"I'm surprised..."
Hua Ziyun gave a wry smile and scratched his head.
"I didn't know..."
"Could it really be such a coincidence?"
"No."
"I mean..."
As if afraid Master Xiao might misunderstand, Hua Ziyun hurriedly explained, "Master Xiao, do you remember?"
"My mother once encountered a mayfly too..."
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"I remember."
Hua Ziyun let out a sigh of relief.
"You still remember..."
He'd thought Master Xiao was too busy with important matters—
Ahem.
He absolutely didn't mean anything negative.
He meant it in the most literal sense.
Encountering monsters was probably an everyday occurrence for Master Xiao, right?
But for people like them, it was an extraordinary experience they'd remember for the rest of their lives.
"I never thought..."
Hua Ziyun sounded rather wistful. "I'd encounter a mayfly too..."
"Well, it wasn't me who encountered it..."
Hua Ziyun struggled to find the right words.
"It was just... something involving a mayfly..."
"Tsk."
Hua Ziyun clicked his tongue.
"Why is everything involving mayflies so..."
"Why does it all leave you feeling so unsettled?"
A little sad, a little wistful, a little regretful...
It inexplicably brought to mind the feeling of watching the last light of the setting sun.
But the sun would rise again the next day.
But a mayfly...
There was no next day for it.
"Bao Bao..."
Hua Ziyun pressed his lips together.
"She won't get to see the little bear who was supposed to go to the amusement park with her..."
"But..."
Hua Ziyun's lips curved into a smile.
"She's just a child."
"Maybe she'll forget about it after a while."
"...That's good."
Forgetting wasn't always a bad thing.
Often, forgetting was the best choice.
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao nodded slightly.
A person's life lasted barely a hundred years.
Being