Chapter 21: Demon Mirror
Xiao Xiao never thought about whether the monster could understand what he said.

As it turned out, the monster did not disappoint his expectations.

Moreover, "Can you see me?" has a slightly strange pronunciation and a peculiar rhythm, but it is indeed human language.

Xiao Xiao was stunned.

The fox demon before could also speak, but it was possessed by humans and spoke in human form. Naturally, the shock he brought was far less than this time when it spoke in human language as a monster!
"You, you can speak?" Xiao Xiao was so shocked that he stuttered and his voice became louder.

This also attracted the attention of people around.

Of course, this is also because during the time when Xiao Xiao was holding the monster's tail, the young man had been urging his friends to push him away.

The monster had already lost interest in the human who destroyed its habitat. Now, it was staring with interest at the rare human who could see the monster.

It has been a long time since it encountered a human who could see it.

……

"Lao San, what's wrong with you?"

"Third brother, when did you come here?"

Zhang Bo and Zhao Luzheng heard the noise and walked over, looking a little surprised.

Zhuge Yun looked at the young man with some regret. He just left like that? What did he expect would happen?

He looked around a few more times, not giving up, until he could no longer see anyone, then he turned back and said, "Hey, what do you think..."

"Huh, what about people?"

Turning his sight, he saw Xiao Xiao and others under the maple tree in front.

As he walked over, he complained, "You guys are just going to leave me like this?"

"Who is staring at me so lovingly?"

"What? I just wanted to see if anything strange would happen..." Zhuge Yun was a little disappointed.

……

Zhuge Yun's jokes diverted the attention of Zhang Bo and Zhao Luzheng.

Xiao Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and slowly loosened his hands, keeping his eyes on the monster, fearing that the monster would take the opportunity to swing its tail and hit him.

Fortunately, it seems that this monster has a good temper.

This can also be seen from the previous playful pranks on the young man, except that it was a bit too much in the end.

"Old Three, what's wrong? Haven't you seen enough?"

The way Xiao Xiao stared at the monster on the tree seemed to be "obsessed" with the maple tree in the eyes of others.

"You really like maple trees."

In response, Xiao Xiao could only smile.

You can't say that he wasn't looking at the maple tree, but at a monster, right?

"But, Third Brother, Comrade Xiao Xiao, aren't you hungry? I'm starving and I urgently need to eat."

"Yeah, Third Brother, my stomach is growling."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go downstairs and eat." After saying this, Xiao Xiao received the same rolling eyes from the other people.

Who has been staring at the maple tree?
He can still pretend that nothing happened, which is simply shameless.

Faced with the contemptuous looks of several people, Xiao Xiao ignored them calmly. He looked back unnoticeably, and the monster was gone.

Xiao Xiao was startled, but then he thought it was a good idea and decided to come again alone next time.

A monster that can talk.

Xiao Xiao only felt that the world before his eyes became more mysterious.

What a magical world.

Xiao Xiao smiled and followed Zhang Bo and the others down the mountain.

……

After playing for a whole day, Zhang Bo and his friends fell asleep quickly as soon as they washed up and climbed into bed at night.

Listening to the snoring in the dormitory, Xiao Xiao covered his head with a quilt and carefully took out the black notebook.

Everything looked hazy in the dim light of the phone.

Therefore, the silver glow is particularly eye-catching.

What's this?
Xiao Xiao's nose touched the cover of the notebook, and he found that a few words appeared on it at some point.

The familiar font was the same font as the monster name Xiao Xiao had seen in the notebook before.

Xiao Xiao stroked the words that suddenly appeared and read them one by one: "Yao-Jian." Is this the name of this black notebook?
It turns out that it is not an anonymous notebook, but a "named" notebook.

So how did it end up in the library? How did it end up in the library?
Even if Xiao Xiao racked his brains, he would not know the answer.

However, there was only one thing that Xiao Xiao was vaguely certain of. He felt that everything seemed to be predestined, and this demon book was destined to be his.

Since the thing is in his hands, don't worry too much about some trivial details.

Men, don't be so petty.

Xiao Xiao quickly calmed his overly restless heart and slowly opened the Demon Book.

He looked at the previous few pictures and found no changes. The Ershu and Qinyuan, who were originally dim in the pictures, had regained their bright appearance. The bright red cinnabar was like gurgling water, outlining a vibrant atmosphere.

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but smile slightly.

He then turned to the next page.

The yellowed and rough paper looked ordinary, but Xiao Xiao's heart moved. He seemed to sense some strange breath, surging, brewing, and about to burst out.

Large patches of red spread across the paper, and the monster encountered in Xiangshan in the morning gradually took shape.

It looks like a pheasant but with a long tail.

Red as fire, with a green beak.

"鴒-鴢." (Sound of bell waist)
Xiao Xiao muttered silently, with a thoughtful look between his brows.

Suddenly, Zhang Bo turned over on the bed opposite, scaring Xiao Xiao.

Subconsciously, Xiao Xiao hurriedly closed the Demon Mirror and put his hand up to block it, fearing that the silver light would leak out even a little.

Xiao Xiao heaved a sigh of relief when Zhang Bo's snoring sounded again. Then he felt a little amused. Why did he act like a guilty thief?
Moreover, since ordinary people cannot see monsters, he thought, ordinary people should not be able to see the abnormality of the Monster Mirror either?
At least for now, Zhang Bo and his companions could only see that this was an ordinary black notebook. As for the contents inside, they knew nothing about it and just regarded it as a blank.

In this case, they should not be able to detect any changes in the Demon Mirror, right?

Xiao Xiao turned over carefully. His heart was still pounding from the shock. He took out his cell phone and checked. He was shocked to find that it was already two o'clock in the morning.

I have classes tomorrow morning, so I should go to bed.

The dormitory finally returned to darkness.

……

There was no class on Wednesday afternoon, so Xiao Xiao came to Xiangshan alone.

Walking along the mountain path, the forest is full of colors, and the ground is covered with a layer of bright red maple leaves.

Here, it seems that even the sky is red.

If it were dusk, with the sky filled with sunset glow, this scene would be even more enchanting, right?
Xiao Xiao did not linger too long at the beautiful scenery before him, and his steps were quite hurried.

He didn't know whether the eel was still in the maple forest where he met it last time.

Otherwise, with such a big Xiangshan Mountain, he wouldn’t know how to find it?

The closer he got to the maple forest where they met last time, the more Xiao Xiao hesitated.

He was a little worried because he was so excited before coming here that he didn't think about anything.

After arriving at the place, all kinds of thoughts came to his mind, making him feel inexplicably entangled.

……

Looking at the maple forest in front of him, Xiao Xiao stopped.

Compared to the weekend, there are far fewer people in Xiangshan today.

Occasionally you can see a few tourists walking by.

This is naturally a good thing for him. He doesn't want others to see him as a psychopath.

After some random thoughts, Xiao Xiao finally made up his mind and walked into the maple forest again.

When my feet stepped on the ground, there was a crisp "crunching" sound from time to time. The maple leaves and branches were intertwined, dividing the light and shadow in front of my eyes. The clean maple fragrance and slight astringency could be smelled at the tip of my nose, giving me a feeling of peace and tranquility.

Xiao Xiao's anxious heart slowly calmed down.

There's no point in being anxious now. It all depends on your luck.

……

Well, it seems that I am unlucky.

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but smile bitterly after walking through the maple forest.

But my heart slowly sank, and I couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

However, Xiao Xiao suddenly felt something, turned back suddenly, and couldn't help laughing.

(End of this chapter)