Song Chuxia silently rolled her eyes.
What do you mean, "that thing"?
"I..."
Song Chuxia struggled to find the words. "The monster..."
After saying the word "monster," she couldn't help frowning.
Before, saying "monster" hadn't made her feel anything in particular.
But now that she knew monsters really existed, saying the word stirred a strange feeling inside her that she couldn't control.
After she'd parted ways with Master Xiao and the others yesterday, she'd jokingly asked her friends in their dorm, "Do you think monsters really exist in this world?"
They all thought she'd asked because she'd read a book or watched a movie.
She hadn't corrected them.
Their answers had been pretty much the same.
They didn't believe monsters existed.
But they hoped they were real.
Of course, the monsters they hoped existed were the kind from anime: good-looking and harmless to humans.
If they ate people, then never mind.
If they knew she'd really met a monster, and that it had helped her, they'd probably be pretty envious, wouldn't they?
After talking with her friends, Song Chuxia found it a little easier to accept the fact that monsters existed.
The heart that had been suspended in midair finally settled back into place.
She also breathed a sigh of relief.
Honestly, that hollow feeling had been hard to bear.
Xiao Xiao set down his chopsticks.
A smile appeared on his face.
Even though Song Chuxia's words had come out in fragments, he'd more or less guessed what she wanted to ask.
He gave her the answer directly.
"It's willing to keep helping you."
"R-really?"
Song Chuxia's eyes widened in surprise.
"Oh, Master Xiao, you're done eating."
Noticing that Master Xiao had put down his chopsticks, Song Chuxia hurriedly said, "Let's talk while we eat."