"Master, the little gege is behaving weirdly," the golden caterpillar on Xin Hulei's shoulder says.
From the floor, Yao Shen watches in shock at Xin Hulei hums in acknowledgement of the caterpillar's words.
So, Yao Shen isn't going crazy.
Of course that means there's a talking caterpillar on Xin Hulei's shoulder so he doesn't feel all that reassured.
Xin Hulei gets up and walks around the table to help Yao Shen off the floor. "What happened?"
"Uh, I, I lost my balance," Yao Shen says, studiously avoiding the golden spikes moving back and forth on Xin Hulei's shoulder and focusing on a point somewhere in the distance.
"Master, I don't think he's saying the truth," the caterpillar says.
Yao Shen sets the chair upright and sits down again, still studiously avoiding looking in the direction of Xin Hulei's right shoulder.
