Although Little Bug's retelling was a bit messy and jumped from one thing to another, after hearing what he said, everyone exchanged glances and showed knowing smiles.
After hearing this experience, their eyes also showed clear emotion.
At this moment, among everyone present, it seemed only Little Bug himself, the one telling the story, was not moved by what he had just said.
Although Little Bug had heard the entire conversation between 007 and Xu Yuan, their exchange was still too profound for him.
After all, he was just a little wolf, so he couldn't fully understand that conversation.
The reason he remembered this experience so clearly was entirely because of the second half of it.
Thinking of this, while continuing to recall the latter part of that experience, Little Bug went on, "Even though there were a lot of things our king and the big dummy said that I didn't really understand, after they finished talking about those things I didn't understand, I suddenly felt changes in my body…"
At this point, Little Bug scratched his ear, looking a bit troubled. He paused for quite a while before continuing, "I don't really know how to describe that feeling."
"It just felt like I suddenly became a lot more relaxed… because before that I always felt this heaviness in my chest and was very unhappy."
"That's why I remembered the things our king and the big dummy said. Even though I didn't really understand, I knew those words were good. They were words that could make the big dummy happy."
While Little Bug was telling this part of the story, Notch listened carefully with his ears, and his eyes weren't idle either. He had been watching the top of Little Bug's head the whole time.
At this moment, there was still no dense golden aura appearing above Little Bug's head. Seeing this, Notch thought for a moment and was just about to ask something when Little Bug shook his head and continued.
"After they finished talking, even though I felt my body become much more relaxed and my chest didn't feel heavy anymore, there was still a strange feeling in my heart."
"Even though the big dummy was already happy, I should have been happy too. But I didn't know why I wasn't as happy as I thought I would be."
"While I was thinking about that, I heard our king tell 007 that he wanted to talk with me alone."
As he said this, Little Bug's face immediately showed a proud expression. His fluffy tail also returned to "propeller mode."
While recalling every detail from that time, he continued, "Even though the big dummy and I share one body, our minds can actually… block… each other… I think that's the word… yeah… we can block each other."
"So after our king said he wanted to talk to me alone, the big dummy let me take control and then blocked me out."
"When I faced our king alone while the big dummy had blocked me… at first I was really a little scared."
"But my nose is very sensitive! At that time, our king smelled warm, just like the sunshine on the Shores… so I stopped being scared."
At this point, Little Bug wagged his tail as he sank into his memories…
"O-our king… why did you make the big… 007… block me…"
At that time, Little Bug had actually been treating Xu Yuan like an imaginary rival. Even though he couldn't smell any danger from Xu Yuan, for some reason he still felt a bit guilty inside.
Seeing Little Bug's timid appearance, Xu Yuan quietly sighed, then smiled at him and answered, "Of course I asked 007 to block you because I didn't want him eavesdropping."
At this point, Xu Yuan reached out and patted Little Bug's head, then said softly, "You have your own little secrets too, don't you?"
Hearing this, Little Bug immediately thought of the little secret he had never wanted to tell 007.
As soon as he thought of it, his ears instantly drooped, his gaze shifted away from Xu Yuan, and he quietly lowered his head, not daring to look at him again.
Seeing him like this, Xu Yuan slowly stroked the fur on Little Bug's head and said gently, "Let me guess…"
"The little secret you've been hiding probably has something to do with me, right?"
Hearing this, Little Bug's eyes widened in shock as he looked at Xu Yuan. Even though he didn't speak, his face clearly said How did you know?
Having his thoughts suddenly exposed, Little Bug originally thought he would forcibly wake up 007 and run away in panic.
But for some reason, the presence and scent Xu Yuan gave off at that moment instead made him feel unusually safe.
Xu Yuan hadn't even asked anything further, yet without realizing it, Little Bug himself spoke the secret he had buried deep in his heart for a long time.
"I… I don't like you anymore."
This secret hidden deep in his heart was something he had never dared to say. Even in front of 007, the one he relied on and trusted the most, he had never revealed even a trace of it.
Because he was afraid 007 would dislike him because of it.
But for some reason, he ended up telling this secret to Xu Yuan, the very person involved.
After saying it, Little Bug felt much lighter. But right after speaking, he began to regret it. That wasn't what he really meant to say, but he didn't know how to properly express what he was thinking. Just as he was about to explain, Xu Yuan interrupted him.
Hearing those words, Xu Yuan didn't show even the slightest displeasure. Instead, he smiled with relief, patted Little Bug's head, and said, "That just means you truly like 007 very much. That puts my mind at ease."
"I already entrusted him to you, and entrusted you to him. You were always meant to be the ones who care most about each other. There's nothing wrong with that."
Hearing Xu Yuan's words, Little Bug froze for a moment. His mind suddenly felt empty, but his heart felt warm.
After thinking hard for a long time, he suddenly threw himself into Xu Yuan's arms.
"I… I'm an idiot! I'm a big idiot!!!"
"I don't dislike you!! It's because… it's because of the big dummy!!"
"But I'm too stupid! I don't know how to say it… what you just said was right, I really do care about the big dummy…"
"But… but I also care about you… and also about the one who sets fires… and Long Long… and Stinky Bones…"
"I shouldn't have said I didn't like you and made you sad… I could smell it… I'm sorry…"
At this point, Little Bug suddenly seemed to think of something. His eyes lit up as he suddenly jumped up.
He looked at Xu Yuan with excitement and asked with a face full of anticipation, "I… I like the big dummy the most, the most, the most! I like our king the most, the most! I like the one who sets fires, Long Long, and Stinky Bones the most too…"
"Everyone is who I like the most! Then nobody will be sad, right?"
Hearing this, Xu Yuan reached out and gently rubbed his face, smiling warmly as he said, "As long as it comes from your heart, then nobody will be sad."
"Trust your feelings. And if you're still not sure, just turn around and look at your tail."
As he spoke, Xu Yuan gently turned Little Bug's head backward.
When Little Bug saw his rapidly spinning tail, which was even kicking up sand around it, that strange feeling he had earlier finally disappeared completely.
He seemed to understand something, but he couldn't quite put it into words.
But silently, he made a decision in his heart. He wanted to stay with 007 forever, stay with Xu Yuan, and stay with everyone he liked on the Shores.