"I want to go with you!" Xiao Long's grip on her leg tightened. "You're the best Pink Skin ever! And you make good food! And you smell nice! And even though you do weird naked adult stuff with Uncle Qing, you're still my favorite! Please please PLEASE can I come?!"
"Xiao Long—" Mo Yan started.
"PLEEEEEEASE!" The boy was doing the full-on puppy eyes now. "I'll be good! I promise! I won't climb on people! I won't eat the soap! I won't spy on anyone doing adult stuff EVER AGAIN!"
Xin Yi looked helplessly at Mo Yan. "I..…I don't think that's a good idea. I mean, I'm going back to Azure Scale territory, and then probably into a war zone when Hei Yan finds out about—" She gestured vaguely at her neck, where two marks now sat side by side.
Mo Yan studied his son for a long moment. Then he sighed. "Very well."
"WHAT?!" Xin Yi and Qing Lin said simultaneously.
