Inspired by those Bai He and Azure ideas floating around, but Azure having to pick up Bai He from school since everyone else is in the scroll?
Mrs. Li had seen a lot of things, especially related to the Zhu-Tang family.
Most of those were honestly good things. Qi Xiaotian had been a great student, even if he got a little distracted by things sometimes. When the couple presented Bai He, a young girl that they had adopted in the wake of the Lady Bone Demon's attack, Li was delighted to meet her. The young girl was just as great as her newly adopted brother. The list of who could pick her up was even bigger, including the largest river demon Li had seen in this city and his cat. That didn't include the fact that Xiaotian was now their city's hero.
This tall lion was just the latest.
"Apologies, Xiaotian would've called ahead, but some things came up." The lion pushed forward a folded-up note. "He didn't want his sister to be forgotten about, so he asked that I pick her up."
Li picked up the note and unfolded it. Yep, she recognized that scrawl. Something about a scroll eating his parents and the other members on the contact list, this was Azure Lion, he was so sorry about not calling ahead, and on and on until he finally gave permission for this Azure Lion to pick up Bai He. It was exactly the kind of thing she could imagine him doing. She glanced up at the lion, taking him in.
He was incredibly good-looking, even with the old-fashioned clothes. If Li was single, she would've tried to flirt, just a little bit. He also seemed a little nervous, looking around, even with his easy air of confidence. She was tempted to ask more questions, but she trusted Xiaotian.
"Alright." She pulled up the phone and tapped in Bai He's class number. "We were getting worried when nobody showed to pick her up."
"Is she always picked up?"
"Well, considering that she's recovering from a nasty case of possession, yes." That might've been too much information, but his eyes were warm.
Soon enough, Bai He arrived. She only looked briefly surprised until Azure passed her a note. She unfolded it and looked it over, raising a brow. "Are they okay?"
"They should be. I have a lot of faith in Qi Xiaotian and Long Xiaojiao."
Her smile lit up her face, just like Xiaotian's sunshine grin. "You should." She held out her hand. "Come on, I'm tired."
Azure took her hand. "As you wish, my dear."