Chapter 2023 What can be done
The young man was stunned.

He was filled with thoughts of Master Xiao finding Xiaoyi, Master Xiao finding Xiaoyi...

How can I have time to consider other things?

Xiao Xiao smiled knowingly, "Then let's call home first."

“It would be bad to make them worry.”

“They may not come back…”

The boy looked at the time on his phone screen and muttered to himself.

But his hands were not slow and he had already opened the call interface.

He called his mother.

If he had a landline at home, he would have called it.

However, when he was in junior high school, his mother dismantled the landline phone at home.

Everyone has a mobile phone now.

Not many people use landlines anymore.

It takes up space at home, so it’s better to get rid of it.

"Hey, Xiaoyi."

The phone rang for a long time, and just when the boy thought no one was answering the call and was waiting for it to hang up automatically, the call was connected.

A familiar female voice came from the microphone.

"Mom is on her way back. She'll be home in about ten minutes."

"Dad just came out of school."

"It'll take some time to get home."

"Just wait a little longer."

"Eat a snack if you're hungry."

"But don't eat too much, or you won't be able to eat dinner later."

The woman talked a lot.

"Ah."

"I see."

The boy responded obediently.

"You don't have to worry too much."

"I'm not very hungry now."

……

The boy hung up the phone.

I felt relieved.

Xiao Xiao smiled, "Then, go back quickly while your parents are still here."

"Ah."

The young man nodded.

……

Xiao Xiao did not stop after walking out of the park gate.

The young man was stunned.

Then he discovered that the direction Master Xiao was walking was the direction of his community.

He took a few quick steps and said, "Master Xiao, you don't have to see me off."

"I'll go through the small door in front and walk a little further to get home."

"Such a short distance..."

"I didn't send you there specially."

Xiao Xiao smiled and said, "I'll go out from here."

"On the way."

"oh oh."

The young man nodded.

……

The boy stopped at the wicket.

He glanced down at Xiaoyi.

In such a short distance, he didn't know how many times he looked at Xiaoyi.

"Master Xiao."

The boy raised his eyes, his expression serious.

He bent down slightly.

"Thank you for saving Xiaoyi."

"Thank you very much."

The boy was somewhat at a loss for words.

Apart from expressing his gratitude over and over again, he didn't know what else he could say or do to express his gratitude.

……

"You're welcome."

Xiao Xiao's eyebrows curved slightly, "Go back."

"Don't worry too much about Xiaoyi's injury."

"You don't need to do anything."

"It will slowly recover on its own."

Seeing the young man opening his mouth to speak, Xiao Xiao thought for a moment and said, "If you really want to do something..."

"Eat more during this time."

The boy was a little confused.

He knew that he had no ability, but he felt unwilling to do nothing but watch the weak Xiaoyi recover.

Xiaoyi was found by Master Xiao.

Now that he knew Xiaoyi was injured, he couldn't do anything to help him.

He couldn't help feeling a little frustrated and depressed.

He also wanted to do something.

Everything is fine.

Rather than just being an irrelevant bystander.

But...wasn't Master Xiao really just trying to get rid of him?

"No."

The boy was startled.

Did he just say what he was thinking?
"I mean it."

Seeing that the boy was still a little confused, Xiao Xiao stopped talking and said, "Xiaoyi is parasitic on you."

After a moment of stunned expression, the young man suddenly showed a look of sudden realization.

Correct.

Xiaoyi is a parasite on him.

No wonder he was asked to eat more...

"Can I just eat more?"

Xiao Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, "You don't have to try too hard to eat more."

He was worried that the boy would listen to him and eat excessively without caring about his physical condition.

"Your body will tell you when the time comes."

"If you're hungry, just eat until you're full."

"Uh-huh."

The boy nodded, "I understand."

"Hopefully I won't hear from someone in the future who has overeaten and ended up in the hospital."

Xiao Xiao said with a hint of joking.

"Will not."

The young man shook his head and said with some assurance, "I will do whatever Master Xiao says."

Xiao Xiao laughed.

Then he looked at the youkai that was quietly wrapped around the boy's arm, "I think you don't need me to remind you."

Although this sentence may be considered too much.

Xiaoyi's body moved slightly.

After a few seconds, the voice of the monster sounded in Xiao Xiao's mind.

"……I know."

At first, he was a little unhappy about the adults' suspicion of him.

But after all, it was the adult who saved it, so it had to go back.

But after making the promise, Xiaoyi suddenly felt relieved.

It's a monster.

It's a monster that cultivates by parasitism.

It is only natural that we are on guard like this.

To be honest, before meeting this child, it didn't expect that it would be so... gentle?
Xiaoyi is not sure whether his description is accurate?

Maybe it’s because this kid is too weird.

Its trust and...love for him actually made it a little at a loss at first.

Is it because it helped him that time?
However, none of the people it had helped before were like this young man.

Humans are always fickle.

It's easy to go back on your word.

But this boy...since the day they met...had not changed.

It suddenly remembered that the boy looked at him with surprise at that time -
"You want to make a contract with me?!"

……

contract……

In the end, it seemed that it was the one that was bound.

Thinking about what he had done in the past few years, Xiaoyi suddenly realized this fact.

……

The boy was stunned for a few seconds before realizing that Master Xiao was talking to Xiaoyi.

He hesitated.

He actually didn't quite understand the specific meaning of what Master Xiao had just said.

But, that sentence sounded like... a warning to Xiaoyi...

He subconsciously wanted to defend Xiaoyi.

My mouth opened, but I didn't know what to say in defense of Xiaoyi.

Having lived with Xiaoyi for too long, he has somewhat forgotten that Xiaoyi is a very dangerous monster in the eyes of others.

……

"Zhao Yihuan."

"Ok?"

When I heard my name, my mouth spoke faster than my brain.

The boy pursed his lips.

"go in."

"I'm leaving too."

"Goodbye."

Xiao Xiao waved his hand.

After a moment of pause, the young man revealed a grateful smile on his face.

"Ah."

"Goodbye, Master Xiao."

"Master Xiao, thank you so much this time."

The boy immediately forgot his previous confusion.

Master Xiao just said one sentence.

If you can't figure it out, don't think about it.

Master Xiao must be doing this for his own good.

He knows.

　ps: Thank you Cangqiong Qianjue for the reward~(*︶*)!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)