When it came to anything related to monsters, Zhuge Yun was always very interested.
Boys, after all—
They all liked stories with elements of adventure and fantasy.
He was no exception.
Besides, other people's stories were fictional.
The story Third Brother had told him had really happened.
That made all the difference.
Zhuge Yun was full of anticipation.
Listening to a monster story late at night—now that had atmosphere.
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"It's not that interesting a story."
"That's okay."
Zhuge Yun quickly picked up the conversation. "As long as it's related to monsters, I'll find even the most boring story interesting."
Xiao Xiao shook his head slightly.
"It's a love story."
"A monster-human—cough—a human and a monster falling in love?!"
Zhuge Yun swallowed the words that had nearly slipped out and corrected himself.
To him, "monster-human romance" always sounded like it could be misunderstood.
And it didn't sound very nice, either.
Better to use a few more words.
"How is that not interesting?!"
Zhuge Yun was shocked.
A human and a monster falling in love!
He'd only ever seen that in books and on screens.
Weren't those stories all captivating and deeply moving?
They were definitely epic romances that could shake a person to the core.
"You're reading too much into it."
Xiao Xiao was speechless for a moment.
"The love story I meant was between two people."
"Not between a human and a monster."
"Uh..."
Zhuge Yun's excitement was instantly doused like someone had thrown a bucket of cold water over him—
"Psssh..."
He let out a sigh like dying embers.
Zhuge Yun wilted.
"Oh, it's not a forbidden, world-defying, earth-shattering romance between a human and a monster from different species?"
Xiao Xiao: ...
"You should read more novels."