Chapter 2021 "Questioning"

"But."

The boy pursed his lips.

Xiao Xiao shook his head slightly.

"It's a happy thing to find Xiaoyi back."

"Just smile now."

"Let's put reflection aside."

"And I think"

"You have reflected a lot in the past few days since Xiaoyi disappeared."

The young man stared at Master Xiao in a daze.

Xiao Xiao blinked at the boy.

The boy laughed slowly.

".Um."

"Xiaoyi."

The boy lowered his eyes and looked at the monster.

Eyebrows crooked.

"Welcome back."

"."

Xiaoyi twisted his body.

What does it feel like it should say?
"You have to say I'm back."

The boy smiled.

At first glance, all I noticed was the boy's crescent-shaped eyes.

But he ignored the faint redness in the corners of the boy's eyes.

"."

Xiaoyi looked away.

But the boy's eyes were always on it.

".I'm back."

As if he couldn't persuade the boy, Xiaoyi finally said what the boy wanted.

The smile on the boy's face grew wider.

"Welcome back, Xiaoyi."

The joyful mood finally subsided a little.

Even though the next question was not something that should make people laugh, the corners of the boy's mouth were still curled up.

He couldn't help it.

He lowered his eyes and looked at Xiaoyi, and the curve of his mouth just wouldn't straighten out.

"Master Xiao, how did you find Xiaoyi?"

The young man looked at Xiao Xiao with surprise and amazement in his eyes.

so amazing.

It was really easy to find Xiaoyi.

How is it done?
He had been searching for so many days...

……

"Of course I can't be that fast alone."

Xiao Xiao smiled and said, "With more people, it will be quicker to find it."

"oh oh."

The young man suddenly realized.

Master Xiao is looking for someone to help.

Also.

He didn't know anyone who could help him in this matter.

But Master Xiao is different.

Master Xiao must know a lot of people who can help, right?

The boy pursed his lips.

The corners of his mouth kept rising.

It’s really great to meet Master Xiao.

Otherwise, he didn’t know if he could find Xiaoyi…

……

"Thank you, Master Xiao."

The boy was very grateful.

"Thank you for helping me find Xiaoyi."

"Little one..."

At this point, the boy finally remembered that Xiaoyi had not answered his question yet.

He interrupted.

He has so much to say.

Upside down.

The boy smiled embarrassedly.

If he hadn't suddenly apologized, Xiaoyi would have answered his question.

"Xiaoyi, where have you been?"

The boy asked again.

"I can't find you."

"If it weren't for Master Xiao..."

The boy closed his mouth.

If he wasn't careful, he would change the subject again.

What he wanted to know most at this moment was where Xiaoyi had gone during the days when he was missing?

"Are you in any trouble?"

Thinking of what Xiaoyi had just said, that it was useless even if he found out, the boy's heart tightened.

He just realized it now.

Doesn't that mean... Xiaoyi really encountered something that he couldn't help with...

The boy suddenly became anxious.

He looked at Xiaoyi carefully.
I was just happy before...

I just think it’s great that Xiaoyi is back.

I didn't even notice if Xiaoyi was injured...

He was really careless.

The boy was very upset.

Teacher Mingming always praised him for being thoughtful, serious and quick to respond.

Why is it that whenever he encounters Xiaoyi's problem, his brain seems to freeze?

The one with Caton is not okay.

……

After this observation, the boy really found something wrong.

"Little one..."

"Have you become smaller?"

The boy touched the vine, "…it's getting thinner…"

"Little one..."

"Are you hurt?!"

The boy shouted worriedly. He subconsciously wanted to look at Xiaoyi, but was afraid of touching Xiaoyi's wound.

He narrowed his eyes.

There was nothing unusual about the dark green vines.

But he just felt a little uneasy.

Although there is no basis for...

Xiaoyi is too quiet.

Xiaoyi doesn't talk much...

He didn't know how to describe it, it was just...

The young man's eyes lit up.

presence!
That's right.

Xiaoyi's presence seems to have become lower.

Rather than a sense of existence...

Xiaoyi's breath has become weaker!

The boy's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Xiaoyi, you are hurt!"

It was not a question like before, this time the boy spoke with certainty.

The five fingers curled up unconsciously, "You are hurt..."

……

Xiao Xiao was slightly stunned.

The boy's perception is very sharp.

Xiaoyi clearly tried to cover it up.

After his initial surprise, he took it for granted.

Xiaoyi didn't want the boy to worry about it.

Unexpectedly, it was discovered.

……

"Xiaoyi!"

The boy asked again, "Where are you hurt?"

"Is the injury serious?"

"Who hurt you?"

"What on earth has happened to you during this time?!"

"Little one..."

……

If Xiaoyi was in human form, the boy would probably grab his shoulders and shake him violently.

"Xiaoyi, answer me!"

The monster's silence made the boy even more anxious.

A vague feeling of uneasiness coursed through every part of my body.

Gradually revealed between the boy's eyebrows.

The young man took a deep breath.

"Xiaoyi!"

……

Xiao Xiao shook his head slightly.

Concealment failed.

Xiaoyi is in trouble now.

Noticing the monster's stiffness and confusion, Xiao Xiao spoke up, "Zhao Yihuan, you asked so many questions at once, Xiaoyi doesn't know which one to answer first."

"Answer them one by one."

Although he said this, the boy still relaxed his expression slightly.

"Feel sorry."

"I'm too anxious."

Maybe the attitude seems a bit aggressive-monster.

"Xiaoyi."

The boy said in a low voice, "I'm worried about you."

"If you're hiding your injury from me so I don't have to worry..."

"That would be counterproductive."

"I'm even more worried."

"I asked you to hide your injury from me..."

"How serious is it?"

"I would think about it alone, and the more I thought about it, the more worried I became."

"I am in a constant state of anxiety."

"You don't want to see me like this, do you?"

"So, Xiaoyi, don't hide it from me."

"Tell me what happened to you during this time you were gone?"

"How did you get hurt?"

"How badly is the injury?"

……

Xiaoyi sighed in his heart.

The children back then have grown up.

You can "question" it like this.

……

"Crack~"

A thin cane hit the boy on the head.

The young man was stunned.

His hand subconsciously touched the place where he was hit.

No pain.

But the heavy mood paused slightly and then eased a little.

"...Xiaoyi?"

“It’s too much trouble to explain.”

“It’s too tiring.”

It's not in good shape now.

Don't want to go through the trouble.

What's more, besides it, there is another human who understands the situation.

"If you want to know anything, you can ask this lord."

Another thin vine stretched out.

The vine pointed in the direction of Xiao Xiao.

The boy subconsciously looked over following the movement of the vine.

grown ups?

"Master Xiao..."

The boy murmured.

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(End of this chapter)