"Grandma Ji, are you all right?"
Xiao Xiao supported the old woman by the arm and asked with concern.
"I..."
The old woman was still somewhat shaken.
And dazed.
"I just..."
"You just crossed the street against the light."
Xiao Xiao said with a hint of a sigh.
"That was very dangerous."
Xiao Xiao's expression grew solemn.
"You almost got hurt."
"I'm—I'm sorry."
The old woman apologized instinctively.
She didn't know...
Only when the commotion erupted around her did she belatedly realize what had happened.
She hadn't had time to react at all.
She'd been too terrified to move.
Only when the young man's voice reached her ears did she seem to wake from a dream.
And then she was surprised to discover...
"Did you save me?"
The old woman quickly figured out what must have happened.
She smiled gratefully at the young man.
"Thank you."
"No..."
Faced with the old woman's smile, Xiao Xiao's lips curved too.
He shook his head.
"It wasn't me."
He'd been held up by the child just then and hadn't noticed the old woman in time.
By the time he heard the commotion and hurried over, the old woman was already safe.
"Huh?"
The old woman's eyes widened in surprise.
"But..."
Her eyes darted from side to side.
The young man was the only one beside her.
If he hadn't saved her...
Then who had?
There was no one else.
Xiao Xiao smiled faintly.
That was right.
There was no one else.
But...
There was a yao.
Xiao Xiao raised his eyes.
In the shadows on a rooftop a little farther away stood a black figure.
The sunlight spilling over it faintly outlined its shape.
"Little Fox!"
Everything returned to normal, and the traffic on