Chapter 12: “Why Didn’t You Come?”
Bai Xuci waited obediently, his gaze bright.
“…”
Fan Yue shifted his gaze, a half-smile on his face.
“Nothing happened.”
Each word was uttered slowly.
Bai Xuci: “…”
Tch, boring.
He had clearly heard the demon’s voice, but he’d fainted later.
That’s why he was so confused.
He must have done something bad that no one knew about.
He thought darkly.
Bai Xuci looked up at the demon, who glanced at him indifferently, then picked up the cup of carrot juice again.
He frowned.
He spoke haughtily, “Is this drinkable?”
Bai Xuci took a deep breath, repeatedly giving himself mental reminders…
This is a demon, I can’t fight it, I can’t fight it.
Don’t get angry, don’t get angry.
“Yes.” He answered with a smile.
Fan Yue glanced at the rabbit below, unexpectedly finding the rabbit somewhat sensible, so he put the cup back down.
Bai Xuci: “??”
“Come here.”
Bai Xuci’s attention was completely on the cup; he didn’t realize what the other party had said.
When he finally realized…
He had already transformed back into a rabbit and was scooped onto the table.
He lifted his rabbit eyes and looked at the demon questioningly.
“Drink.” A simple instruction.
His eyes were full of expectation, and he even thoughtfully moved the cup closer.
Bai Xuci: “…”
He tentatively took a sip, then continued to observe with his rabbit eyes.
Sure enough.
The other party looked pleased.
“…”
Okay, so that’s how it was.
Bai Xuci flicked his ears, then used his paw to pull the cup closer, taking a sip with a bored expression.
He kept repeating to himself:
It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s a talent show.
A talent show.
“Is it good?” He spoke again.
Bai Xuci tilted his head questioningly, inwardly grumbling.
Why did he need a real-time review?
“Um, it’s okay—”
A large hand slowly approached, Bai Xuci was startled.
He let go of the cup, threw it aside, and immediately turned to make a leap.
But he failed and was grabbed by the scruff of his neck, forced face-to-face.
“Pat…”
His rabbit head tilted slightly.
…
Bai Xuci was shocked. Was there no justice in the world!!
This was the second time.
The demon had slapped his face again!!!
“Lord, although I’m just a small demon, you shouldn’t—” He said unyieldingly.
“Pat.”
Twice in a row, his rabbit head was tilted to the side again.
But Fan Yue seemed dissatisfied, letting out a slight tsk.
Then he rubbed his finger against it.
Only then did he release his hand.
“Clean.”
Bai Xuci lay on the table, using his paw to wipe his mouth in a daze.
A yellow hair fell from mid-air…
It swayed, swayed, and landed on the stone table.
“…”
He turned over, irritably adjusting his posture.
What was the point? Couldn’t he wipe his own mouth? He patted so hard, his brain was almost knocked out.
He was indeed a bad demon.
“Lord, please leave slowly later, it’s too simple here, it’s not easy to entertain you,” he said politely, sitting properly on the table.
His rabbit eyes glanced to the side.
He seemed somewhat resentful.
Fan Yue found it amusing, leaning forward. Bai Xuci had wanted to carefully retreat.
But he bumped into the cup.
“Clang—”
It rolled to the ground, leaving carrot juice on the table.
Bai Xuci slipped, almost falling on his back.
But he reacted quickly…
Using one rabbit leg to support himself.
Striking a pose.
“…”
He couldn’t lose his composure.
Bai Xuci sniffed, still raising his head high, meeting the demon’s gaze.
But because the table was slippery, his pose was about to collapse.
He hastily retracted his rabbit legs.
But he was still visibly sliding down.
A helpless sigh…
“Tell me, why haven’t you known my name for three years?” A tone of reckoning.
His ears perked up, his alertness at its peak.
Sunset—
“Lord, is my crime that great?” Bai Xuci asked resentfully, “spinning” in mid-air.
Yes.
He was directly lifted away.
His ears were held by the other party, Bai Xuci didn’t dare to move much, only slightly moving his rabbit legs to show his displeasure.
Then.
Fan Yue would considerately switch to holding him by the scruff of his neck.
Continuing to walk.
Bai Xuci felt like he was riding a cable car, hanging his rabbit head to look at the path, speechless.
The demon’s name… how could he know it?
He had long forgotten, okay?
The “demon,” who was walking, stopped.
Bai Xuci was lifted in the air, and due to inertia, he swung forward again.
“Eh, what’s wrong?” He reflexively asked.
“…”
Fan Yue looked down, his expression strange.
It seemed… that the other party… was enjoying it.
Bai Xuci had successfully mastered the fun of being lifted, firstly, he didn’t have to walk, and secondly, it was exciting and thrilling.
It was a free swing!
He stretched out his rabbit leg and swung forward.
Woohoo!
“Nothing.”
Bai Xuci inexplicably heard a gritted tone, and curiously tilted his rabbit head.
Oh, let’s continue!
Swinging back and forth, he seemed to find some amusement.
Shortly after—
Bai Xuci’s heart sank as the other party scooped him onto his arm.
