What did "noble and aloof" even mean?
Noble was understandable.
Xiao Xiao had always thought Feifei's silver-blue eyes looked aristocratic.
Silver-blue was an aristocratic color.
But what did "aloof" mean?
Feifei was a boy.
"Third Brother."
Zhao Luzheng waved his hand.
"Don't nitpick the words."
"It's just a feeling."
"A feeling..."
Zhao Luzheng gestured animatedly.
"Do you understand?"
Hmm...
Xiao Xiao tilted his head slightly.
He might not quite understand.
"Forget it."
Zhao Luzheng gave up.
"Of course you don't understand."
"Feifei and Taotie are both perfectly well-behaved around you."
"How could you feel their coldness?"
Taotie's ears twitched.
It was quite displeased with one of Zhao Luzheng's words.
Well-behaved?
You're the well-behaved one.
Taotie rolled over and glared angrily at Zhao Luzheng.
It was enduring hardship for the greater good!
It was about how those who aspired to great things didn't sweat the small stuff!
It was about how a true man could bend and stretch!
Hmph!
Pfft~
Xiao Xiao lowered his eyes, hiding the smile that had surfaced in them.
After spending so much time with him, little Taotie's grasp of human language had improved by leaps and bounds.
Listen to that...
It spoke so smoothly.
Zhao Luzheng marveled at how obvious the difference in treatment was between humans and monsters.
Perhaps...
Monsters disdained—or rather, disliked—being peacemakers.
"Any other questions?"
Seeing that Zhao Luzheng had been quiet for a long time, Xiao Xiao asked.
It was already very late.
If Zhao Luzheng had nothing else to ask, then he was going to rest.
Huh?
Zhao Luzheng immediately grew anxious.
What else did he want to ask?
He raised a hand and tapped his head.
Xiao Xiao found it a little amusing.
"It's all right."
"If you can't think