A soft sound slipped out, then faded into the air.
The sea was calm.
Xiao Xiao could hear the water flowing gently beneath the surface.
"Did I misunderstand?"
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly. "I thought Sea Child had come to see me."
"Glug~"
A different sound came from the water.
Xiao Xiao's gaze landed precisely on one spot on the sea.
Silence settled in again, lasting a long while.
In the meantime, Xiao Xiao even caught a little fish.
Thinking of how tense Zhang He had looked, he couldn't help but smile.
Especially when Zhang He had clearly relaxed after seeing that a little fish was hanging from Xiao Xiao's hook. The sight had nearly made him laugh.
He suddenly wondered what Zhang He's expression would be like when he caught another big fish.
Though there was no sound, Xiao Xiao seemed to sense something and looked in one direction.
The next second, he met a pair of almond-shaped eyes, all white.
He froze, then watched as half of the eyes disappeared.
The other half had already slipped beneath the water.
He: ...
Xiao Xiao's eyes curved slightly, his expression sending a friendly message.
"Sea Child."
"I thought we could consider ourselves friends."
Xiao Xiao lowered his eyes. The shadow of his loose bangs fell across his eyelids.
His calm tone and unruffled expression made it impossible to tell what he was feeling.
Sea Child blinked, looking a little dazed.
Friends?
That was right. The human in front of it had said they were friends.
They were friends.
Its first human friend.
"Looks like I was just imagining things."
Xiao Xiao let out a faint sigh, his presence seeming a little dejected.
"Splash~"
Water stirred.
Xiao Xiao looked toward