Xia and long watched the demon sadly glance at him. Even the crayfish was not able to help him in this regard. It was the matter of heart, after all. He silently watched the demon fox spill agonizing tears. "I am not able to reciprocate your feelings, Bao. I—I love Aotian and I will only love him." he silently patted the demon's trebling knees. "You will meet someone wonderful and fall in love, imp sure of it."
Bao wiped his tears away and nodded. "Emmm, I will master. I want the same kind of love you share... I want that unconditional love too." He whispered pitifully.
Xia did not know how to answer to this. He just whispered that he forgave him for his lies and that he thought of him as a trusted friend which made the demon fox smirk widely.
Watching his master try so hard, the demon chuckled. "I know master, I know. You don't have to try so hard. I—I have indeed moved on. But I can tell that my feelings for you have diminished, but they have dulled over this past few weeks."
