Cong Cong

Xiao Xiao took a bite.

Mmm.

It tasted just like last time.

Xiao Xiao's eyes crinkled.

Delicious.

A gentle breeze brushed through the lush branches, rustling the leaves.

Then it swept past Xiao Xiao's ear.

It felt wonderfully soothing.

Xiao Xiao took another bite of the jianbing guozi in his hand.

At the same time, he spent a few seconds marveling at his appetite.

He really could still eat.

And he was enjoying every bite.

He wasn't forcing himself at all.

His appetite now...

Was it getting more and more like little Taotie's?

Xiao Xiao gave a slight shake of his head.

Then he took another bite of the jianbing guozi.

Hm?

Xiao Xiao paused, slightly startled.

He naturally lifted his eyes.

In front of him, where there had been nothing before, a figure had appeared at some point.

There was a beast shaped like a dog.

It had six legs.

Its name was Cong Cong.

Xiao Xiao's eyebrows lifted slightly.

A six-legged dog...

Was this the "Six-Corner" Xia Cheng had mentioned?

Was it also the special friend of Grandma Luo?

Xiao Xiao's lips curled up.

So...

It was you all along?

Cong Cong froze.

It had come to the familiar Small Forest.

From a distance, it had sensed that someone was sitting in its usual spot...

It had quickened its pace.

Thinking that this time, it would finally meet...

But...

The face it saw was a stranger's.

It stopped walking.

Something similar had happened before.

It pursed its lips.

All right.

Another time when it hadn't managed to meet her.

It saw the other person raise his eyes.

Caught off guard, it met his gaze.

For a moment, it didn't know what to do.

But it