After I awakened my inner voice, I became the treasure of my family.

Chapter 223 Because we've both become spirits!

Faced with Xiao Luan's question, Situ Wenqi grinned: "Then can you communicate with them?"

Uh... to be honest, I don't really understand. They seem a bit silly and have no idea what I'm trying to say!

Situ Wenqi: [Then why can I hear you? You're a bird, I'm a dog, we're completely different species!]

Xiao Ai flapped its wings and replied matter-of-factly, "That's because we've both become spirits!"

Situ Wenqi: [You didn't say that just now! You were so adamant that you were just a bird and could never become a spirit! Why have you changed your mind now?]

Xiao Luan explained confidently: "Oh, it's because I'm afraid of those liars and bad people! What if I stupidly admit that I've become a spirit, and they kidnap me and use me to do bad things?"

Look at me now, so weak and helpless, I have no ability to resist at all! Besides, I'm a clever bird who has read countless books and read countless stories, and many plots in those books develop in this way!

Xiao Luan looked puzzled: [What does this have to do with reading storybooks?]

Situ Wenqi: [Heh... So your master is showing you storybooks? Is this some kind of special education for you?]

Xiao Luan was completely bewildered by his question and asked in return with a puzzled look, "What could possibly be the connection between these two things?"

Situ Wenqi: [Fine, then tell me, why are you so sure they're good people? You're just a weakling who can't do anything.]

[Also, don't you think they could trick you out of some treasure? Or rather, in your eyes, is everyone except your mistress, Su Qianqian, a big bad guy or a big liar?]

Otherwise, how could he not see something so simple?

Ha ha……

Now it's clear that the problem lies with this bird; its brain capacity is probably not as big as a walnut kernel!

Hmm, its brain isn't that big, is it?

I still have more of myself!

Xiao Luan stared at Situ Wenqi in disbelief, her little mouth remaining silent for a long time.

But...but...

Situ Wenqi stood there, his brows furrowed, his eyes fixed on the little creature in front of him, but he never got to hear it say what it was going to say next.

After a long while, Situ Wenqi finally couldn't help but ask again: "But what 'but'?"

"But..." Xiao Luan said awkwardly, "If they weren't bad people, why would they make me leave my master's side?"

After saying this, Xiao Luan seemed to recall something sad, and her eyes gradually reddened.

Situ Junwen asked, "Who is your master?"

Xiao Luan sniffed and replied in a slightly choked voice, "Of course, it's the most beautiful and kindest fairy in the world..."

At this point, its voice suddenly became cheerful, as if all its troubles could instantly disappear as soon as it mentioned its owner.

Every time I see my owner smile, I feel a warm feeling in my heart, like basking in the sunshine.

Situ Wenqi rolled his eyes at him and asked, "Your master, her name isn't Su Qianqian, is it?"

Xiao Luan's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Situ Wenqi, blurting out, "How did you know? Did they tell you? Hmm, that must be it, right?"

Situ Wenqi gently shook his head. "It wasn't them who told me. Actually, it's quite a coincidence; my previous master was also Su Qianqian."

【What?! What a coincidence!】 Xiao Luan opened her mouth wide in disbelief, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Situ Wenqi: [What's even more coincidental is that, like you, I have absolutely no memories of being human. I always mistakenly believed I was just a dog demon who had cultivated to the point of being able to transform into human form. And I even absurdly thought I was Su Qianqian's lover!]

Upon hearing this, Xiao Luan was so frightened that her voice trembled, and the fur on her body almost stood on end. She cried out in terror:

[What?! You actually dare to dream of becoming your master's lover? But you're clearly... a dog, while your master is a respectable human being! This is utterly absurd!]

Then, in a fit of rage, she yelled: "Hmph, you're ugly, but you dream big... I really don't know where you get the guts!"

Hmph! He doesn't even dare to think about it.

Sigh, the main reason he was afraid his master would be angry if he found out.

Xiao Luan: [Actually, I don't dare to have such improper thoughts. Because I'm afraid that if my master finds out my feelings, she will definitely be angry, and I'm afraid she won't want me anymore.]

