"Master Xiao..."
The boy mumbled.
Xiao Xiao drew back the hand he'd been using to feed Fei Fei.
The boy's gaze was briefly drawn to the little white fox with red markings, chewing a snack with its cheeks puffed out.
"Tsk, tsk."
The gray-haired demon shook his head.
"What a fool."
The boy abruptly came back to himself.
He'd heard Ya Ya call him a fool again...
He'd lost count of how many times Ya Ya had called him a fool.
The boy was starting to think he really was a fool.
It was as if there were a generation gap between him and Master Xiao.
A generation gap as deep as the Mariana Trench.
A faint smile appeared on Xiao Xiao's face.
"Grandpa Xu and the others can see A Jiu."
Xiao Xiao stroked the little white fox's head.
The little white fox swayed its head slightly.
Its small ears twitched.
For a moment, the boy's attention was drawn once again to the little white fox's twitching ears.
Then he finally registered what Master Xiao had said.
Grandpa Xu and the others could see A Jiu?
The boy knew, of course, that A Jiu was the little white fox in his arms.
He didn't think he was that stupid.
He could understand something this simple.
But...
The boy tapped his head again.
"Grandpa Xu can see A Jiu..."
The boy murmured.
He felt like his head was about to hurt.
How could Grandpa Xu see A Jiu?
Could Grandpa Xu see Fei Fei too?
Could Grandpa Xu see demons?
Then—
"Oh my god."
The gray-haired demon rolled his eyes in exasperation.
"You really are a fool."
The boy: ...
He'd once again "earned" a fool from Ya Ya.
"Can't you figure