But Xiao Xiao noticed the look in Sky Horse's eyes shift when it heard the word "dorm."
He had a vague premonition.
Sure enough, Sky Horse decided to go back to the dorm with him.
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow. This Sky Horse really was rather unusual.
Was it actually a Sky Horse that was curious about humans?
Xiao Xiao opened the door and entered the dorm.
The room was dark.
The power had already been cut for the night.
However, the faint light coming from the three beds told Xiao Xiao that those three guys were still awake, playing on their phones.
"Third Brother, you're back?"
Zhang Bo leaned over the edge of his bed and greeted Xiao Xiao.
"Third Brother, it's so late. Didn't your friend ask you to stay the night?"
Zhuge Yun sounded surprised. "We all thought you weren't coming back tonight."
"Yeah."
Zhao Luzheng chimed in. "Third Brother, did you run all the way back?"
"No."
Xiao Xiao headed straight for the balcony. "I got back just in time."
"Auntie was just about to lock up."
"Oh."
Everyone instantly lost interest.
Xiao Xiao ignored the guys who were hoping to see him make a fool of himself.
He pushed aside the curtains and opened the balcony door.
Sky Horse leaped outside.
In the short time it had been there, the dense human scent in the dorm's cramped, enclosed space had almost made it feel short of breath.
For the first time, it felt something like regret, an emotion it had never experienced before.
If only it had known, it wouldn't have gotten curious about what a dorm was and followed this human here.
Sky Horse's unusual urgency caught Xiao Xiao off guard. Then he understood and smiled.
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