Shangqing Boy believed its intelligence was sound.
But that didn't stop it from getting angry about being brushed off.
Hmph.
The other party wouldn't even tell it the truth.
It had just waved goodbye to that human.
Since when had it become so good-tempered?
Shangqing Boy stayed where it was and sulked for a while.
Then it turned and headed toward the Elegant old man's house.
The Elegant old man poked his head out and looked up at the sky.
The rain had stopped.
He stopped in his tracks.
He'd only just noticed that it had been raining.
And Shangqing still hadn't come back.
Had Shangqing been stuck in the rain?
He should go pick Shangqing up.
He hurriedly grabbed an umbrella—
He'd been careless, too.
He'd remembered to give an umbrella to Xiao Xiao, who was leaving, but forgotten to give one to Shangqing, who had gone to see Xiao Xiao off.
He really was too careless.
He gave a wry smile and tapped himself on the head.
But now wasn't the time for regrets. Going to pick Shangqing up was the priority.
The Elegant old man put away his umbrella.
For a moment, he didn't know what to do.
What should he do next?
Go back?
He looked at the umbrella in his hand.
Then he looked up at the sky, which was still somewhat overcast.
Would it start raining again later?
The Elegant old man was quite torn.
But his body moved on its own.
He slowly walked forward.
His hand came to rest on the courtyard gate.
The air was clean and cool after the recent rain.
"Plip~"
A raindrop from who knew where landed on the Elegant old man's head.
The Elegant old man instinctively touched his head.
Was it going to