Chi Xiuchuan said calmly, with sincere gratitude in his eyes, "Thank you very much, Master Xiao."
"You're welcome."
Xiao Xiao smiled and shook his head, "I'm very happy that those children are okay."
Seeing that Chi Xiuchuan was about to say something again, Xiao Xiao added, "We are friends, there is no need to be so polite."
"Um."
Chi Xiuchuan responded and suddenly fell silent, as if he was thinking about what to say.
Xiao Xiao didn't rush him. Even if there was sunshine, the cold air after the snow still made people shrink a bit. However, Xiao Xiao liked the feeling of deep coolness. He felt refreshed and the world in his eyes became a little brighter.
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"Master Xiao, it's actually just a small matter. I'm a little embarrassed to tell you."
Chi Xiuchuan was still a little hesitant, mainly because Xiao Xiao's performance was too mysterious and unpredictable, so Chi Xiuchuan subconsciously had some respect for Xiao Xiao.
Don't want to disturb the master too much.
What's more, Chi's father warned him like this from the beginning.
Masters don't like trouble.
This was indeed verified from their interactions with Master Xiao.
Moreover, he and the Chi family have really troubled Master Xiao many times.
This made Chi Xiuchuan even more hesitant.
...
He had never made up his mind whether to come to see Master Xiao before, but today he bumped into Master Xiao by chance. Maybe this was God's will?
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"But you still want to tell me."
If other people with a normal relationship had said this, Xiao Xiao would have just accepted it and said it if he was too embarrassed to say it.
However, the Chi family is not someone who has such a shallow relationship with him.
Moreover, since he said that he and the Chi brothers and sisters were friends, it was not just talk.
For his friends, he is willing to help as long as he can.
"Tell me, do you need my help with anything?"
Xiao Xiao asked directly to save Chi Xiuchuan any further confusion.
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"...The thing is like this..."
Chi Xiuchuan was slightly stunned by Xiao Xiao's directness, then his face relaxed and he explained the matter.
There was clearly a hint of helplessness between his brows.
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It's not something complicated.
A good friend of Chi Xiuchuan's named Wen has a brother who is ten years younger than him.
Because he is the old son of Wen's father and Wen's mother, and his friend surnamed Wen also comes from a very good family, the child has grown up in a honey pot since he was a child.
The Wen family members all held their brother in their hands for fear of falling, and held it in their mouths for fear of melting.
As a brother who is so many years older, my friend has already passed the age of competing with a child for favor.
On the contrary, he also likes this younger brother very much, almost doting on him as a son, even if he has some regrets, it would be better if he was his younger sister.
...
It is not surprising that my younger brother, who grew up with so much love and care, is more willful and domineering in temperament, even though he is not very curvy due to his upbringing.
Originally, the Wen family felt that the child was still young and were not very willing to criticize the child harshly.
However, some time ago, my brother suddenly seemed to be possessed by a demon and kept saying that he could see monsters.
At first, none of Wen's family took it seriously, and even echoed his brother's words and teased him.
Because they all knew that their younger brother had recently watched an anime called "Youkai Strange Story", and they all thought he was just playing a pretend game.
However, as a few days passed, my brother not only did not get tired of playing this game, but became more and more addicted to it.
...
He would talk to the air by himself, as if there really was an existence there that they couldn't see.
He would prepare food for non-existent monsters, and even if the food he prepared was not eaten even once, he would still enjoy it.
He was always talking to himself, and even the teachers at school called him.
As a last resort, the Wen family asked for leave from school for their younger brother.
It was also rare for him to be stern with his younger brother.
However, the younger brother, who was naughty but very respectful to his elders, violently resisted the elders' reprimands for the first time.
Father Wen was so angry that he slapped his brother for the first time.
The younger brother never paid attention to Father Wen again.
The child who had always been the most noisy suddenly became silent.
Unless necessary, he no longer spoke to the Wen family, but always spoke to the air alone.
His expression was serious and his words were flowing back and forth. If it weren't for the fact that there was no one on the other side, the Wen family would have almost thought that there was indeed that one person chatting with their younger brother.
Mother Wen was so worried that she shed tears.
My friend was also angry and anxious, but didn't know what to do.
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My younger brother has been favored since childhood and has grown up smoothly until now. He has a proud and domineering temperament and does not allow others to disobey him.
Father Wen just slapped him in the face and showed some vague regret afterwards, but his younger brother never forgave Father Wen.
...
They dare not do anything drastic for fear of pushing their brother further away.
They invited more than one doctor to the house. The younger brother would either completely ignore the doctor and keep talking to his monster friend, or he would be hysterical and hit the doctor with something, completely unable to listen to any words.
Such a younger brother was simply incompetent, leaving the Wen family at a loss as to what to do.
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Later, a friend came up with a solution.
He pretended to believe his brother's words, that he could see monsters and had a monster friend.
This method has remarkable results.
The younger brother's mood calmed down.
Seeing that this method was effective, the Wen family all adopted it.
The younger brother seemed to be back to his original state.
My younger brother went back to school again.
The friend told his brother not to talk to monsters in front of others, because monsters are his only friend.
If someone discovers it, they will take the monster away.
The younger brother nodded seriously.
As expected, the teacher at school didn't call.
...
The Wen family seems to have returned to its original state.
Of course, everyone in the Wen family, except for his younger brother, knew that this was just an illusion.
As long as there are no monsters involved, the younger brother is still the younger brother before and everything is normal.
However, whenever monsters are involved, my brother seems to have been touched by a certain nerve, and suddenly becomes neurotic and hysterical.
Such a younger brother is like a time bomb, making the Wen family very worried.
But they did not provoke their younger brother any more.
They even thought that maybe as time went by, the younger brother would understand for himself that the monsters were just his own hallucinations.
Based on this consideration, the Wen family did not act rashly.
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"He told me about this and said that his brother is getting much better."
"But it's not completely healed yet."
"I can see that he is actually very worried, but he keeps deceiving himself, telling himself that his brother will return to normal soon."
"He is a very good friend of mine and I want to help him."
"Master Xiao, can you come with me to see that child?"