Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

I received too much information today and my brain was a bit overloaded, but before taking a break, Xiao decided to check on Red Xiao's condition.

Returning to that dark space again, the surroundings were still the familiar colors and it was silent. All the scarlet resentful souls gathered beside the black feather ball where the red goblin was hiding, as if they were holding a silent funeral.

Xiao's appearance was like raindrops falling into a pond; the rippling waves startled the monsters and demons under the stagnant water.

In an instant, all eyes were focused on Xiao, but then quickly looked away after seeing his appearance clearly, as if they were seeing something that could not be looked at directly.

The next moment, the resentful souls scattered and disappeared without a trace, and it seemed that only two Xiaos were left in the entire space.

It’s strange, why do I see these resentful souls gathered there every time I come here?

Xiao was a little confused, but didn't take it to heart.

With the experience from last time, he was quite skilled in suppressing the influence of this space. He came to the badminton ball and called out to the red goblin inside.

no respond.

died?

Xiao's heart tightened and he put his hand on the feather. Just as he was about to repeat the last operation, a thought rushed into his body along his arm.

At the same time, an angry voice sounded in his ears.

"If you do something stupid like before, you will be in trouble."

Xiao choked for a moment.

It seems that the worry was in vain.

That's not right. When it comes to things that are disregarding life and death, Hong Xiao does the most. I haven't even started to preach yet, so how can he have the nerve to threaten me first?

Forget it, let’s not bother with the injured.

Seeing that Red Xiao was fine, Xiao was about to withdraw his hand, but was stopped by the former.

Hong Xiao explained that for him now, making any sound consumed too much energy, so in order to prolong his wakefulness, he switched to communicating through thoughts, but this kind of communication required contact, and he didn't intentionally ignore his other self just now.

It turned out to be the case.

Xiao felt that this posture, which looked like he was trying to pass on his skills, was a bit strange. After thinking for a while, he simply leaned forward. However, the badminton was not as hard as it felt, and he fell into it.

But it only sank a little.

If it gets sucked in too much, or even swallows him whole, Red Xiao will probably get anxious.

The soft feathers surrounded his body, as if he had fallen into someone's arms. He felt indescribable security and comfort. It would have been even better if he hadn't bitten a mouthful of feathers because of the sudden mistake.

Xiao adjusted his posture and began to talk about what he had seen and heard today.

When he was about to talk about the embarrassing thing that happened while taking a hot spring bath, he hesitated for a while, and finally spoke it out with a bit of stammering. However, the expected ridicule did not appear, and Hong Xiao remained silent for a long time.

Judging from the emotional fluctuations conveyed, Hong Xiao's mood at the moment was not calm, but it did not feel like he was holding back his laughter.

What are you doing?

Xiao was a little unhappy. He brought up what he considered to be his dark history in order to make Red Xiao happy, but Red Xiao had no reaction. If he had known this, he would not have told it. It was embarrassing to talk about one's own dark history.

Just when he was about to skip this topic and move on, Red Xiao finally responded.

"I won't go next time."

This was the teasing remark that Xiao was expecting, but now he only heard displeasure in it.

Do you think you've suffered a loss?

Xiao felt a little strange. He carefully recalled the words he had just used to make sure that there was no description that would make Red Xiao mistakenly think that he was offended.

So what's the matter with Red Mandrill's reaction? Why does it seem to be even bigger than my own reaction at that time?

Is it...

"Put away your random thoughts."

Past experience tells Hong Xiao that the other self at this moment is probably thinking about something else.

Unfortunately, his current condition does not allow him to read minds, and he is quite curious about his other self's thoughts.

Xiao was slightly stunned, thinking that Hong Xiao had read his mind again. A hint of embarrassment flashed across his face. He hesitated for a while and abruptly skipped the topic.

He didn't know if it was because he was very weak, but he found that Hong Xiao spoke very little during the whole conversation. Even when he talked about tomorrow's plan, he didn't express his opinion. If it were any other time, he would have begun to doubt whether he could recognize the way back.

