"Good grief, why hasn't Master come to pick me up yet? I can't go on living like this."
Spring Lake began her daily round of sighing and lamenting. If she didn't complain twenty or thirty times a day, she couldn't sleep.
How comfortable had it been living with those mortals in the little town? There had been plenty of fish and meat to eat every day.
"Not thinking about avenging your big brother anymore?"
Gudu Lili asked absentmindedly.
"How could I not? I'm just talking. In my heart, I'm utterly loyal to Master! Our Master is skilled in both letters and martial arts, and he's incredibly handsome... Oh, Master, you're here."
Spring Lake suddenly pointed outside the door. Gudu Lili instinctively got up and looked over, only to see Spring Lake's smug, irritating grin. Her face darkened several shades further.
At that moment, rain began falling outside the window. One drop, then another, landed on the windowsill as the noisy patter of rain grew increasingly dense.
Gudu Lili sighed again. Rainy days were what she hated most. The gloomy sky and endless drizzle only worsened her mood.
She still preferred the days she spent roaming the world outside.
Especially when she had been with her big brother. Every day had seemed carefree and sunny.
Though there had occasionally been some sad and unlucky moments.
"Ghost!"
Just as Gudu Lili was feeling melancholy, a human head suddenly appeared outside the window. It frightened her so badly that she screamed and fell off her chair.
Spring Lake was also badly startled by Gudu Lili's scream. When she looked toward the window and recognized the familiar face, she hurried over in delight, dropped to her knees, and shouted.
"Master! Master!"
Seeing this hopeless thing kneel and kowtow the moment they met, Tang Yu