"Ying Ying~"
Ying Shao soared upward, snowflakes swirling around it.
"Chiu Chiu~ Chiu Chiu~"
Finding it interesting, Yue imitated Ying Shao and soared upward too.
Crisp laughter scattered through the courtyard.
Before long, Yue began darting around wildly.
The laughter grew even more cheerful.
The quiet courtyard had grown lively again that evening, thanks to the two monsters playing together.
A faint smile spread through Xiao Xiao's eyes.
After Xiao Xiao went back inside, the courtyard fell quiet again.
The night grew deeper.
The falling snow gradually eased.
It made everything seem all the more gentle.
White plum blossoms against the snow were a breathtaking sight in the night.
The scent of plum blossoms drifted through the cold air.
Clean and cool.
Especially refreshing.
Ying Shao couldn't help taking a deep breath.
Plum Blossom Woman was truly one of the main reasons it had stayed here.
With Plum Blossom Woman around, the courtyard had gone straight from a modest house to a mansion.
Ahem~
It didn't mean Lord Xiao Xiao's courtyard was bad.
It was just that with Plum Blossom Woman...
Ying Shao tilted its head.
Its eyes soon lit up.
The perfect finishing touch!
That's right.
Plum Blossom Woman had been the perfect finishing touch to the courtyard.
It was wonderful.
This place was better than anywhere it had ever lived before.
Ying Shao suddenly felt pretty lucky.
In an environment like this, there probably wasn't another home more suitable for a monster than this courtyard.
It knew that, once, trusting a human would have seemed... ridiculous.
But at some point, it had started trusting Lord Xiao Xiao without even thinking about it.
With Lord Xiao Xiao here...
The courtyard made it feel... safe.
Ying Shao awkwardly looked away.
Then it spotted a certain fool