"...Is it by my side?"
That was the answer Song Chuxia had been wanting to know all these past few days.
Though what happened that day had shown her where the problem lay, it had also cleared up one of her doubts.
Shan Gao really was following her.
Even though she had reached that conclusion back then...
When she saw Master Xiao again, she still couldn't help asking the question.
Xiao Xiao looked up at the back of the sofa behind Song Chuxia.
A red figure was sprawled there.
It was looking around curiously.
When it noticed his gaze, Shan Gao looked over.
Its mouth stretched into a grin.
Tiny fangs showed.
A smile appeared on Xiao Xiao's face, too.
"Yes."
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Song Chuxia's eyes lit up.
"Really?"
"It—"
Noticing the direction Master Xiao was looking, she abruptly turned to look behind her.
Unfortunately,
all she saw was the back of the head of the young woman sitting on the sofa behind her.
Song Chuxia: ...
Song Chuxia slowly sat up straight.
"Sorry."
"I got a little excited."
Song Chuxia smiled sheepishly.
Ever since she learned about monsters, she'd been so flustered and jumpy in front of Master Xiao.
She felt a little annoyed with herself.
Normally, she wasn't this easily startled.
Nor was she so bad at keeping her composure.
In fact, when she watched TV dramas, she used to hate people like that.
She never thought she'd become one herself someday.
Song Chuxia took a deep breath.
Calm down.
She told herself.
She'd been around a monster for so many days—
even if she hadn't seen a thing.
If she still acted the same way she had at the start...
That would be too embarrassing.
She