The clattering crash jolted Guo Shan back to his senses.
He steadied himself.
Looking at the mess in the room, he gave a wry smile. "My legs must've gone a little numb just now."
"I lost my balance for a moment, and..."
He bent down to pick up the book on the floor, then pushed the table back into place.
Only then did he look at Guo Shan.
"What's wrong?"
Guo Shan was taken aback.
The accident had disrupted her train of thought.
But she soon remembered why she had come.
"Brother, let's go find Master Xiao."
Worry showed in the girl's eyes.
She couldn't relax.
What if her brother got hurt by a monster again?
"Uh."
"Why?"
Guo Shan was puzzled.
After realizing that the dark-skinned boy might be a monster, Master Xiao had indeed come to mind at once.
But by nature, he instinctively felt it was wrong to trouble someone else.
Besides, the other boy hadn't done anything to him.
So he hesitated.
"Don't 'uh' me."
Guo Shan took her brother's hand. "Let's go find Master Xiao right now."
"Right now?"
Guo Shan was surprised.
"Mm."
The girl nodded firmly. "It's better to tell him in person."
"And Master Xiao can take a look at what's going on with you."
As she spoke, Guo Shan scanned her brother from head to toe.
She didn't see anything.
But her furrowed brow didn't relax in the slightest.
Earlier, she hadn't seen the monster her brother described, the one that looked like a boy.
So the fact that she couldn't see anything on her brother now didn't mean much.
But...
How strange.
The girl's confusion spread across her face.
Why couldn't she see it anymore?
Her brother could still see it.
The girl pressed her lips together.