finding it a little amusing.
He narrowed his eyes and lifted his face. The sea breeze felt quite pleasant.
"I won't help the old man go after Gui."
"Gui saved the old man's life, yet I'd help the old man take Gui's life."
"That's strange, isn't it?"
"It'd feel like I was an accomplice."
"Besides, I'm an enforcer."
Xiao Xiao lowered his gaze to the white snake, meeting its bright red, vertical pupils.
Though sometimes he almost forgot that this was his role,
he really was an enforcer who maintained order between humans and yaoguai.
Whether by his own choice or because of his position, he would make the same decision.
He didn't know whether he could keep doing this forever.
But he would always remind himself not to consider things only from the human perspective.
Not to favor humans.
Because he was an enforcer.
One should fulfill the duties of one's position.
Since he had accepted this role, he