The old woman hoped the young man wasn't cursing the two children for being so relentless in his heart.
The old woman smiled bitterly.
The butterfly fluttered up and down.
It circled the little white fox again and again.
The little white fox didn't react at all.
Whenever the butterfly tried to land on it, it merely swept its tail casually to the side.
At first, the two children had just watched for fun. Later, they clenched their fists and cheered the butterfly on.
"Aw!"
When they saw the butterfly get swept aside by the little white fox's tail again, the two children couldn't help crying out in disappointment.
"Big brother."
The little girl looked up at Xiao Xiao.
"Why doesn't the little white fox..."
The little girl tilted her head. "Like the butterfly?"
If she were in its place, she'd be happy to let a butterfly land on her.
Wouldn't that make her just like Princess Fragrance?
"The butterfly's so pitiful."
The little girl spoke up for the butterfly.
Xiao Xiao smiled faintly.
The little white fox?
That wasn't an unfamiliar name.
When people couldn't tell what A Jiu was, they often called it that.
Curled up in a ball, A Jiu really did look like a little white ball.
"It doesn't dislike the butterfly."
The corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth lifted.
"It just doesn't like the butterfly landing on it."
"Why?"
The little girl was puzzled.
The butterfly was so pretty.
Xiao Xiao thought for a moment.
"Why?"
"Maybe the butterfly isn't pretty enough in its eyes."
Huh?
The little girl froze.
The little boy froze too.
Even the old woman, who had been watching them from the chair across from them, froze.
That was...
What kind