Wang raised a finger and, with a solemn tone, said to Cai,

"Do you know, foolish woman? There are many things in this world that are not as simple as they appear on the surface. Take the recent game, for example. The winner may not truly win, and the loser may not truly lose."

"I see!" Cai clapped her hands together.

With her eyelids raised, her eyes widened slightly, and her voice became more pleasing,

"Do you know? It's not a good habit to make excuses just because you lost a card game!"

Cai meant nothing more than putting on a serious face and stating a simple fact.

"..."

Wang couldn't find the words to speak, not because he was shocked, but because he couldn't speak.

In such a situation, silence was the best response.

However, Cai's intention was not to leave him speechless. Otherwise, she wouldn't have comforted him by saying,

"It's normal to win and lose. Whenever you played cards, I could tell your next move just by looking at your facial expressions."

"Hold on, say that again!"

"Huh? What did I say?"

"That sentence you said earlier."

"Um, I said 'winning and losing are normal'."

"Not that, the one before that."

"When you played cards, I could tell your next move just by looking at your facial expressions, even though I'm not good at reading people's expressions..."

"That's the one!"

Thanks to meeting the honest Cai, Wang finally understood a mystery that had troubled him for years:

"No wonder whenever I played cards with Xiao Ying and the others, I would always lose a dozen games in a row abnormally. Those guys were trying to trick me!"

Wang stood up and prepared to confront his subordinates about this.

Cai, out of a peacekeeping mentality, grabbed the sleeve of his animal skin jacket from below. When she felt his gaze on her, she shook her head and said,

"Let it go, don't dwell on these things."

"How could I? It's a matter of integrity between people and demons! Otherwise, in the future, can I still have fun playing with those guys?"

"Even if Sister and the others don't target your weakness, the outcome wouldn't be any different. Your luck in playing cards is just so poor!"

Cai let go of the arm she was dragging with effort, and it sagged suddenly.

The person who reacted like this had the expression of someone who had been dealt a blow, appearing despondent.

"Yes, the problem lies with my luck (personality). People like me are never meant to play cards."

In the gradually increasing brightness outside the window, Wang's expression became even more depressed;

As there was not much light in the corner, Wang simply huddled here, covering his face with both hands and lowering his head;

In the now bright room, the darkness in the corner became even more prominent, accentuating a heavy gray atmosphere.

"Are you alright?"

"Tch, leave me alone, let me be alone for a while."

"Why are you so disheartened over just a few games?"

"A foolish woman like you would never understand. Victors like you will never comprehend the mindset of the losers."

Cai figured it out:

At this moment, seeking the rationality behind his depressed mood was clearly not a wise move. Instead, she should understand it like this:

Regardless of being a girl or a boy, everyone has a few days each month when they experience intense emotional fluctuations.

Commonly known as "throwing a tantrum"!

As the time spent together increased, Cai gradually began to understand the opposite sex in front of her;

She started to realize that the other person had many seemingly contradictory personality traits.

If the previous Wang was domineering and unreasonable;

Then the current Wang is willful and unreasonable.

At first glance, these two personalities seem to be no different, both representing someone's degree of rudeness, but the emotions contained in them are different.

The latter "unreasonable" is closer to a childlike natural reaction, which is a rare innocent side that Cai sees in the other person!

Cai poked a finger and touched the shoulder of the person in front of her.

"Don't mind me!"

As a result, the shoulder on that side immediately tightened, and there was a slow motion big palm that swatted at the finger.

Cai poked her finger a second time, and the other person moved their body again to indicate refusal.

After two attempts at physical contact, a rare color appeared on Cai's pale face, and she made a small voice:

"So cute!"

When Wang has a tantrum, his attitude becomes indifferent and he accompanies it with intense physical actions;

Isn't that similar to this?

For a moment, Cai thought it would be nice to continue playing like this, but reason stopped her body from acting.

(Whispering) "It's my fault that you've become like this, what can I do to make it up to you?"

Cai wanted to cheer up Wang, so she quietly left the room.

As she was leaving, she gently leaned the chair against the entrance of the door, so that a gust of wind wouldn't automatically close it.

Thinking alone is not a commendable choice, and Cai believes more in the truth of collective wisdom, so she searched along the mountain road to see if anyone could help her.

Not long after, Cai bumped into a tall one-eyed Troll.

"Wait a minute!"

The height difference between the two was too great. If Cai hadn't spoken out, the other person might not have noticed her.

