Zhujian couldn't think of any other suitable gift.
"Wait!"
The sound of hurried footsteps came from behind.
Zhujian still paid no attention.
It stopped.
Its eyes looked up.
The azure sky filled its vision.
Maybe...
It would try again next time.
This time, it had suddenly gotten the idea to give Lord Xiao Xiao a gift because of the little girl...
And it had happened to see this patch of clover.
It had felt as though everything had fallen perfectly into place.
It would have been unthinkable not to give him a gift.
Unfortunately.
All that talk of things falling perfectly into place...
Had just been its imagination.
It didn't know what had come over it earlier, either...
It had inexplicably become convinced that it could find a four-leaf clover.
What a shame.
Reality had doused it with a bucket of cold water.
Zhujian started walking again.
It had made up its mind.
Since it hadn't found a four-leaf clover, it wouldn't give Lord Xiao Xiao a gift this time.
It would try again next time.
"!?"
Zhujian turned sideways.
It dodged the child's reaching hand.
Zhujian turned around.
It looked down at the child gazing up at it.
This child...
Could the child see it?
Zhujian's naturally unfriendly face, combined with its disgruntled, frustrated expression from failing to find a four-leaf clover...
Made the child shiver all over without meaning to.
The child also took a step back.
A trace of pallor showed on their face.
Zhujian remained expressionless.
It stared at the child.
It wasn't in the mood to deal with a child right now.
It was about to turn and leave—
The child seemed to see what Zhujian was about to do. Huddled up like a quail, the child