He'd just spent ages looking for it...
It turned out it was right above where he'd been standing.
Xue Jiamin felt a little annoyed with himself.
"Why didn't you say anything?"
The child complained indignantly.
"I've been looking for you this whole time."
The shadow's tail loosened.
It reached for the child again.
Hm?
Only when he felt that familiar sensation against his stomach did Xue Jiamin realize what was happening and look down.
Huh?
Xue Jiamin's face was full of question marks.
Why was he wrapped up again?
He wasn't about to fall.
"You—"
Xue Jiamin raised his head.
He'd barely managed to utter a syllable when he let out a scream.
"Ah!"
The tail coiled directly around the child.
Then...
The child was stuffed into the concrete pipe.
Xue Jiamin sat blankly on the ground.
His schoolbag was right behind him.
Huh?
W-what?
Xue Jiamin was a little confused.
"Drip, drip~"
The rainwater on the child fell into the concrete pipe with a faint patter.
The shadow gave the child a casual glance.
Hm?
The shadow seemed to have heard something.
Its ears twitched.
Then it leaped down from the concrete pipe.
"Hey?!"
Seeing the shadow leave, Xue Jiamin hurriedly got to his feet.
But he'd forgotten that the shadow had just tossed him into the concrete pipe.
"Thump!"
Xue Jiamin's head slammed hard into the pipe's wall.
It hurt so much!
Xue Jiamin clutched his head and bent over.
Tears immediately sprang from his eyes.
It really hurt!
This time, Xue Jiamin had hit his head even harder than before.
He could feel the pain throbbing in his skull.
The shadow turned to look at the child.
There was a hint of disdain in its eyes.
What