Xiao Xiao nodded.
There was no need to hold back around Gu Xiao Tang.
Besides, the room was filled with steam.
And the hot pot was in the way.
Gu Xiao Tang was clearly distracted by other things.
Taotie could relax and feast to its heart's content.
The eyes beneath Taotie's armpits narrowed.
It found Lord Xiao Xiao especially pleasing to look at today.
Xiao Xiao turned his face to the side.
Feifei shook its head.
It didn't really like food with such a strong, smoky flavor.
It would get its fur dirty.
Xiao Xiao understood.
He did like hot pot.
But he couldn't handle anything too spicy.
And he liked a little spice.
So he always ordered a split pot.
"Master Xiao."
Gu Xiao Tang had been working up to it for a long time before finally speaking.
"Mm."
"Actually, it's not a big deal."
"It's just..."
"I'd like you to go see a friend of mine."
"He's been acting a little strange lately..."
Xiao Xiao listened quietly.
As Gu Xiao Tang spoke, he glanced at Xiao Xiao's expression from time to time.
"...His name is He You."
"We all call him A You."
"We're fellow students at the same martial arts school."
A martial arts school?
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly.
He You was lost in his own thoughts and didn't notice the subtle change in Xiao Xiao's expression.
"A You is a bit of a special person."
"I don't mean that in a bad way,"
Gu Xiao Tang explained.
"He's just not quite like other people... His personality is pretty unusual..."
"He gets lost in his own world really easily."
"Every now and then, he seems to disconnect from the outside world."
"Because of his personality, it seems