He wasn't a child.
And yet he was doing something so... innocent and carefree...
What made it even more embarrassing was...
He'd said so much.
The fish ignored him.
The young man felt a little aggrieved.
This fish had been the one to show up...
It had been the first to provoke him.
What was with ignoring him now?
It made it seem like he was the one who...
Uh...
The young man froze.
Then he smiled wryly.
He really did seem like someone who was pursuing it relentlessly, refusing to leave it alone.
Xiao Xiao looked at the Tiger Dragon.
The Tiger Dragon stiffened.
Xiao Xiao tilted his head.
"You've ditched him so many times."
"Don't you owe him an explanation?"
Ditched?
After a brief pause, the young man smiled wryly again.
Come to think of it.
He really did seem like he was the one being led on.
The Tiger Dragon turned its head away.
Its tail lay coiled at the bottom of the puddle behind it.
Like a hunter lying in wait for its chance to strike.
The white snake silently curled its lips.
Sharp fangs gleamed.
A strange chill ran through the Tiger Dragon.
It whipped its head around.
And came face-to-face with a pair of brilliant crimson, vertical pupils.
The Tiger Dragon was as if frozen in place.
Its whole body trembled faintly.
Xiao Xiao gently stroked the white snake's head with his fingers.
The white snake immediately wriggled obediently.
The Tiger Dragon felt the tension leave its body.
It stared at the white snake in alarm and confusion.
What was that?
Wait...
Was it a demon?
If not, why had it been so terrified?
The Tiger Dragon was still shaken.
It curled in