It felt a little unhappy.
It had come down the mountain because it missed its friend, too.
Who knew the human world had changed so much?
It had been feeling rather uneasy these past few days.
At long last, it had seen its friend, but before it could even feel happy for long, its friend had doused it with a bucket of cold water.
It didn't want to see its friend anymore.
It turned its head away.
Xiao Xiao smiled. "Ling Yao, you're happy? It came to see you, right?"
Ling Yao glanced at the fellow who was showing it nothing but the back of its head, then went along with what Xiao Xiao had said. "Of course I'm happy."
"I was just thinking I'd go visit it in a few days."
"I didn't expect it to show up right in front of me first."
"Isn't it a pleasant surprise?"
Noticing that the dejected air around it had lifted a little, Xiao Xiao continued.
"Mm, it's a pleasant surprise."
Ling Yao answered with some helplessness.
Then it muttered under its breath, "Though it's more of a shock."
"??"
It hadn't heard the second half of its friend's words. It instinctively looked up, its face showing some confusion.
Ling Yao tilted its head and used its beak to smooth its feathers before speaking unhurriedly. "I said you're a silly demon with a lucky streak."
"You met a kind-hearted demon."
"And then you ran into Xiao Xiao."
"In the end, you still made it here without a hitch."
"So it all worked out safely, after all."
Although it was quite indignant about its friend calling it a "silly demon," it had to admit it had been lucky.
It shook its head and grinned smugly. "~?~"
That's right. I've always