"Meaning that even if she wanted to keep her promise, she wouldn't be able to find you anymore."
"She can't see you, and she can't hear your voice."
"How is she supposed to keep her promise?"
Xiao Xiao reached out and gently patted the beast on the head. It was clearly in the midst of intense emotions, and before it could react, Xiao Xiao had already patted it.
"Although, in a way, that's rather crafty, there's nothing else we can do."
The beast had just begun to shake its head to fling away the human hand in front of it when it froze.
That was true.
It knew all that, actually.
After searching for so many years, it had finally seen the little girl from back then again.
Although the little girl had grown up, she still faintly resembled her younger self.
And she still had that familiar scent.
When she smiled at the human child, she seemed to overlap with the little girl in its memories, smiling at it.
Back then, all its anger at the little girl for leaving without a word and all its resentment over the long years spent searching for her had vanished.
A faint joy had welled up in its heart.
And it had grown more and more obvious.
It had tried hard not to look too excited.
It had leisurely walked up to the girl.
Even though she had grown up, even if she had grown old, she would always be the little girl in its memories.
It had waited for the girl to look surprised and delighted.
But the girl had looked away.
It had been stunned.
Still, without thinking much of it, it had walked over in front of her again and crouched down, lifting its chin slightly.