Chapter 1666 Return of the property to its original owner
The young man behind took several steps back with great movement.

Then he hurriedly looked down at the painting in his arms.

I almost crushed the scroll just now.

Fortunately he reacted quickly.

The scroll was not really pressed.

The young man breathed a sigh of relief.

He stroked his chest.

His heart was beating fast now.

"Student Xiao?"

He called out in confusion.

Why did you suddenly lean back?
……

Xiao Xiao was also a little shocked.

As soon as he opened the door, Hu rushed towards him.

He put his hand on the forehead of a monster.

Hearing the young man's words, he tilted his head slightly and said, "You'll have to ask this monster."

"妴胡~妴胡~"

The monster shook its head and stepped back slightly.

His eyes sparkled as he stared at Xiao Xiao.

"understood."

Xiao Xiao has deeply felt the urgency of a certain monster.

But yes.

After so many days, we are finally going to get the stone back, so it is normal for a certain monster to be excited.

He was about to say something, but lowered his head as if he had discovered something.

"Okay."

The inexplicable words stunned both Hu and the young man.

"妴胡~ (What's OK?)"

The Hu and humans spoke almost in unison.

Xiao Xiao reminded a certain monster, "Look where you are now?"

"Hu~"

The monster tilted its head.

It lowered its head in confusion.

where is it?

What is the problem?
它-
The monster opened his eyes wide.

"妴~~"

It found that, without knowing when, it had stepped into this room? !
It was clear that no matter how it tried before, it had never succeeded.

what happened?

It took a tentative step forward.

There was no hindrance.

It took another step forward.

Xiao Xiao gave up his seat.

Seeing this, although he didn't understand why, the young man also gave up his seat.

Seeing the monster walk into the entrance hall, Xiao Xiao closed the door.

The sound of the door closing made the young man turn his head suddenly, "Student Xiao?"

"Why did you close the door?"

"monster……"

“It’s coming in.”

Xiao Xiao turned around.

"what?"

The young man blinked and said, "Come in?"

"That is to say..."

He looked down at the scroll in his arms, "Is this all right?"

"We succeeded?"

"Yes."

Xiao Xiao nodded.

"oh oh."

The young man nodded blankly.

Then his mouth opened up, revealing an excited smile, "This scroll is really convenient to use."

"Hu~"

The young man understood, but the monster was still confused.

What do you mean?
This scroll...

It looked at the scroll in the young man's arms with curiosity.

After a while, he turned away in boredom.

There's nothing special about it.

Xiao Xiao shook his head with amusement.

"The reason you can't enter this room is because of this scroll."

"Hu~"

The monster instantly fixed his gaze on the scroll again.

The reason why it can't enter this room...that transparent barrier...is because of this scroll?

The monster was curious and wanted to get closer to take a look, but he was also a little wary.

Who knows what this scroll will do to it?
But just looking at it like this, it is just an ordinary scroll, and it doesn't feel any special aura.

Is it really this scroll that is blocking its entry?
The monster was very surprised and found it hard to believe.

...Xiao Xiao didn't explain anything further.

He looked at the young man and said, "Take out the stone."

"Ah, oh."

The young man looked strange.

Although he had seen it once before in a teahouse, when he saw it again, he still felt it was... magical?

If it weren't for his own experience, he would definitely think that classmate Xiao was mentally ill.
Even though he knew about the existence of monsters, he still felt a little weird when he saw Xiao talking to the air, especially with such a serious and natural look on his face.

"Cough cough~"

The young man coughed a few times to cover up his mistake.

He carefully adjusted the position of the scroll in his arms.

Then open the box by hand.

……

"Hu~"

The all-too-familiar golden-red translucent stone appeared in the monster's eyes.

A large amount of sunlight was shining outside the window, and a flash of light flashed on the stone.

The little flowers in the stone seem to sway in the wind.

The delicate texture is clearly visible.

"妴胡~妴胡~"

The monster jumped a few times on the spot.

My joy is beyond words.

……

The young man held the box somewhat helplessly.

He looked at Xiao Xiao and handed the box in Xiao Xiao's direction, "Student Xiao..."

"I can't see any monsters."

"you help me-"

The young man's voice stopped abruptly.

But his mouth opened wider and wider.

“S-Stones…flying up?!”

The young man was so shocked that his tongue was tied.

……

Hu looked at the stone that had finally returned to his hand and smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.

There was a hint of stupidity on his face.

……

"It looks like you don't need my help."

Xiao Xiao laughed, "It took the stone away by itself."

"Y-really?"

The young man opened his eyes wide, "Did a monster take the stone away?"

Too, too... incredible!
The young man finally came up with an adjective to describe his current mood.

He held his breath unconsciously.

It wasn't until he felt a dull pain in his chest that he responded.

"hu~hu~"

The young man gasped for breath.

After a while, he touched his neck and said, "The stone...is gone?!"

"Ah."

Xiao Xiao nodded, "It put the stone away."

Just now, Hu put the stone on his body with a cautious look on his face.

The seemingly casual action does not quite match the expression on its face.

Then, there was a very magical scene.

The monster's hair automatically wrapped around the stone in layers.

If no one had seen this scene with their own eyes, no one would have thought that there was a stone hidden on this monster's body.

However, this is really convenient.

Even if youkai don't have pockets, they can still carry items with them.

Hu turned his head and looked at himself.

He moved again to make sure the stone wouldn't fall.

Seeing the monster's worried look, Xiao Xiao's mouth curled up slightly.

"Just be more careful next time."

Logically speaking, Hu shouldn't drop the stones if he keeps collecting them like this.

But the fact is, the stone fell.

It was also picked up by someone.

It took Hu Leng a lot of effort to get the stone back.

Maybe it’s because I was too confident?

Xiao Xiao thought.

The young man on the side opened his mouth.

Finally, he closed his mouth.

He originally wanted to ask the monster where he had put the stones?
Why can't I see the stones suddenly?

Do monsters have storage bags or something like that?

Later he thought about it and swallowed his doubts.

He can't see the monster.

What’s the use of knowing so much?
And Xiao might not tell him.

Compared to these, it would be more reliable for him to go back and ask his grandmother about his grandfather's painting.

(End of this chapter)