"You're just leaving like this?"
The shopkeeper said at once.
"Didn't you see any pets you liked?"
Li Yan found the shopkeeper's question amusing.
"There aren't any pets I like in your shop."
Li Yan reminded him.
Whether it was a white fox or a white snake, there were no foxes or snakes as beautiful and otherworldly as A Jiu and A Bai in this shop...
None of them were here.
So why keep him here?
A Bai joked, though he wasn't entirely serious.
Master Xiao said with a laugh, "You just realized that Eighth Brother is probably the least welcome customer at any pet shop."
"That little guy's pretty proud."
If he really saw pets as outstanding as A Si and Li Yan, he... would buy them.
"You don't know what you said wrong, do you?"
Master Xiao shook his head.
What former owner?
The shopkeeper was polite, and A Bai was polite too.
Master Xiao was slightly taken aback.
He turned to Zhuge Yun and Master Xiao. "Zhuge Yun, Master Xiao, let's go."
"They've raised their standards..."
"A Si was a gift from a friend of Eighth Brother's."
Why hadn't I thought of that just now?
Huh?
"...Mm."
"A Si and Li Yan are wonderful, but..."
"I can't lower my standards."
"Good."
I didn't say anything...
Two words, and so expensive.
But...
Did I really say something wrong?
Qiu Lian's mouth fell open.
Qiu Lian searched his memory without success, then turned to Master Xiao with a puzzled look.
Li Yan: ...
"Then..."
He began recalling what he'd said a moment ago.
"Right."
"Tsk, tsk."
Why was he suddenly laughing out of nowhere?
"Because once people see A Si and Li Yan, they look down on the pets in the shop."