Great.
He'd guessed right.
Master Xiao really had been talking to the Guardian Spirit just now...
Wow...
Talking to the Guardian Spirit...
Just hearing those words made it seem unbelievable.
Then...
"It left, right?"
Li Yan pressed a hand to his temple.
"Maybe it thought you were asking it to do something."
He hadn't even realized that Master Xiao's words had clearly meant the Guardian Spirit wasn't planning to stay.
I think I got a little too excited.
He headed toward his dorm.
"It..."
The Guardian Spirit wanted to leave...
Li Yan gave an awkward laugh.
"It's already left."
After walking a few steps, he turned back.
A few seconds later, Li Yan gave up trying to figure it out.
He'd asked what he wanted to ask...
"Did it go back to school?"
"Li Yan."
Then he smiled.
Li Yan muttered his guess.
Neon lights from the busy street shone in their eyes.
He kept talking without pause.
"It left."
He couldn't see it or hear it.
His mind went blank for a moment.
The question...
The laughter and chatter of passersby reached his ears.
He answered awkwardly, "Oh, oh, I see."
Later, they were surprised to see that only Uncle Man and Baby's Breath had come back.
So...
It left...
"Any other questions?"
Huh? What?
"I just got back."
"Like many animals, it can find people through its sense of smell."
"So it needed to give you some feedback."
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow. "It left when it felt it was time to go."
When they'd gotten Master Xiao's call, they'd been so anxious to hear the answer and had already planned how to surprise the child...
"Is that so?"
Li Yan was a little curious.
"I thought it would