Both old folks saw confusion and puzzlement on each other's faces.
They could only ask what was on their minds.
"Don't you know him?"
The master was a little surprised.
"He was at your house that day, too. I thought..."
"That someone in your family or among your friends knew him..."
The master quickly realized what had happened.
"So that's why you brought him along that day."
"You could ask around."
"If he's willing to help you..."
"You might be able to find the Guardian Spirit."
"Really?"
The two old folks weren't sure.
They thought this was just the master's excuse for not wanting to help them look.
"Master, you don't want to help us?"
"We'll pay..."
The two old folks were anxious.
"It's not that I don't want to help."
The master shook his head.
"It's that I'm not capable enough."
The master admitted this frankly.
If he were able to help, he wouldn't refuse.
"...Do you know why I still remember Little Man Tian Xing?"
Huh?
The two old folks were stumped by the master's sudden, strange question.
Why?
"...You have a good memory?"
Grandma answered uncertainly.
What other reason could there be?
The master smiled.
Because of the nature of his work, he came into contact with many people and things.
Once an assignment was completed, he would usually put everything about it behind him.
Besides, Little Man Tian Xing's assignment had happened several years ago.
His experience wasn't particularly unusual among the cases the master had handled.
Without some special reason, the master wouldn't remember it so clearly.
"...It's because of Young Friend Xiao Xiao."
The master revealed the answer.
"That day was the first time I met Young Friend Xiao Xiao."
"We became friends."
"Young Friend Xiao Xiao