"Okay."
Xiao Xiao's eyes curved slightly as he nodded.
"Lord Xiao Xiao, it's been a long time since we went to the Amusement Park."
Little White Fox cheerfully made another request.
It missed the roller coaster, the drop tower, and the pirate ship.
Xiao Xiao chuckled. "Let's go this weekend."
Little White Fox finally nodded in satisfaction.
"Hiss~ You've got a whole list of demands."
The white snake flicked its tongue.
Little White Fox glanced at the white snake and lifted its chin, looking rather haughty. "I wasn't talking to you."
"Why don't you just keep sleeping?"
At that, Little White Fox sounded a little regretful. "Why don't you hibernate?"
"Don't all snakes hibernate?"
"Or you could have a spring sleep now. It's not too late."
Little White Fox suggested it with considerable enthusiasm.
"Hiss~ Why are you still here, you cultivation maniac?"
The white snake gave a knowing smile. "Why aren't you back in the mountains?"
"Don't tell me..."
Its eyes shifted as it voiced the suspicion it had long held. "You've hit a bottleneck in your cultivation?"
Without waiting for Little White Fox to answer, it continued on its own. "Really?"
"Hiss, hiss~"
The white snake pressed its lips together, its tail swishing.
Though it was shaped like a snake, the way it laughed had a certain fluttering, flower-like quality.
"This is... really... good... news."
"Shut up."
Little White Fox narrowed its eyes, the corners sharp. "You're no different."
"Otherwise, why are you still here?"
"Hiss—"
"I'm here because I want to be."
The white snake flicked its tail. "Besides, I'm not the ascetic type."
"Ha~"
Little White Fox let out a scornful laugh.
Not the ascetic type?
"I don't know when you became such a genius."
"I've always been this much of a genius."
The white