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

On the way down from the roof of the inn, the four ran into Ling Xiao who was just coming to find them. It turned out that in the kitchen, Qiu Liuyun was not paying attention, and Su Yunyan accidentally caused an accident, and now urgently needed external help. So, Helan Liuying followed it to the kitchen. "Xiao" and the traveler came to the stall built by Huai'an. Paimeng floated in front of the half-table of food and asked confidently: "How is it, does the Lantern Festival we brought for you look delicious?"

"Is this the Lantern Festival you brought here?" Xiao looked at the freshly cooked dishes on the table, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly. He looked at the amber eyes of the travelers and sighed, "Weird human behavior... Forget about you, but why do you also follow the human travelers? What's the point of doing these things?"

"To allow you to participate in the Sea Lantern Festival." The traveler replied.

"Is that so?" Xiao tilted his head and said to himself, "It's really hard to guess what people are thinking."

At this time, Qiu Liuyun came over with the dishes. He put the dishes on the table and looked at the two people beside him: "What are you doing standing there? Sit down. The dishes will be served soon. If you are hungry, you can eat first."

"Wow! They all look delicious!" Paimeng floated to Qiu Liuyun's side, looked at the dishes that had just been served, and rubbed his hands excitedly, "Hehe, then I'll start eating first!"

"Paimon!" The traveler crossed his arms and stared at Paimon with half-closed eyes.

Paimon withdrew his hand angrily and rolled his eyes quickly: "Oh! What I mean is, don't just talk, eat quickly, or the food will get cold."

Seeing this, Qiu Liuyun smiled and said, "Don't worry, I made a lot. It's enough to fill you up. If Paimeng wants to eat, eat first."

"Wow, you're such a nice person." Paimon looked at the traveler, and seeing the latter nod, he left a sentence "Travelers are the best", and immediately pounced on the food.

Soon, the remaining dishes were served, and everyone sat down to enjoy the food. Since there were quite a few people at the dinner, the whole dining process was a bit lively.

Paimon: "Delicious! I declare you the second best chef in the world!"

Qiu Liuyun: "Oh? Then who is the first?"

Paimon: "Hey, of course it's the Traveler."

Helan Liuying: "Hey - wait, Paimon, that's made specifically for Xiao!"

Paimon: "I'm sorry!"

"Xiao": "Hmm? No problem, take it if you want to eat it."

Traveler: “That won’t work.”

Paimon: "It's okay, there's still so much food here. Let me try this! Hmm...it tastes a little weird, but it's quite to my taste."

Su Yunyan: "Really?"

Qiu Liuyun: "Strange, I don't remember making this dish? Sister Yunyan——"

Su Yunyan: “Hey!”

Qiu Liuyun: "...Who did you learn this cute trick from?"

Su Yunyan: "Of course it's Paimon, she's the cutest here."

Paimon: "Hmm? Are you praising me? Hehe! Paimon declares that you have good taste."

"..."

Most of the people eating at the same table were playing around, but Xiao didn't think it was noisy. Huang Guxuan got a jar of wine from somewhere, and the traveler's eyes sparkled, as if he was eager to try it. Qiu Liuyun stopped Su Yunyan from touching the wine, shook the jar, and asked, "Xiao, do you want to try some?"

Of course, the wine was not drunk in the end. The boss and the shopkeeper who had been watching came over and took the wine away, saying that minors cannot touch alcohol, and the adults sitting at the table with the children should also restrain themselves. It's so funny. Among these people who look like children, who is really underage?

All the dishes on the table were swept away. Paimon touched his round belly and said comfortably, "Okay, we're done eating. It's time to go see the lanterns."

"Let Xiao go too," said the traveler.

Seeing the traveler bring up the topic again, Qiu Liuyun and his group seemed to be doing their own thing, but in fact they had already pricked up their ears. The previous Huai'an shopkeeper said that he had been here for so long and had never seen "Xiao" go to the Lantern Festival. How could they not be the same? They had tried to invite "Xiao" before, but... In short, it was impossible to say that they were not curious.

"You guys go ahead, I'm not interested in those things." Xiao declined as usual. However, from his tone, it can be heard that he is in a good mood at the moment.

Seeing the same answer, the traveler did not give up immediately, but continued: "Otherwise, you can also send us off. Please, Lord Guardian Yasha."

Paimon also said quickly: "Yes, even if you don't want to see the Sky Lanterns, then... you can always take us there. It's very dangerous to go to Liyue Harbor from here, and it's also dangerous in the wild... right, very dangerous!"

As she spoke, she looked at the traveler beside her, who nodded repeatedly. So, she continued, "You don't have to send us into the city. Just... send us outside the city."

After hearing her words, Xiao was silent for a while: "Okay, I'll take you out of the city."

Qiu Liuyun and his group looked at each other in bewilderment. Was this the way to solve the problem? The traveler's brain circuit was really unique. However, Paimon's assist was also indispensable.

"What about you guys?" Xiao looked at the people who had been secretly observing this place, "Do you want me to take you out of the city?"

