"Really?"
The corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth lifted slightly. "Then Yue, you can come with me."
"Yingying~"
Ying Shao was unhappy at being ignored.
A hint of amusement appeared in Xiao Xiao's eyes. "Of course, Ying Shao can come too."
The exhibition hall was circular.
Xiao Xiao soon spotted the young man looking around nearby.
His eye twitched slightly.
At first glance, the guy looked awfully suspicious.
He hadn't planned to approach him right away.
But the young man was so focused on searching behind a birdcage that he wasn't paying attention to his surroundings. An elderly man who was equally distracted walked straight into him.
The young man stumbled, about to fall.
Xiao Xiao stepped forward and grabbed his arm.
"Thanks."
Seeing that it was Xiao Xiao, the young man smiled.
"Be careful."
Xiao Xiao let go.
"Any luck?"
The young man looked nervous, with a hint of hope in his eyes.
Xiao Xiao shook his head. "No."
The young man took a deep breath,
trying not to feel too discouraged.
It was what he'd expected... wasn't it?
"Let's look somewhere else."
Xiao Xiao's words swept away the young man's disappointment.
"Okay."
The young man headed for the exhibition entrance. "Follow me."
When they reached the area near the young man's home, Xiao Xiao still split up with him to search.
Otherwise, there'd be no point in having two people look.
They exchanged phone numbers so either could let the other know if they found anything.
That way, the other person wouldn't waste time searching without knowing.
Bare-bodied, white-headed...
Xiao Xiao thought about Little Fire's appearance.
About the same size as Yue.
Its whole body looked as if it were burning with flames.
A bird-shaped monster, like a fire spirit.
Its features were