Long ago...
The little girl had cried in front of it, too.
Just once.
She had cried her eyes out.
But she had tried hard to hold it in.
She was crying so hard and forcing herself to suppress it that her whole body trembled.
Just like the old woman before it...
The little girl had helplessly, frantically, desperately... wiped the tears from her face.
Eventually, she realized that her tears were falling too fast to wipe away...
The little girl covered her face with both hands.
Still, tears seeped through the gaps between her fingers.
Her eyes had been red and puffy, and she had looked so pitiful.
Hm?
The old woman froze for a moment.
W-what?
She stared blankly, eyes wide open.
Just now... on her head...
There it was again!
The old woman was just about to reach out...
It felt as if something had gently patted her head several times...
But the next moment, she lowered her hand.
She saw... what had patted her head twice just now...
It was Fei's tail!?
Zhujian drew back its tail.
Back then, when the little girl had cried, she had grabbed the fur on its body with her small hands.
Her tears had nearly fallen on it.
It had frowned and pouted.
It had seemed a little disgusted.
But the tail behind it had quietly moved above the little girl's head.
Like a human hand.
Zhujian's tail had gently patted the little girl's head.
A silent comfort.
This time, seeing the old woman crying in a way that almost perfectly matched the little girl in its memory, Zhujian suddenly thought...
They really were the same person.
In fact, after spending a little more time together, anyone would notice that the old woman had many