Chapter 22 Duck
On the maple tree that was empty a moment ago, the duck stood with its head held high, as if it had always been there as a matter of course. Its long tail hung down from the branch. It was obviously a single color of red, but it had a thousand kinds of splendor and variety.

Xiao Xiao slowly walked towards the maple tree.

He wisely stopped three steps away from the maple tree.

Xiao Xiao looked up at Egret, but was speechless for a moment.

Only now did he realize that although he was eager to see the duck, in the final analysis he was just curious about the talking monster.

So, now, what should he say?
Xiao Xiao was stunned. Was he going to say, "Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Xiao Xiao, nice to meet you"?

Just thinking about it makes me so embarrassed.

Haha, he had never thought that one day in the future he would be troubled by how to get along with monsters.

……

This maple forest is not unfrequented. Occasionally, there will be tourists, either alone or in groups of three or five, passing by Xiao Xiao.

The cheerful conversation sounded close by my ears, yet seemed far away in the sky.

People passing by just casually glanced at the young man standing alone under the maple tree.

Even though it looked a bit strange that the young man was staring at the maple tree in a daze with his head tilted up, I could only sigh: It's rare to see young people who like maple trees so much.

It was precisely because he knew what other people thought that Xiao Xiao could stare at Eel so unscrupulously and openly.

He was in a daze.

Thinking about how to have a friendly and cordial conversation with a monster.

……

Perhaps the eagle finally couldn't stand Xiao Xiao's stupid behavior anymore, so he said condescendingly: "Human, why do you come to me?"

Xiao Xiao, who was originally surprised by Yu Ya's words, was instantly confused.

"Idiot." Wuwu looked disdainful.

Huh? Xiao Xiao came back to his senses, and his mind began to work as he recalled his first conversation with the monster, when the other party had clearly spoken in vernacular Chinese.

So, now, this monster is playing tricks on him?

Xiao Xiao was a little amused.

But the tense and embarrassed mood was relieved.

……

"Humans are as stupid as ever." The duck said lazily. If it hadn't seen the human who could see it for a long time, it would not have bothered to pay attention to this human.

In response, Xiao Xiao remained silent.

"Hello, my name is Xiao Xiao."

Yes, after thinking and hesitating for a long time, the stupid human Xiao Xiao decided to start with introducing himself.

However, the duck just shook its beautiful tail, and a gorgeous light flashed before Xiao Xiao's eyes, but it did not say a word to Xiao Xiao's words.

It's really obvious disdain.

Uh, Xiao Xiao felt a fatal blow.

But it did not disappear. The duck did not disappear from his sight again.

So, it should mean that we can still talk about it?
Just as Xiao Xiao was thinking hard about the next topic, he suddenly felt a heaviness in his head, staggered, and almost fell.

After seeing the familiar tail feathers in front of him, Xiao Xiao instantly understood what was on his head.

Xiao Xiao's eyebrows twitched, "Hmm?" Xiao Xiao was stuck for a moment. How should he call this monster? From the sound of the voice, it felt like an adult male, so, "... Monster, uh, Mr. Eel, you..."

Xiao Xiao was interrupted just as he started to speak.

"You know I'm a duck?" The duck, who always looked down on people, flew to the branch of a maple tree again. His dark eyes were dull and dim, and for the first time, he showed distinct emotional fluctuations, a bit of surprise, a bit of suspicion, and a bit of vigilance.

This human being can see himself. Even though such people are becoming increasingly rare in modern times, they do exist. However, it is very unusual that he can reveal his own identity in one breath.

As mentioned before, with the changing of times, fewer and fewer humans can see monsters.

In the past, although there were not many, we could always encounter one or two from time to time.

But now, he hasn't encountered it for nearly a hundred years.

That's why he was so interested in teasing this human being and appeared in front of this human being again and again.

Otherwise, how could this crappy human being find him?

But now it seems that this human being may not be as simple as he seems.

His identity is not known to ordinary people.

Did he make a mistake?

Wuwu carefully sensed Xiao Xiao's breath, and still found that he did not have any spiritual power at all. He was just an ordinary human being.

The old monster who had lived for hundreds of years was rarely confused.

……

Xiao Xiao naturally had no idea of ​​the complicated psychology of the eel.

But he still understood the sudden change in the monster's look.

But he didn't know how to explain it.

The Demon Mirror is naturally not something that can be spoken out loud.

He had a hunch that the Demon Mirror might be his greatest reliance.

Therefore, even though he was sweating profusely, Xiao Xiao could only endure the extremely oppressive gaze from Wuye.

A look of bewildered innocence.

“I read it in a book.”

"Because I can suddenly see monsters, I have read a lot of books about monsters during this period."

"so……"

Xiao Xiao shrugged, "It seems that reading more books is useful."

Of course, it was impossible for Yaya to believe Xiao Xiao's statement so easily, but he was not a rookie monster, and he would not seek an answer to the question.

As a great demon with style, he also respects the privacy of others.

All he needs to know is that the human being in front of him is not as simple as he seems.

Therefore, in response to Xiao Xiao's remarks, Ya Ya didn't say anything more except a light snort.

However, Xiao Xiao was a little confused. His first reaction was to express shock that a monster could actually make such a difficult expression as "a light snort". Then he realized that the monster had brought up the topic and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Maybe he was overthinking it, but we should be on guard against people, let alone monsters.
It's not that he is racially prejudiced, but there is always some truth in the old saying: Those who are not of my race must have different hearts.

Don't be afraid of anything, just be afraid of ten thousand.

……

The atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.

Monsters always respect the strong. Since they know Xiao Xiao is no ordinary person, they will not put on airs. Even if they cannot treat him as an equal, they will not ignore him.

Talking to monsters is a very novel thing.

Monsters that have lived for hundreds of years have knowledge and intelligence that is unimaginable to ordinary humans.

And after knowing that Xiao Xiao suddenly could see monsters recently, Wuwu gave him a few brief pointers, allowing Xiao Xiao to have a rough understanding of monsters.

In Xiao Xiao's opinion, even though the duck has the uncertainty and danger of being a monster, its beautiful appearance always makes it easy for people to let down their guard against it.

What's more, even though he didn't say much, Heilongjiang really told him a lot of things that he had never known before. Maybe he would know these things in the future, but it would definitely take a lot of time and energy.

Therefore, Xiao Xiao was grateful for Yu Yu's generous advice.

No matter what mentality he had when he told him this, he had to acknowledge this feeling.

The only regret is that Kuroya cannot give a clear answer to the fact that he can suddenly see monsters. He can only tell him to let nature take its course and everything will fall into place.

Xiao Xiao didn't really care about the answer to this question. After all, no matter what the cause was, the result was that he could see monsters.

This is the most important thing.

Instead of obsessing over how he saw the monster, why not spend more time thinking about how to deal with his life which has slowly deviated from its normal track after seeing the monster?
This is what he should consider most at the moment.

(End of this chapter)