Zhang Bo and the others watched Xiao Xiao, waiting for his answer.
Xiao Xiao smiled faintly.
"A friend of the little cat..."
"Is a very special existence."
Zhang Bo and the others froze.
A few seconds later, expressions of partial understanding gradually appeared on their faces.
"A special... existence..."
In other words...
"...a monster..."
Zhao Luzheng muttered.
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"So the people the little cat went to find couldn't see its friend..."
Zhuge Yun reacted quickly.
"Ah..."
Zhao Luzheng blurted out, "Wouldn't the little cat be very sad?"
It had gone to all that trouble to find someone, only for them to be unable to do anything...
"Don't worry."
Zhang Bo shook his head. "Didn't it find Third Brother?"
Asking for help was difficult in the first place.
A good outcome was all that mattered.
"Oh."
Zhao Luzheng nodded. "That's true."
"Besides, that monster doesn't need anyone else's help."
Zhuge Yun thought of what Xiao Xiao had just said.
"The little cat misunderstood."
"So the little cat just went to all that trouble for nothing..."
Zhao Luzheng pulled a wry smile.
"This was a blunder caused by an information gap."
Zhang Bo shook his head.
"Though that monster also ignored it..."
"That can't be blamed on the monster."
Zhuge Yun voiced his disagreement.
Some people were naturally aloof.
They didn't like interacting with others.
That was simply their personality.
It couldn't be a reason to criticize them.
Besides...
"The monster and that little cat don't actually know each other, right?"
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"The little cat was just too enthusiastic."
Zhuge Yun shook his head. "Not that being enthusiastic is a bad thing..."
Everything had two sides.
It depended on what kind of situation the person one encountered was in...
But this monster clearly hadn't needed the little