Huh?
Xu Qizhen froze.
Who was leaving?
If it wasn't him...
Then it was her!
Xu Qizhen's heart skipped a beat.
Was she leaving?
Xu Qizhen instinctively opened his mouth.
But he stopped himself, unsure what to say.
He didn't know what he should say.
Should he ask her to stay?
What good would that do?
Aside from not knowing whether she'd stay because he asked, he didn't even know what reason he could give her.
He realized...
He had no reason to ask her to stay.
They weren't friends.
At least, not in her eyes.
Xu Qizhen gave a bitter smile.
That was true.
They'd spent only one afternoon together... They hadn't even spoken face-to-face...
To think that could make her see him as a friend...
That would be a pretty shallow friendship.
A sigh suddenly rose in Xu Qizhen's heart.
It even made him pause.
"Mm."
The Heavenly Maiden nodded.
"Lord Xiao Xiao."
Its eyes curved as it smiled brightly.
"Thank you for treating me to so many things."
"Cake and milk tea."
"And ice cream."
"They were all delicious."
"I'm very happy."
Its time with Lord Xiao Xiao had been novel and fun. It had truly been happy.
"I'm happy too."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
Meeting monsters and having all sorts of different interactions with them...
It was interesting.
The Heavenly Maiden's eyes curved into crescent moons.
It felt like it and Lord Xiao Xiao shared an unspoken understanding.
It happily flew a few circles in the air.
"Lord Xiao Xiao."
It paused.
Then it suddenly remembered something that had puzzled it earlier.
"What's a fairy?"
Xiao Xiao paused slightly.
Then he smiled. "It's a creature from human imagination."
"Much like you."
"Small."
"Able to fly."
"But fairies have transparent wings."
"Oh,