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

Lincheng, people were coming and going at the city gate. Among the crowd, many people exuded the aura of a noble or even stronger level, and ordinary people subconsciously avoided them.

A guard was standing there looking a little bored. He looked around and poked his colleague next to him with his elbow: "Hey, did you notice that there seem to be fewer immortals coming today than yesterday?"

"What's the big deal? The immortals are all here for the auction held by the city lord. The news has been out for so many days, and it's about to start. Most of the people who should come have already arrived, so naturally there will be fewer people for us to see."

"That makes sense. I wonder what the city lord has brought out that has attracted so many immortals."

"You spend the whole day either standing guard or visiting fireworks. Can't you care about other things?" The colleague gave the guard a speechless look. "The Lord Mayor of Hecheng is a good friend of our Lord Mayor. Some time ago, Hecheng organized talented people to defeat the beasts that blocked the road, and finally returned with a full load. The biggest gain was the corpse of a six-star beast. Hearing that our Lord Mayor was preparing for a large auction, the Lord Mayor of Hecheng decided to hand over the gains from that battle to the Lord Mayor for sale. I guess the materials on this six-star beast will definitely be the highlight of the auction."

"A six-star beast... Oh my god, this is a king-level creature. I remember that apart from the two imperial capitals, there were only eight city lords whose realms reached the king level or above. The city lord of Hecheng was not among them. How did he defeat this six-star beast? A lot of people must have died, right?"

"Come on, six-star beasts are not rare in the fairy world. They will never cause the fairies to go to war." Another guard joined their conversation.

"If you ask me, the immortals must have come for the quantity of materials. My cousin's uncle's grandfather's grandson was a member of the expedition team. He told me that the Beast King had many elite soldiers and generals under his command. That battle was so fierce that the hunting team not only killed the Beast King, but also killed thousands of spirit beasts and dozens of divine beasts. It can be said that they had a great harvest."

"I did hear people bragging about this when I went to a brothel to listen to music. It was said that the crusade was very fruitful, and all the participants were rewarded with hundreds or even thousands of spirit stones. Sigh, I don't know when I will be rewarded with spirit stones."

"There is everything in the dream."

"There is no such good thing in the world. Every way to get the spirit stone is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will lose your life."

"Don't mention it. My realm is so low that I don't even have the chance to risk my life for wealth."

"That's true."

"If you were born a few years earlier, you would have a way. You could join the team guarding the border. After each battle, you would be given some unpurified magic crystals, which you could exchange for some spirit stones. Of course, all this is based on the premise that you are not torn to pieces by the monsters that pop out."

"Oh no, the city gate captain is here!"

The guards who had gathered together to chat immediately returned to their posts.

Seeing that their superior had not noticed their actions, the guards could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. Shortly after their superior left, two people dressed strangely entered their sight. The two were wearing snow-blue robes, which reminded them of the blue-purple glow reflected by the winter sun on the snow.

Both men were wearing hoods and masks. The short man walking in front had a few strands of black hair sticking out from his hood.

"What the hell is that? It looks like neither human nor ghost. Fortunately it's in broad daylight, otherwise it would be scary." A guard complained in a low voice. The next moment, his body trembled, and he felt a gaze falling on him through the dark fox mask. Suddenly, he felt the fear of being stared at by a ferocious beast.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" His colleague tapped him on the shoulder, and he woke up as if from a dream, feeling a chill on his back. He looked around and realized that the two people were gone. Suddenly, he seemed to see something, his face froze, and he didn't look at his colleague opposite him.

"Look at you. The captain of the city gate just came here and he will definitely not come back for a while." His colleagues thought he was looking to see if his boss was nearby, so they laughed at him.

"What are you going to do if I don't come?"

The voice behind him made his colleague stiffen. He slowly turned around and showed a flattering expression: "Sir."

"I'll let you go this time, but I won't do it again. If I catch you slacking off while on guard duty again, you won't get paid this month!"

