Xiqu stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.

It doesn't take any action.

It's not in a hurry.

Rather, he is like a confident hunter, waiting for his prey to come to him.

…

The footsteps are getting closer.

It's a bit hasty.

The sound of falling to the ground was not very loud, not as penetrating as the sound of broken branches and leaves being trampled.

The corners of Xiqu's grin were even wider.

Not an adult.

But a human cub.

It likes human babies.

…

It stared at the bushes on the edge.

A rustling sound sounded.

Then, a human cub walked out.

Looking at the human cub's eyes that suddenly widened, it revealed a cheerful smile.

Very good, still a human kid who can see it.

It can finally have a big meal.

…

But immediately, it became a little confused by the emotion in the eyes of the human cub.

Not fear, not panic.

But hate.

Why?

Seeing the human cub rushing toward it with pursed lips, it found it extremely funny.

I actually laughed out loud.

It decided that, for the sake of the human cub's entertainment, it would wait and break the human cub's neck first.

You know, many times, it prefers the food to be fresh.

This will also make its eating more lively.

Because of the constant screams in my ears.

The look of pain and fear on a human's face will also whet his appetite.

…

Xiqu still didn't make any move.

When the human cub rushed to its side, it lazily flicked its tail.

It knows that if it exerts even a little force, it may hurt its meal.

That would be bad.

…

The human cub spun in circles several times like a top.

It looked interesting, and I played it several times.

Finally, when he saw the human cub lying on the ground panting, he stopped playing his game with some unfinished content.

It wrapped its tail around the human cub and lifted her up, ignoring the human cub's desperate struggle.

Immediately, it frowned, not because the human cub looked at it with hatred, but because it discovered that the human cub was sweating.

It doesn't like a too salty taste.

After thinking for a while, it stood up and walked deeper into the forest.

There is a river there.

It plans to put human cubs in bubbles inside.

…

Along the way, the human cub kept struggling, kicking its legs, breaking off its tail with its hands, and biting its tail with its teeth.

Although it was innocuous, Xiqu felt a little annoyed.

It wagged its tail.

The screams of the human cubs immediately made it feel better again.

It's a beautiful sound, isn't it?

...

"Plop~"

Xiqu put the human cub into the water.

Although it was a little lighter, the large splash of water told it that it was still using too much force.

The water reached the head of the human cub.

After waiting for a while, it raised its tail.

"Wow~"

...

"Ahem~"

The human cub was coughing violently, with an almost heart-wrenching smell.

Her heart was beating very fast, as if her heart would jump out of her throat in the next second.

There is a dull pain in my nose and throat.

My eyes were filled with mist, and thin streams of water were dripping from my hair.

...

Xiqu turned the human cub upside down and soaked it in the water for several times.

Then, it lifted the human cub in front of itself, which was all wet and looked like a plucked chicken.

The strong smell of water vapor on the human cub made it grin.

He showed a satisfied smile.

very good.

Cleaned.

It's ready to eat.

...

Just when the tip of Xiqu's tail touched the neck of the human cub -

It still remembered its previous decision to break the neck of the human cub before eating her.

However, it also remembered its previous doubts.

The human cub, which had finally recovered its breath, looked at it that way again.

The kind of look that gave it inexplicable hatred.

Having seen so many human beings fearing it, such a look of pure hatred made it a little bit novel.

Rarely, it has become somewhat interested in a human cub.

"Wow wow~ wow wow wow~"

...

Xiqu, who didn't wait for a reply, suddenly realized that humans couldn't understand what it said.

If there is a language barrier...

Then there's no way.

Although Xiqu felt a little regretful, he didn't care too much.

Originally, it just wanted to know the reason why a human cub hated it so much on a whim.
To be continued...