Xiao Xiao thought it probably wasn't just his imagination.
After spending so much time together, his relationship with Taotie had improved a little.
Noticing that the carriage had gone quiet, Xiao Xiao curved his lips into a smile.
"Is it good?"
"Acceptable."
Qing Ji tilted its head.
It wasn't as...
How to put it...
As hard to accept as it had first thought.
It had really eaten human food, and discovered that it was nothing special.
It wasn't as if it caused any kind of extreme reaction.
"I'm glad you don't hate it."
Xiao Xiao tied the bag containing the skewers shut.
He planned to throw it in a trash can later.
"Qing Ji."
He looked up with a smile.
"I'm glad to see you again."
"Well, I should be going."
"Goodbye."
Xiao Xiao was about to turn around—
"Wait."
Qing Ji called out to stop him.
Xiao Xiao looked at it questioningly.
"Is there something else?"
"There is."
Qing Ji stepped out of the carriage.
It sat upright on the front board.
"There's a child I want to entrust to you."
Qing Ji spoke nonchalantly.
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow.
"There's a child..."
"You want to entrust to me?"
"A human child?"
"Of course."
Qing Ji looked at Xiao Xiao strangely.
What else had this human thought it meant by a child?
Why would it entrust a nonhuman child to him?
Xiao Xiao felt a little wronged.
For a moment, he'd thought he'd stumbled into one of those scenes from a TV drama where someone entrusted their child to another person.
He'd even thought, This is my first time seeing a monster's child.
So he'd misunderstood.
But...
A human child?
"Why do you have a human child you want to