Chapter 876: The Monkey King and the Frog God
There are office buildings here.

The pedestrians in a hurry are all heading in the same direction.

No one noticed Xiao Xiao sitting on the chair.

Even if they saw it, they would just glance at it or quickly look away, and then they would quickly look away and continue on their way.

"Xiaoxun, take a break."

"Were you frightened before?"

Xiao Xiao raised his head slightly.

The branches and leaves above are lush and green. Under the bright sunshine, they look like rippling water, flickering between the overlapping and colliding leaves.

A few thin rays of sunlight shine through the gaps between the leaves and branches, pouring down and casting mottled circles of light on the ground.

"Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack~"

Just as Yao was about to answer with a sad face, the Frog God beat him to it.

you deserve it!
I have never seen a more useless monster than you!

It wasn't the dog that scared him away, but the sound of the dog barking!

So, what else are you not afraid of?

Also, you need to change your habit of running around when you’re scared!

Even though I have a poor sense of direction, I still like to run around everywhere.

Can you please have some self-awareness?!

You should also consider me and Master Xiao who came to see you!

The frog god started to scold him.

It's really infuriating.

Experiencing the monster's frightened escape for the first time, it felt that it must absolutely nip the monster in the bud in the bud's buddy's buddy's buddy's toe in the water.

This guy, does he know that he is worried?
It even remembered the fear it had felt last time.

At that time, it was really scared. No, it was very scared that it would fall down on the road before it found the monkey.

Even if it tried so hard, it still couldn't see the last side of the monkey.
Fortunately, it was found.

The monkey sat down on the ground, head hung, without saying a word.

The not-small, even somewhat burly figure curled up into a ball, was still much taller than the frog god squatting on the seat.

The eyes on his back drooped at the corners, making him look somewhat pitiful.

The sunlight shining through the gaps between the branches and leaves shines into the two pools of deep green, which seem to be sparkling with water.

……

Frog God: ...

The veins on its forehead were throbbing.

This guy, every time he says it, he looks like he is sincerely admitting his mistakes.

But he never changes despite repeated admonitions!
……

"Quack-quack!"

猼-訑!
The frog god gnashed his teeth and said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack~"

Next time you get scared by something trivial, please control your instinct to run away!
At least you can call me.

Don't just run out without saying a word!

And then, I got lost!
Then, we have to go to great lengths to find you!
……

The frog god was so frightened by his aura that he was speechless for a moment and could only nod his head hesitantly.

……

"Quack, quack, quack, quack~"

have you understood?
answer me!
The Frog God was dissatisfied with the stupid behavior of the monkey and asked with a stern expression.

……

"Baa baa~"

The monkey nodded his head vigorously.

He looked at Xiao Xiao, who had been sitting quietly on the side, with a pitiful look in his eyes, emitting a wave of requests for help.

……

Xiao Xiao: ...

He looked at the monster, which was much bigger than the Frog God but was severely scolded by the Frog God. He inexplicably felt a sense of sympathy for this droopy-headed monster.

"cough~"

He cleared his throat, attracted the attention of the Frog God, and said with a smile, "Okay, Frog God, this is the nature of the monkey, there is nothing we can do about it."

"Don't blame it too much."

"Let's just play hide-and-seek with the monkey."

“It’s quite interesting, isn’t it?”

……

"Baa baa~"

Although it didn't quite understand what hide-and-seek meant, the monkey knew that Lord Xiao Xiao was speaking for it, so it nodded actively in response, with a look of innocence and grievance on its face.

It's just afraid, and there's nothing it can do.

In the end, it still has no sense of direction and is very desperate.

……

It's just too complicated where humans live.

There are similar houses and streets everywhere, how can it tell them apart?

……

The frog god glanced at it expressionlessly.

The monkey nodded halfway and then froze. …

This look is really both funny and pitiful.

For a moment, Xiao Xiao didn't know whether he should laugh or sympathize with this monster who had run into the muzzle of the gun again?
……

"Quack, quack, quack, quack~"

Lord Xiao Xiao, you spoil it too much.

The Frog God turned to Xiao Xiao, with his two webbed paws placed on his knees. His expression was solemn, and his black vertical pupils looked particularly solemn against the scarlet whites of his eyes.

……

Xiao Xiao stretched out his hand and tapped the Frog God lightly on the forehead with his fingers.

"Have it?"

There was a faint smile on the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were serious. "Don't worry, next time, next time, no matter when, if the monkey gets lost again, I will help you find it back."

……

The Frog God and the Monkey King were stunned.

……

"It's nice to play hide and seek once in a while."

Xiao Xiao continued.

……

“…Quack, quack, quack~quack~”

Lord Xiao Xiao, thank you.

The Frog God racked his brains for a long time, but in the end all he could think of was a word of thanks.

It was a little annoyed at its poor eloquence.

……

"Mee-mee~Mee-mee-mee~"

Lord Xiao Xiao, thank you.

He repeated his friend's words.

It tilted its head with its mouth wide open, looking a bit ferocious and a bit silly.

The eyes on his back narrowed into a curved slit.

There was an obvious aura of joy emanating from his body.

……

"Cunning humans."

Ajiu didn't open his eyes. He just said this lazily and didn't speak again.

……

Xiao Xiao rubbed the little white fox's head and smiled helplessly.

……

"Mee-mee~Mee-mee~"

Lord Xiao Xiao, what is hide-and-seek?
"Yun asked curiously.

……

"Quack~"

Fool.

The Frog God glanced at the monkey with a look of contempt.

I don't even know how to play hide and seek.

……

猼訑: …

It looked at Xiao Xiao.

……

Xiao Xiao smiled and gave an explanation that was easy for Xiao Xiao to understand, "It's a game of finding monsters."

……

"Baa baa~"

The monkey nodded in sudden realization. So this was hide-and-seek.

So, when Lord Xiao Xiao and the Frog God come to find it, isn’t that just playing hide-and-seek?
It feels like...

The remaining two words "fun" were "killed" under the cold gaze of the frog god who seemed to be sensitive.

He blinked his eyes, the curve of his mouth was a little stiff.

……

"Okay, let's go back."

Because this area is basically full of office buildings, there are almost no pedestrians on the street after rush hour.

When Xiao Xiao picked up the bicycle, the Frog God consciously squatted back to its old position, which was the front bar of the bicycle.

Anyway, with Lord Xiao Xiao around, it doesn't worry about that idiot getting lost.

　p.s. Thank you a367 and Mo Shanghua for the rewards (*︶*)!

　　PPS: The new title of the book has been confirmed.

　　The book titles that the author racked his brains to come up with were all rejected by the editor with great disdain (；Д｀).

　　Finally, the editor-in-charge thought of a title for the book for the author, and the author thought it was great.

　　The new title of the book is: Monster Tea Party.

　　Doesn’t it fit with the protagonist’s background as a teahouse owner? (*︶*)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)