"Lord Xiao Xiao, look. I've been threatened."
The White Snake rubbed its head against Xiao Xiao's finger.
Its eyes, fixed on the Little White Fox, were full of provocation and mockery.
The Little White Fox felt a fuse snap in its head.
It had just raised a paw—
"Stop."
Xiao Xiao looked at the two demons.
"The car's here."
He'd called a car earlier.
With so many things to carry, he'd naturally chosen to ride when he had the option.
The Little White Fox and the White Snake understood what Xiao Xiao meant at once.
"Hmph."
The Little White Fox cast a sidelong glance downward.
For now, it would let that stinking snake off the hook.
"Hmph!"
The White Snake's hmph was even more melodramatic than the Little White Fox's.
The Little White Fox's closed eyes flew open, and it shot the White Snake a look of disdain.
The White Snake glared right back, just as fiercely.
Its bright red tongue flicked out.
"Huh?"
The driver blinked.
Had he just caught sight of something in the rearview mirror?
He stared more closely.
A few seconds later, the driver gave up and looked away.
The passengers had all gotten into the car.
He shouldn't let irrelevant things distract him.
Xiao Xiao looked out the window.
In a tree that was gradually receding into the distance, a pair of eyes watched them.
A shadow fell across their crimson hue, helping them blend almost perfectly into the layers of leaves and branches.
"Bzz, bzz, bzz~"
Xiao Xiao glanced at the teacher at the lectern and silenced his phone.
The chime signaling the end of class rang, and the quiet teaching building was suddenly filled with noise.
Laughter, conversation, and footsteps mingled together.
But that