Chapter 1006: The Monster's Gift
Ling Feng silently watched Xiao Xiao say goodbye to it, and silently watched Xiao Xiao jump off the maple tree.

Not a word was spoken.

But when Xiao Xiao's figure was about to leave its sight, it slowly opened its mouth.

"Master Xiao?"

Seeing Xiao Xiao jumping down from the maple tree, Xu Zizhen took a few big steps towards his side.

"How about it?"

"Is Lingfeng okay?"

he asked with concern.

Probably because the maple tree had always been at Xu's house, Ling Feng got to know her uncle and accompanied him for a long time.

He listened to his uncle's story about the past.

He couldn't say that he was unfamiliar with Ling Feng. He even had some familiarity and understanding with him because of his uncle's description.

So in his opinion, Ling Feng is also a member of the Xu family.

So, when he heard his uncle say that something might have happened to Ling Feng, he was so anxious.

He has unconsciously included Ling Feng into the category of family members.

……

"It's fine."

Xiao Xiao smiled and shook his head, "It's just that its friends who usually come to visit it at this time haven't shown up, so it's a little worried."

"Oh, all right."

Xu Zizhen breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Ling Feng was not in any trouble or had any physical problems. Instead, he was worried about his friend...

Wait, he suddenly realized, "Friends?"

He opened his mouth in surprise. Since it was Ling Feng's friend, then, it must be...

"Also... a monster?"

……

"Ah."

Xiao Xiao nodded, "Of course."

Xu Zizhen was stunned for a moment, with a slightly strange expression on his face.

It turns out that besides Ling Feng, other monsters have appeared here.

Xu’s house… in a sense, it can also be considered a ghost, no, a haunted house, right?
"Ah."

He suddenly chuckled, and meeting Xiao Xiao's gaze, he said with a smile, "I just found it very interesting."

"I can't see the monster though."

"But just knowing that youkai are around us and that they really exist makes me feel...excited."

……

So excited...

Xiao Xiao raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

indeed.

Wasn't he the same at the beginning?

Even now, he occasionally had a strange trance-like feeling.

Are the monsters around you real?
Is everything he sees real?

"Coffee~"

The little white monster raised its head and rubbed Xiao Xiao's cheek as if it had sensed something.

The soft touch brought back Xiao Xiao's distracted attention.

A smile slowly spread in his eyes.

All of this is, of course, the most real reality.

He lives in a world where humans and monsters coexist.

……

"Hey, uncle?"

Xu Zizhen suddenly realized that someone was missing and looked up. He saw the man still looking up under the tree.

The man who heard Xu Zizhen's voice turned around to look.

"Uncle, is there something wrong?"

Xu Zizhen couldn't help but take a step forward.

"Ah, no."

Uncle Xu shook his head and looked at Xiao Xiao with a deep smile, "Master Xiao, thank you."

"I can feel that Ling Feng's mood has recovered."

"Really-"

He looked up again, and saw the gorgeous red maple leaves everywhere. "That's great."

……

"Uncle, are you a spirit?"

"Or is it cheating?"

Xu Zizhen looked at Uncle Xu in a strange way, "How can you feel it so clearly when you can't see it?"

"Uncle, is this considered telepathy between you and Ling Feng?"

"telepathy?"

Uncle Xu shook his head, "I don't know."

"It's just a vague feeling."

"so amazing."

Xu Zizhen couldn't help but look at Xiao Xiao, "Master Xiao, how did my uncle feel it?"

"do not know."

Xiao Xiao shook his head, "Maybe it's really as you said, it's the telepathy between Uncle Xu and Ling Feng."...

"Susu~"

A crisp sound attracted everyone's attention.

The red maple leaves swayed without wind, and a leaf fell from the branch, slowly landing in the man's subconsciously open palm.

This is……

He couldn't help but look at Xiao Xiao again.

Xiao Xiao glanced at the figure hidden behind the maple leaves, his white eyes as quiet as a secluded pond.

"It's a gift from Lingfeng to you."

He smiled slightly and turned his gaze to Uncle Xu, "It should be thank you for your concern for it."

……

"Wow!"

Xu Zizhen exclaimed softly, his face full of envy, it was a gift from a monster.

……

Uncle Xu was a little stunned.

He looked at the red leaves in his palm and slowly closed his five fingers.

Is it the gift Lingfeng gave him?

A gentle smile appeared between his brows.

"Thank you, Ling Feng."

"I love so much."

……

"very nice."

Xu Zizhen muttered in a low voice, and he moved closer to Xiao Xiao, "Master Xiao, is there anything special about this gift?"

Could it be just one of the maple leaves on the tree?

"special?"

Xiao Xiao glanced at Xu Zizhen who looked expectant, "This... isn't it just a maple leaf?"

"You can pick one if you like."

"I wouldn't dare."

Xu Zizhen replied subconsciously.

It would be fine if I didn’t know that this maple tree was a monster.

He who does not know is not guilty.

However, knowing that the other party was a monster, he still dared to attract Fengye's attention. He did not have the habit of seeking his own death.

But, “Is it really just an ordinary maple leaf?”

He was a little disappointed.

“It’s not quite ordinary.”

Xiao Xiao's words made Xu Zizhen's eyes suddenly shine brightly.

"It is a gift from a monster after all."

He looked at the man who had walked up to them and said, "Uncle Xu, you can carry this maple leaf with you. It will be good for you."

"What's the benefit?"

Without waiting for Uncle Xu to ask, Xu Zizhen asked impatiently.

"Ling Feng is a tree demon, full of vitality."

"Although this maple leaf doesn't have any exaggerated effects of curing all diseases or bringing the dead back to life, wearing it for a long time will still have a long-term improvement effect on the wearer's health."

"It will make your body healthier, you won't be easily injured or catch a cold, and some injuries will heal faster."

"and-"

Xiao Xiao stopped talking.

"and?"

Xu Zizhen couldn't help but urge.

"The rest will be up to Uncle Xu to experience personally."

Xiao Xiao said something that made Xu Zizhen want to go crazy.

"Master Xiao!"

Xu Zizhen was gritting his teeth.

Xiao Xiao smiled slightly innocently.

This maple leaf can also protect Uncle Xu when he is in danger.

Only once though.

He didn't tell Uncle Xu because he was a little worried that the other party might lose caution in his daily life because of this?

Let’s save this as a hidden surprise for last.

……

"Zizhen."

Uncle Xu frowned in disapproval, "Don't be rude to Master Xiao."

Xu Zizhen: ...

"Yes, Master Xiao, I'm sorry."

Xu Zizhen said somewhat unhappily.

"It does not matter, I do not mind."

Xiao Xiao's seemingly magnanimous answer made Xu Zizhen's forehead twitch violently, and his face turned a little dark.

(End of this chapter)