Ling Hu stamped a hoof hard against the ground, then followed at an unhurried pace.
Xiao Xiao raised a hand and smiled at the white snake, who held its chin slightly high, looking reserved and proud.
"White Snake, well done."
"Hiss hiss~"
The white snake twisted its long, supple body. "That big dummy was so slow on the uptake, looking like it was dreaming."
"Lord Xiao Xiao already told it to follow, and it was still standing there in a daze."
"How outrageously bold."
"If it's that muddleheaded, then I'll just help it wake up."
"Hiss hiss~"
The white snake tied its body into a pretty bow around Xiao Xiao's wrist.
Xiao Xiao sighed. "A Bai, don't tie a bow around my wrist."
"Hiss hiss~"
"So pretty~"
The white snake, who had a distinctly girlish heart, couldn't understand why Lord Xiao Xiao didn't like it.
"...Mm, it is pretty."
He couldn't deny that.
It was just that, "It's not pretty when it's on my hand."
Xiao Xiao reached out and tapped the white snake on the head.
"Does a bow on a guy's wrist look good?"
"Hiss hiss~ Why wouldn't it?"
"It looks so nice."
The white snake muttered under its breath, but still untied itself and changed back into a "white jade bracelet."
It went back to being a quiet beauty of a snake.
Xiao Xiao stopped in the pavilion.
Looking out, he could see the scenic river in the residential complex.
Sunlight spilled over it, glinting on the water.
It was quite beautiful.
The soft burble of the water, the rustling of leaves in the breeze, and the crisp "crack~ crack~" of leaves and branches breaking beneath the monster's feet as it approached all mingled together, making the surroundings feel even more tranquil.
Xiao Xiao sat