Frog God's lips curled into a smile.
Lord Xiao Xiao was right.
It felt a little embarrassed about its earlier worries.
It hadn't just met Lord Xiao Xiao yesterday.
They had already spent a considerable amount of time together—not an insignificant stretch by human standards.
And yet it had still doubted Lord Xiao Xiao.
They were friends.
Of course Lord Xiao Xiao would help look for Bo Bo once he knew Bo Bo was missing.
Xiao Xiao held out his hand to Frog God.
"Climb on."
His eyes curved slightly.
"We'll look for Bo Bo together."
Frog God stared blankly at Lord Xiao Xiao's hand for a while.
Then...
"Ribbit."
Frog God gave a cheerful croak.
With a light, graceful leap, it landed in the palm Lord Xiao Xiao had held out.
As for the lotus leaf it had been holding...
It casually tossed it into the river.
Xiao Xiao watched the lotus leaf drift away with the current, then lowered his gaze to Frog God, crouched obediently in the palm of his hand.
"Frog God, where did you get your lotus leaf?"
"Ribbit, ribbit."
Frog God instinctively glanced at the lotus leaf, already quickly disappearing into the distance.
It looked away.
"Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit."
It had picked it from a pond.
Frog God didn't hide a thing.
Then again, there was no need to hide it.
Of course.
It would never lie to Lord Xiao Xiao.
Frog God silently told itself.
"Oh."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
Just as he'd thought.
He had a pretty good idea where the school's lotus leaves could be found.
He smiled and didn't pursue the subject.
Instead, he asked something else.
"Frog God, were you using the lotus leaf to keep off the rain?"
"I thought you didn't need