"Lele~"
The impending attack didn't faze the towering black shadow. If anything, it made its grin widen.
Its expression grew even more vicious.
It shifted to the side.
Behind it stood... a human?!
"Ssssss~"
Hissing filled the air.
The shrill pitch assaulted the eardrums.
The furious attack couldn't be stopped.
"Are you all right?"
Xiao Xiao let go of the girl's shoulders and bent down to look at her.
The girl lowered her head, her shoulders trembling.
Headlights swept over them.
A car sped past.
Water sprayed everywhere.
Only then did a trace of realization appear on the girl's face.
She took a step back.
Then, as if remembering something, she shook her head.
She looked terribly shy around strangers.
Xiao Xiao smiled and said gently, "Stand a little farther in."
The girl had been sheltering beneath the eaves that jutted out over an alley.
There was no one else there.
She was alone.
After all, most people preferred to shelter outside a shop or go inside rather than stand in a cramped, somewhat dirty place like this.
Xiao Xiao straightened up.
He walked a few steps into the alley.
"Rain Master Concubine."
He smiled.
Rain Master Concubine pressed her lips together slightly.
"...I had no intention of harming that human."
She knew the scene just now could easily be misunderstood.
Putting aside the fact that Lord Xiao Xiao had helped her before, and that Plum Blossom Woman cared about this human, given Xiao Xiao's unfathomable strength alone, she didn't want to provoke him unless necessary.
"I know."
The corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth lifted slightly.
Then his expression turned serious, and his gaze fell on the other yao in the alley.
"Ji Meng."
It had a dragon's head, a human body,