"I want to..."
Xiao Xiao's lips curved faintly. "You should know that."
The gray Zhu Nü's gaze flickered.
"Zu Nong~"
They're just little troubles.
"No."
Xiao Xiao's expression turned serious.
"When countless little troubles happen one after another, they're no longer little troubles."
"...Her friend was hospitalized."
"You may not know this, but a dancer's feet are very important."
"Extremely important."
"...Zu Nong~"
The gray Zhu Nü's voice grew quiet.
It knew.
Humans danced with their feet.
Without feet...
Humans couldn't dance.
"So, can you tell me why you've been following Little Deer?"
The reason Xiao Xiao could be patient was that, so far, this gray Zhu Nü hadn't caused Little Deer any irreversible harm.
That meant they could talk things out calmly.
But he also had no intention of dragging this out for too long.
Three strikes and you're out. This was the last time he'd ask the gray Zhu Nü this question.
The gray Zhu Nü could vaguely sense an invisible pressure.
A few more scratches appeared on the floor in front of it.
"Zu Nong~"
It didn't mean to hurt that girl.
Wasn't that enough?
As for why it was following her...
That was its business.
Why should it tell some unrelated human?
The gray Zhu Nü was still "fighting to the bitter end."
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow.
Was it a hard reason to talk about?
He was genuinely a little curious now.
"Zu Nong~"
Seeing that the other party hadn't argued with it, the gray Zhu Nü felt a little more confident.
It took a deep breath.
It would leave this human girl.
It was making a promise to this human.
Would that do?
Wasn't that what this human wanted?
Mm...
That was true.
The gray Zhu