This time, the human and the demon happened to meet each other's eyes.
"!?"
The old woman instinctively and quickly looked away.
Zhujian, however, stared at the old woman for a while.
When the old woman cautiously looked over again, Zhujian had already turned its gaze away.
It looked at Lord Xiao Xiao.
The scent of grapes in its mouth gradually brought that memory into focus.
There had once been a little girl...
who had also given it a grape-flavored candy.
But it wasn't like this candy.
The candy the little girl gave it had either been sitting around for too long or been squeezed tightly in her hand for a long time...
It had melted a little.
The wrapper was stuck to the candy.
It wasn't much to look at.
But the little girl carefully held out the candy to it, her head tilted up.
Her thick bangs parted slightly to either side, revealing her bright eyes.
They looked as if she'd scooped up a handful of sunlight.
They swayed with the faint smile in her eyes.
Brilliant and dazzling.
Although Zhujian had been a little put off by the candy, in the end it accepted the little girl's gift.
And under the little girl's expectant gaze, it tossed the candy into its mouth.
At first, it was a little too sweet.
But gradually, the candy began to taste delicious.
The rich scent of grapes spread through its mouth.
Even its breath seemed to smell of grapes.
"Is... is it good?"
The little girl clenched both hands into fists and held them to her chest.
Her voice was full of hope and nervousness.
Zhujian licked the candy in its mouth.
It nodded.
Not bad.
A brilliant burst of fireworks went off