Had the little fox just made a sound?
After her question fell...
Could it be that the little fox had understood what she said and gotten angry?
The old woman shook her head.
Even if little foxes were known for being clever...
They weren't that clever.
Understanding human speech?
That would mean it had become a spirit!
No, no.
It had to be a coincidence.
Having thought that, the old woman paid no more attention to the sound she'd heard just now.
"Oh, oh, there's no smell."
The old woman didn't doubt the young man.
Besides, she had walked all this way with him just now, and she really hadn't smelled anything unpleasant on him.
"So many things people say really are wrong."
The old woman smiled.
It had taken her more than half a lifetime to realize that many things they'd grown accustomed to, and even taken for granted, were actually wrong.
It was just that those mistaken beliefs were inconsequential, or did no real harm, to many people, so there wasn't any need to make sure they understood the truth.
"I'm sorry."
Although the old woman felt that even if the little fox had happened to make a sound just then, it couldn't possibly have been because it understood her...
But judging by the way the young man held the little fox, she could tell how much he loved and valued it.
Her question just now must have made the young man unhappy.
He'd helped her so much...
How could she make him feel bad, too?
It was only an apology.
The old woman wasn't incapable of saying it.
"I spoke without knowing the facts."
"You're too kind."
Xiao Xiao shook his head.
That was a common misconception people had about foxes.
The old