It instinctively did as it was told.
Part of the reason was probably that it wanted to avoid the black, demon-like creature's gaze.
It didn't understand why the human had asked it to crouch.
But soon, noticing the child's gaze, it understood.
So the child could talk to it more easily...
Xiao Xiao didn't explain.
Whenever the child came by, Xu Hao was always crouching beside the basin.
She probably hadn't seen Xu Hao standing up.
Or, there was a ninety percent chance she hadn't noticed the...
foot hanging from Xu Hao's waist.
The sight was a bit too shocking for the child.
So Xiao Xiao had covered her eyes.
And asked Xu Hao to crouch down.
That way, the wide robe could hide the foot hanging from Xu Hao's waist.
It would also make it easier for the child to talk to Xu Hao.
The child was caught off guard when she saw Uncle Yu's face.
For a moment, she panicked.
But soon she realized that Uncle Yu's expression hadn't changed at all...
He wasn't angry.
He wasn't scowling—
Well.
Even when Uncle Yu wasn't angry, his face still looked a little like a scowl.
So it was hard to tell how he really felt.
The child thought seriously.
"Uncle Yu."
The child clenched her hands.
Uncle Yu's familiar, unreadable face, which looked a little unhappy, made her feel relieved.
Uncle Yu had the same expression when he looked at the little goldfish.
But he definitely liked the little goldfish.
Otherwise, why was he always crouching beside the basin whenever she came by?
And Uncle Yu had saved her, too...
The child wondered...
Was Uncle Yu the kind of adult her teacher called "stern-faced but kind-hearted"?
"I'm sorry."
The child apologized earnestly.