"Yes, yes! Thank you, sir!" The colleague lowered his body and, from an angle where his superior couldn't see, revealed a smile that was uglier than crying.

A pair of strange people came to the city, wearing robes, hats, and masks on their faces, covering themselves up tightly. This strange dress attracted many people's attention, until the fox-faced man walking behind exuded a saintly aura, and people silently turned their eyes away.

"Why do we have to dress like this? It's a little too different." Xiao tilted his head back.

In order to make it easier to extend his wings, he changed back to his original outfit. When he flew near Lincheng, Xuan suddenly said he wanted to dress up again, and finally he dressed up like this eye-catching look now.

"Your looks and dress are so eye-catching that it's easy to leave a deep impression on others, which is not conducive to concealment," Xuan explained.

"But the way we are now is also likely to become the focus." Xiao retorted.

"But this kind of focus won't affect your daily life, right? You still need to mobilize your soul to perceive the aura, especially when the other person is deliberately restraining his aura. No one would be so bored as to constantly sense the aura of others. But the appearance is different, it is the most intuitive reflection of a person."

"..."

Xiao: If I didn’t know that you and I weren’t that familiar with each other, I would have almost thought that you had some weird possessiveness.

Passing by the familiar snack street, Xiao looked at the dazzling array of delicacies on both sides of the road, and suddenly remembered that Red Xiao had disappeared for a long time. Since he said he wanted to rest last night, he had not appeared until now, which was close to lunch time.

This seemed to be the first time this happened, and he was a little worried, so he went deep into his consciousness. There, he saw the red mandrill pacing back and forth, and he looked a little anxious.

Hmm? Red Mandrill is a little anxious? This is the first time I've seen this.

"What's wrong?" Red Xiao frowned and muttered. He was so scratchy in this place that he couldn't find the problem. It was like something dirty had sneaked into it.

Suddenly, he turned around and faced the other self behind him. His frown instantly relaxed, and a smile appeared on his devilish face: "Why are you here? Did you miss me?"

"What were you anxious about just now?" Xiao asked.

"I'm anxious? Oh, it's just your illusion." Hong Xiao retracted the smile on his face and replaced it with a cold expression. "By the way, what happened to you before? How did you suddenly have the ability to control fire?"

"I don't know either. I remember I should have shared that memory with you. Why do you suddenly bring this up? Can't even you see it?" Xiao showed a puzzled look.

Red Xiao lowered his eyes, then glanced at his other self: "Do you still have the ability to control fire now?"

Xiao sensed it carefully and gave an affirmative answer: "It is still there, but it is much weaker now, far less than when we dealt with the big bird before."

Hong Xiao pondered for a moment, then walked straight to his other self and whispered in his ear, "I will have full control of your body for the next two days. Do you have any objections?" After that, he continued to walk outside.

Xiao was stunned for a moment, then turned back to look at Hong Xiao: "The store you like is nearby. We haven't had lunch yet. Do you want to eat there?"

Red Xiao paused for a moment, and Xiao vaguely heard him hum softly.

Sensing the change in the aura of the person in front of him, Xuan whispered, "Long time no see. This should be our third meeting."

Xiao: "Hmm? The third time? When was the last time we met? Why don't I remember it? When did you meet behind my back?"

Red Mandrill: "What do you mean by 'behind your back'? It's as if I'm having an affair with him. I've already told you before, this guy has been eyeing you for a long time."

elf:"?"

Red Xiao: "Okay, okay, it's all my fault. I didn't wake you up when you were sleeping like a dead pig."

Hong Xiao glanced back, and then cast his gaze towards a small shop in front of him that he was very familiar with. From a distance, he could smell the fragrance wafting from inside, and the familiar smell mixed in it made him feel relieved after being troubled by the dirty things for a long time.

"I'll decide where to have lunch," he said in a nonchalant tone.

"Everything is up to the young master's arrangement."