"But there are so many of us..." Qiu Liuyun looked worried.

"It's okay," Xiao shook his head and walked towards Ogihua Island, "Follow me."

Everyone followed Xiao to the mudflats of Dihua Island. A cool evening breeze blew across the sea of ​​reeds, a few green feathers fell among the reeds, and a roc appeared before everyone's eyes.

Paimeng exclaimed excitedly, "Is this Xiao's true form? So majestic!"

"I thought you would use magic to take us away together." Qiu Liuyun was also a little surprised. Yaksha often appeared in human form, and this was the first time he saw Xiao's true form with his own eyes. Moreover, the appearance of this true form was almost... exactly the same as the one they had in their duel before entering this Eclipse Dream World, when Xiao was completely transformed into a beast and almost out of control. It was hard not to think too much.

Could it be a matter of reincarnation or something like that? It couldn't possibly be something from outer space.

Sharp golden eyes swept over the crowd, and then, a pure wind sent everyone to "Xiao". As he flapped his wings, the surrounding scene turned into a simple block of fast-moving colors. Intuition told everyone that they were moving at a very fast speed, but there was only a gentle breeze around them. When the scene became clear, they had arrived at the foot of Tianheng Mountain. Looking out from here, they could see the brightly lit Liyue Port not far away. The huge deer-shaped Mingxiao Lantern stood tall at the port, looking ready to go and ready to rush to the boundless Milky Way at any time.

Xiao, who had transformed into a human form again, walked up from behind, looked at everyone and said, "Let's stop here. I won't accompany you into the city."

"Wait a minute." The traveler said suddenly.

"Anything else?" Xiao looked at him.

"You are one of the heroes commemorated by the Lantern Festival... why don't you want to go see the lanterns?" Paimon asked curiously.

After hearing Paimeng's words, Qiu Liuyun and his group, who were originally planning to leave, stopped again.

After traveling with Xiao for a thousand years, they knew the answer to this question very well, mainly these two points. One is duty. The scale of the demons and remnants that erupted on the night of the Lantern Festival was the largest, and he was ordered to perform the "Demon-Calming Nuo Dance". The other is karma. He was afraid that his sins would taint the peaceful world. These are the things they have concluded through observation, and Xiao usually doesn't talk about these things.

However, looking at his hesitant expression, does it mean that he doesn't want to use excuses like "I don't like it" or "I'm not interested" anymore?

"I... don't like crowds. Carefree, peaceful crowds..." Xiao sighed and lowered his eyes. "I'm different from them. I've lived with killing for too long and have become accustomed to that kind of asceticism. Being with happy people will only make me...

He raised his head, his tone suddenly became cold: "Let's end this topic here, goodbye."

Qiu Liuyun and his group looked at each other. In the end, he still didn't choose to be honest. It was difficult to deal with. Fortunately, the Xiao outside didn't look like he had so many things on his mind.

The traveler frowned and tried to persuade Xiao, who asked helplessly, "Do you like to join in the fun so much?"

"Guess what," the traveler replied.

Paimon on the side couldn't stand it anymore and retorted: "Hey! This is legitimate entertainment, don't call it joining in the fun!"

"Legal..." Xiao thought for a while, "Never mind, go and look at your lamp. But be careful, if you encounter any danger, just call me by my name."

"You are not in the city, can you make it here?" asked the traveler.

Qiu Liuyun threw over a sentence, "Don't forget, he is the 'Guardian Yaksha'," and then led the group of people down the mountain.

"Yes, anytime, anywhere." Xiao turned his head and looked behind him. Behind him were the lights of thousands of houses. "Whether it's you or Liyue. I have heard all the lights and all the wishes for peace."

Having said this, the traveler stopped trying to persuade him. He said goodbye to Xiao and planned to chase after Qiu Liuyun and his group who had left earlier, but he couldn't find them.

On the bridge outside Liyue Harbor, Paimeng asked in confusion, "Strange, where did those guys go? I didn't see them along the way. Could they have run into the city?"

"They should have their own plans." The traveler looked back at the road they came from, but there was no one there. Suddenly, he seemed to have sensed something and looked in the direction of Bubulu. At Paimon's reminder, he regained his composure and said with a smile, "Let's go in too."

West of Tianheng Mountain, in a dilapidated temple, the newly lit incense in the incense burner was emitting curls of white smoke. Qiu Yunyan came out of the temple, and Su Yunyan, who had been waiting outside, pulled him over, pointed to the night sky in the east, and said excitedly: "Look!"

He looked in the direction of the finger. Under the bright moon, a majestic deer was galloping in the air. Wherever it passed, a large number of sky lanterns rose to the sky above Liyue Harbor, lighting up the entire night. He turned sideways to look at the statue in the temple and whispered, "See? People are using lights to guide you home."

In Liyue Harbor, the sky was full of lanterns. A lantern in the image of "Yixiao Daotian Zhenjun" leaped up to the sky, blooming dazzling sparks among the stars, tearing the entire night apart. At this point, everything came to an abrupt end.