Situ Wenqi: [Tch, it's not that I dare to think it, it's mainly the master's fault. Why did she give me such a misleading name? She actually called you 'Ai Ren,' isn't that obviously meant to cause misunderstanding?]

Xiao Luan: "..."

[Another time, when I deliberately ignored her and hid in the house sulking, she actually rushed over to find the elderly couple next door for help, saying she wanted to save her "Ai Ren"...]

Without a word, the man kicked the door open. As you can imagine, when they saw the scene before them, the couple were completely dumbfounded…

Imagine, in a normal person's mind, a person is anxiously trying to save someone, and the other person is also anxiously trying to save the person.

But when they kicked the door open, the neighbor's "lover" turned out to be not a person, but a big dog.

Can you imagine the level of shock?

Little Luan was so shocked by this sudden turn of events that she almost fell off the pillar. She flapped her wings a few times and barely managed to steady herself.

"You...you're lying to me, right? How is this possible?!" Xiao Luan stammered, her voice filled with disbelief.

Situ Wenqi calmly replied, "This is based on my own experience. You're good with words, aren't you? If you still don't believe me, you can have someone take you to see the doctor who treated Su Qianqian."

You'll know the truth then.

After saying that, he slightly raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a meaningful smile.

Haha, I'll bet a bone.

It bets that the silly bird wouldn't dare to bet.

Xiao Luan: [...]

It clearly has no interest in verifying the truth of the matter. For it, knowing too much about some things is not necessarily a good thing.

Seeing this, Situ Wenqi continued to press on: "What, you're afraid? Are you afraid that what I've said is true, and that once it's proven, it will ruin your relationship with your master?"

These words were like a sharp arrow, piercing straight into Xiao Luan's heart.

Situ Wenqi: [So, you like her?]

No, no, no... I'm just a bird, how could I possibly fall in love with a human...?

Little Luan shook its head frantically, repeating the same phrase over and over, as if it could convince itself. However, its claws, constantly stomping on the pole, betrayed its true thoughts.

Looking at Xiao Luan's expression, Situ Wenqi couldn't help but smile wryly and say, "Actually, before I knew I was human, I also liked her."

Hearing this, Xiao Luan's eyes widened, and she asked in bewilderment, "You mean, after you found out you were human, you stopped liking her? Why is that?"

[Also, feelings of liking someone aren't so easily taken back. How can you say you like someone when you like them and then easily let go when you don't? It must mean you don't like many people...]

Situ Wenqi: [But she lied to me first! If it weren't for her, how could I have gone from a respectable person to this state—a pitiful dog! Not only that, I've even lost my memories as a human being!]

If she truly loved me, she could have just told me openly. Why resort to such methods? She turned me into a dog, then erased my memories, and finally made me appear before her like a newborn, completely ignorant infant.

Is she doing all this just to make me develop some kind of "baby bird complex" with her? That's going too far!

Situ Wenqi continued to shout angrily, "Hmph! How can the so-called love she created through those despicable means be called true love? If that is true love, then what about her feelings for me?"

"I've only been away from her for less than two months, and she's already found someone new so quickly, setting her sights on you..." Situ Wenqi's tone became increasingly agitated as he said this.

Xiao Luan listened silently to Situ Wenqi's complaints and accusations, without uttering a single word.

Actually, if we look at it from other perspectives, he might have been able to try to defend Su Qianqian, but faced with the undeniable fact before him—that in less than two months since Situ Wenqi "left"—he was forced to back down.

Su Qianqian shifted her emotional focus so easily; that was quite fast.

It's important to understand that Situ Wenqi didn't really leave her back then; he was simply "found" by his former "master".

If she truly wanted to find him, it wouldn't have been difficult, but instead...

Xiao Luan finally couldn't help but ask: "But how did she know you were Situ Wenqi?"

Situ Wenqi calmed himself down slightly and slowly replied, "Before I turned into a dog, I had a brief encounter with her. Unfortunately, I was busy at the time and didn't pay her any attention."

Sigh! Perhaps it was because of my oversight that she misunderstood me, thinking I was cold towards her. Then, somehow, I suddenly turned into a dog…