"Hello, big sister! Why aren't you with the boss today?"

The Troll made a polite gesture, but the doubt was not dispelled.

Cai thought it would be better not to say too many details, so she cut to the chase and approached the Troll with an inquiring tone:

"Based on your understanding of your boss, do you know any ways to change his bad mood to a good one?"

"I don't know! But if it were me, hunting prey on the mountain would make me happy."

Just as they were speaking, a wild rabbit was about to run past.

So the Troll, right in front of the big sister, demonstrated it himself, raising the club in his hand!

After a muffled sound, the rabbit was sent flying into the sky, and just before it was about to fall, the Troll raised his hand and caught the prey.

"Although the boss has brought us rabbits from the market, I still think that wild game caught by yourself tastes the best... Big sister, do you want one?"

The Troll handed the rabbit, which had already become quite miserable in appearance, to the big sister;

Out of consideration for not wanting to have nightmares tonight, Cai politely declined this primitive gesture of goodwill.

Taking a few seconds to say goodbye, Cai continued to move forward.

The second creature she encountered was a dog-like monster.

At first, Cai just thought it was strange to see dogs in the natural area that were almost the same height as her, and didn't feel that there was anything unusual.

It wasn't until the moment they brushed past each other that she heard unclear pronunciation:

"Are you the leader? I stood at the back of the formation yesterday and saw you from a distance. Woof!"

"Are you also under that person's command?"

Cai turned around and shook the plush paw that stretched in front of her. She unexpectedly felt warm.

"Why is the leader here? Woof! If you're here to buy something, I'm happy to run errands for you."

Cai smiled and nodded a few times, only asking the friendly little dog a question she had asked before:

"Do you know how to make your boss happy?"

"Woof! I would be happy if I received a big bone as a gift, whether it's a cow bone or a sheep bone."

"I see... Sorry for taking up your time."

Cai touched the dog's head within reach of her palm and then looked for another suitable person to consult with.

On her journey, the demons Cai encountered differed greatly from the demons she and the villagers had in mind, which was subversive.

It was normal for people to hate demons;

Even Cai, who wasn't so biased in her thinking, wondered if the other party was a bloodthirsty beast before seeing a real demon;

Her thinking was relatively friendly, while the people in the village directly defined all demons as monsters who devoured human flesh.

But what about now?

Leaving aside the rest, the demons Cai had encountered were all rough, living a primitive lifestyle;

They were far less intelligent than humans, unable to build cities or create sophisticated things, and couldn't even sew clothes with clear lines;

But they were truly not evil!

Because being naive doesn't mean being bad, and being of a different race doesn't mean being bad.

To Cai, the group of demons were the subordinates of that person, and the ones she could converse with.

"Oh, what a coincidence! My luck is really bad!"

The shadow with both bird and human characteristics landed in front of Cai, its wings covering its mouth, as if it could laugh lightly at any moment.

"Big sister, I finally met you again!"

Cai was prepared to give a hug, but the harpy took a few steps back as if disdainful, so she gave up the idea.

"Let's talk properly, no physical contact!"

Under the strong insistence of the harpy, Cai could only summarize her previous experiences in the shortest possible words.

Immediately, she sincerely clasped her hands and pleaded with the harpy:

"Please, big sister, tell me what I should do to improve that person's mood?"

"Heh heh, how can I tell you? If I understood the boss's heart, I wouldn't have any business with a little girl like you."

"I don't understand."

Cai's face exemplified what "confused" meant.

"It's better if you don't understand. In any case, the only advice I can give you on this matter is one thing."

The harpy hopped forward a couple of times, using one wing to tilt Cai's ear and then bringing its crimson lips close to the ignorant little girl's ear.

"Like this, like that..."

After a secret conversation, Cai's face became more and more rosy, feeling as if she had been taking tonics for several years.

By the end of the secret conversation, the healthy blush finally extended to her ears, as if applying makeup to her beautiful ears.

"Is this method really feasible? Big sister, are you not lying to me?"

Cai was slightly hesitant about whether to follow the advice just given, but the big sister in front of her encouraged her:

"Everything has a first time, so go ahead and try it with confidence! After all, the boss's mood couldn't possibly get any worse."

"Since big sister said so... okay, I'll follow that advice and hope to make that person happy!"

Whether it's making up for mistakes or improving relationships,

In any case, as a still innocent young girl, bravely taking on responsibilities."