Xiao Xiao gently stroked Little White Fox's fur. "A human and a yaoguai... teaming up?"
Little Blue froze for a moment, seeming to turn Xiao Xiao's words over in its mind.
A few seconds later—
"Mm-hmm!"
Little Blue nodded vigorously.
Xiao Xiao blinked.
Had he just seen an afterimage?
"Tell me exactly what happened."
Since Little Blue had come all the way from his home to the school to find him, and it had taken his reminder just now to get back on track, the other party had probably been captured but wasn't in any immediate danger.
Knowing your enemy and yourself was the best way to solve the problem.
It was worth taking the time.
Sharpening your axe wouldn't delay the work of chopping wood.
"Oh, right."
Little Blue nodded obediently.
For a moment, though, it wasn't sure where to begin.
It circled through the air a few times, then haltingly began to recount what had happened.
Little Blue knew it was a yaoguai.
Ordinary humans—no, ordinary living beings—couldn't see it.
When it discovered that Linlin could see it, it had been happy for a long time.
Having only its own world could occasionally feel a little dull.
Only occasionally.
After all, this world was so interesting.
Humans were interesting, too.
And there were so many other interesting things.
Every day brought new discoveries.
It was happy.
Little Blue knew about butterflies.
They were creatures a lot like it.
The first time it saw a butterfly, it had happily rushed over.
Then, when it realized the butterfly hadn't noticed it and was about to fly right into it—
It hurriedly dodged.
Only then did it belatedly realize—
Oh, right.
Butterflies couldn't see it either.
It was disappointed.
They looked so much alike.
It could