Thinking that the time was about up, Xiao prepared to go back inside, but just before he stood up, Red Xiao finally spoke.

"Leaving? Will you...come tomorrow?"

"Yes."

Receiving a positive response from another self, waves of joy spread through the badminton.

Is this... an active attempt to retain someone?

Xiao was a little surprised.

This time I didn't say something sarcastic to make him guess!

He thought again, it is said that injured people are fragile, and this is probably the case. It is indeed very insecure to stay in such a haunted place alone, especially when always surrounded by those resentful spirits.

"Can you leave here?" Xiao leaned back and asked, "I mean, I'll take you out."

"No." Finally, Hong Xiao added, "Go and do your own thing. Don't worry about me."

After hearing this, Xiao had to give up the plan to change the environment for Red Xiao.

How about letting Green Xiao come to accompany the injured? But he doesn't seem to like it here.

Forget it.

"I'm leaving?"

What should have been a statement turned out to be a question, as if Xiao was waiting for a reply. He waited quietly for a while, until he was finally sure that Red Xiao had nothing to say, then he got up and left.

The next second after he left, the humanoid ghost suddenly appeared next to the badminton, quietly looking at the place where he disappeared.

The resentful souls that had been scattered before floated out from all directions and surrounded it and the badminton again.

......

The next day, Xiao followed Luoxing to the military camp outside the city, where he met General Ye Lingchuan.

This was their first official meeting.

"Uncle Ye, I'm here to help!"

Luo Xing expressed his willingness to join the current mountain patrol team, and Ye Lingchuan agreed immediately.

"Lei Lei, Jiang Wei, take Luo Xing to get the equipment."

As soon as he finished speaking, two thin young men walked in from outside the door. They surrounded Luo Xing and moved out of the tent.

"Hey, brother Luoxing, long time no see."

"I'll have to ask you to take good care of me this time, brother."

Seeing this, Xiao said, "I'll go too."

"No."

The words of rejection fell like thunder, freezing everyone else in the tent in place, and they all looked at Ye Lingchuan.

"Why?" Luo Xing asked this question.

Lei Lei reacted quickly. He patted Luo Xing on the back and said, "Come on, brother, let's go and do our work. The general must have other arrangements for this little brother. Let's not stay here any longer and delay their detailed discussion."

"Is that so?" Luo Xing looked back at Ye Lingchuan half-doubtfully, and left after being half-pushed and half-pulled by two thin young men.

When there were only two people left in the tent, Ye Lingchuan added, "You are wanted by the enemy. The second-level envoy is most likely on the mountain."

"I can handle it."

"Oh?" Ye Lingchuan looked Xiao up and down, and finally hooked his finger, "Defeat me and prove your words."

"?"

No, who told you that “able to cope with” means “able to defeat”?

"Can they defeat the second-level emissary?" Xiao looked towards the exit.

"No. You're not like them."

"What's different?"

Ye Lingchuan looked at Xiao meaningfully: "I think you should know the answer to this question yourself, so there is no need for me to explain it."

"..."

Xiao frowned slightly. Was he trying to trick him, or did he really see something?

"...I understand." After a long while, Xiao spoke calmly, "General, do you have any news about Huang Guxuan?"

"That one..." Ye Lingchuan thought for a moment and shook his head, "Not yet, I'll keep an eye out for you."

......

Xiao returned directly to Baihe City.

It is impossible to challenge Ye Lingchuan. It is not reasonable to rush to help others after being rejected.

He understood the reason for the refusal, but he had to climb the mountain. However, without Luoxing as a guide, he had to make new plans for the climb.

"Ok?"

Xiao suddenly slowed down his pace and looked back calmly.

There was more than one person following him, and the people following him were very rampant and did not hide their presence at all.

He concentrated on investigating and found that it was Ye Lingchuan's men, so he breathed a sigh of relief and quickened his pace.

It seems that he is afraid that I will sneak up the mountain.

The guess was quite accurate, but does that mean I can’t take any action if someone is staring at me?