The Death Knight, who had looked serious just a second ago, suddenly completely changed his vibe the next second.
One second, a fierce beast. The next second, an adorable beast.
It was clearly the same face, yet just the change in expression and behavior created a world of difference.
At this moment, looking at the "cute beast" in front of him, Rookie felt like his heart was about to melt from how adorable it was.
Earlier, Rookie had also heard Entity 303 mention things about the Death Knight.
At the time, Entity 303 would often complain to Rookie that whenever Little BUG would "take over," he would start "licking him all over," and his drool would always leave his clothes soaked.
That alone would have been fine. After all, Little BUG was a wolf, part of the canine family, so having some dog-like habits was perfectly normal.
But the key problem was that he shared a body with 007… so situations like this happened a lot.
Whenever Little BUG "took over," he would suddenly pounce over excitedly to play with Entity 303. And just as Little BUG jumped onto him, Xu Yuan would suddenly call everyone together for something.
Basically, whenever Xu Yuan summoned everyone, unless it was a special situation, the Death Knight was always the first to arrive. So every time they heard Xu Yuan's call, 007 would instantly "take over"…
And the result would be 007 lying on top of Entity 303, the two staring at each other face to face. Then 007 would awkwardly climb down and formally apologize.
Entity 303 would just give an obviously fake smile and wave his hand, saying it was fine.
After that, both of them would feel so awkward they wished they could disappear into the ground, yet still had to pretend nothing had happened…
When Rookie first heard Entity 303's complaints, he had laughed at him hard. After laughing, he immediately asked him a question.
"This probably didn't just happen once, right? If you feel awkward about it, why don't you just dodge when you see Little BUG jumping at you?"
But Entity 303 had sighed helplessly and replied, "I can't do that!!!"
Rookie found this answer extremely confusing. What was there that he couldn't do?
Entity 303 was definitely stronger than the Death Knight. Even if the Death Knight was very agile, if Entity 303 really wanted to dodge, it would be effortless.
But when Rookie voiced his confusion, Entity 303 didn't directly explain why he couldn't do it. Instead, he just patted Rookie on the shoulder and said, "You'll understand when you see it yourself…"
Rookie had always thought maybe Entity 303 had some unspeakable reason he couldn't talk about. But now, seeing the Death Knight in front of him, he finally understood.
Who could possibly resist such a big fluffy dog?
Rookie unconsciously reached out his hand, wanting to pet the Death Knight's fluffy fur. But halfway through, he suddenly remembered the awkward scenes Entity 303 had described earlier and quickly pulled his hand back.
He resisted the urge to pet the dog, smiled warmly at the Death Knight, deliberately slowed his speech, and spoke like he was talking to a child.
"Then… what's the important past between the Death Knight and Xu Yuan?"
After saying that, worried Little BUG might not understand, he added, "I mean, the past where you and 007 together came to acknowledge Xu Yuan."
Hearing Rookie's words, Little BUG twitched his ears, as if thinking about the question. After a moment, he finally spoke, "Actually, for a long time, I didn't like our king at all!"
It had to be said, Little BUG and 007 were truly complete opposites. 007 buried everything in his heart, while Little BUG said whatever was on his mind without holding back.
Little BUG's words shocked everyone present. Judging by their reactions, this was probably the first time Little BUG had spoken his true feelings.
Right after Little BUG finished, Entity 303, who had just recovered from his shock, asked with a puzzled expression, "Why?"
Hearing the question, Little BUG tilted his head and thought for a moment before answering, "Back at the Shores, I didn't get much time to come out and play, and the big dummy was always scolding me, telling me to behave better in front of our king."
"Even though I was the one who stayed by the big dummy's side all the time, he always put our king first."
"So during that time, I really didn't like our king."
Hearing this, everyone finally understood. They could all understand Little BUG's thoughts.
Little BUG was lively and active and needed a playmate. Although 007 had already tried his best to satisfy him, whenever something involving Xu Yuan came up, 007 would always put that first.
Over time, Little BUG naturally felt like he was being neglected by 007 because of Xu Yuan.
While everyone was still thinking, Little BUG continued, "I kept that thought in my heart for a long time. I never said it. The big dummy didn't know either."
"I didn't want to make things hard for the big dummy, but I was also very sad myself…"
At this point, Little BUG's ears drooped down. But soon, his two pairs of fluffy ears perked up again.
"Just when I was about to not be able to hold it in anymore, one day our king suddenly asked the big dummy to go fishing with him."
As he said this, Little BUG's thoughts slowly sank into those memories…
"Between Little BUG and me, who is more important to you?", That was the first sentence Xu Yuan said to 007 that day.
This question instantly struck both 007 and Little BUG. It was the question Little BUG had always kept inside but wanted to ask, and it was also something 007 himself had always been thinking about.
After Xu Yuan asked the question, 007 froze on the spot. Before he could even think about it, Xu Yuan continued, "All this time, you've been a qualified subordinate, but not a qualified family member."
At this point, Xu Yuan's eyes were full of self-blame. He looked away toward the calm lake surface.
"I'm glad you stand before me now as the Death Knight, but for you and Little BUG, this isn't a beautiful ending."
"My own negligence caused this outcome…"
"To be honest, I would rather the ones standing before me were still that zombie who always quietly stayed by my side and that carefree little wolf from before."
"They may not have been strong back then, but they were happy, because back then they gave each other their true hearts."
"But what about now? Are you happy? How long has it been since you truly opened your hearts to each other?"
At this point, Xu Yuan let out a long sigh and looked back at 007.
"Face what you really feel. Don't hide it. That's an order!"
Hearing this, 007 took a deep breath. After thinking for a long time, he finally spoke his true feelings.
"I'm not happy… I haven't been happy any day for a long time…"
"I want to give more of my time to Little BUG. I want him to be happy every day. But I also worry about you…"
Before 007 could finish, Xu Yuan interrupted him, "Is that because you can't trust me? Do you think I can't accept you and Little BUG?"
Hearing this, 007 quickly shook his head, "No!"
Seeing 007's flustered expression, Xu Yuan smiled warmly, patted his head, and said, "So, the question I asked you at the beginning wasn't really a multiple choice question for you, was it?"