The fun was over.
“Lord, I think I can walk myself,” he cautiously suggested.
“Oh.”
Silence…
Bai Xuci felt a headache coming on. When the other party questioned him earlier, he had been very apprehensive.
His brain was rapidly processing information, desperately trying to remember the name.
Finally, he tentatively asked:
“Fan… Fan Yue?”
He was immediately lifted up and his magical power was sealed.
Bai Xuci wanted to guess the other party’s intentions, but the key was, he couldn’t guess!
Since entering that hall, things had become very dramatic.
He didn’t understand.
“Lord, how about this, I’ll see you to the door, then…”
Golden eyes met rabbit eyes.
His momentum gradually weakened.
“Then I’ll go back.”
He still preferred his rabbit burrow. Heaven knows, he only slept once today.
He was very aggrieved.
Fan Yue was no longer interested in killing the rabbit, as the little demon did indeed hold many secrets.
Torture?
He looked down. Seeing no response, the other party used his paw to tidy his ears.
After making sure there were no stray hairs, he contentedly let go.
They sprang back straight.
A few fluffy hairs floated in the air…
“…”
He withdrew his gaze with a slight look of disgust.
Three years ago, he was a foolish rabbit who ran to the top of the mountain all day and sat there.
Three years later…
Fan Yue suddenly recalled the little demon’s thoughts and fell silent.
He was foolishly audacious.
“From now on, you’ll work by my side,” an indifferent command.
The rabbit in his arms stiffened slightly, then looked up, his ear touching Fan Yue’s chest.
“Ah?”
Rabbit brain overloading.
Wasn’t he supposed to be seeing a guest off?
They had just reached the water gate leading to the mountain, the same place where Bai Xuci had met the Jiaoma brothers.
Fan Yue looked down and replied “Hmm?” very gently.
His tone even imitated the rabbit’s drawn-out sound.
Bai Xuci forced himself to move his head, then replied awkwardly:
“Uh…”
Seeing that the rabbit was finally behaving, Fan Yue intended to take him back.
And check what was wrong with this empty shell.
But at that moment—
“Eh, Lord…” His ears perked up, as if he had thought of something.
Fan Yue frowned slightly. Was he going to act up again?
Bai Xuci just happened to see the bushes, with a small stream underneath.
If he remembered correctly, he… had an appointment…
He tilted his rabbit head to look at the sky.
Oh, the sun was almost set.
They probably… wouldn’t be waiting anymore?
“What are you doing again?”
Hearing this, Bai Xuci was displeased. What did “again” mean?
The way he said it!
He righteously explained to the demon, expressing his wish to see if his “friend” was waiting for him.
But after saying these words, the demon showed a strange expression.
And asked again:
“The one in there… is your friend?”
With a half-smile.
Bai Xuci inexplicably felt goosebumps on his back, but still answered seriously:
“Yes, a new friend.”
“Alright, go.” Without hesitation, he readily agreed.
Bai Xuci was stunned for two seconds, not expecting the other party to be so easygoing.
His rabbit ears flipped questioningly.
Fan Yue very “considerately” straightened them, then tossed him into the hidden bushes.
“Hurry up.” A faint order.
“…”
The fickle demon.
The rabbit rolled around on the soft moss, finally stopping in front of a stone, neither too close nor too far, just right.
Bai Xuci was shocked!
At this distance, if the other party had used a little more force, wouldn’t he have been splattered on the spot?
He shrunk his rabbit legs.
But at this moment, Bai Xuci realized that the demon had released the restriction; he could transform.
He cast a spell.
Long white hair cascaded over his shoulders, his red eyes were particularly striking, his clothes trailed on the ground as he bent down to search carefully in the stream…
The forest was very quiet, beams of light filtering through the canopy, scattering onto Bai Xuci’s face.
It was unexpectedly harmonious.
It was difficult to tell whether the scenery complemented the beauty, or the beauty complemented the scenery.
“Plop!”
Bai Xuci turned to look and saw a golden fishtail.
He smiled slightly.
It wasn’t a wasted trip…
“Hello, I’ve come to see you.” Bai Xuci tidied his clothes and squatted on the familiar stone, reaching out to pat the water’s surface.
Splash—
Water splashed everywhere, and the beautiful mermaid made a grand entrance.
Bai Xuci tried to maintain a smile, looking down at his clothes.
Mmm, good, his rabbit fur was all wet.
“You weren’t on time.” Cold words.
Bai Xuci tilted his head slightly, trying to understand the meaning, but at that moment.
He was pushed, and to maintain his balance, he had to use his elbow to support himself on the stone, grinding it painfully.
“You weren’t on time.” He emphasized again.
Bai Xuci looked up in embarrassment, only to see bottomless pupils.
Like the dark water of a pool, without a ripple.
Looking down, he saw most of the fishtail, blood-red scales opening and closing, like living things.
The finger resting on the moss suddenly retracted.
“Why didn’t you come?” He pressed closer again.
Bai Xuci felt an unspeakable sense of horror.
…