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Chapter 1604 - 1597: Childhood Sweethearts

Chapter 1604: Chapter 1597: Childhood Sweethearts

Ten-year-old Huayu Ting had always led a glum life. In the Sects, aside from his busy senior brother, he didn’t have a single friend. Therefore, during his spare time, he would leave the Sects and wander the fields outside to clear his mind.

The Sects generally did not allow disciples to leave on their own, but Huayu Ting was an exception. The people of the Sects dared not offend him and could only send someone to follow him from a distance, ensuring only that he returned safely.

He sat by the river, silently gazing at its reflective surface. At this moment, his mind was completely blank, as he didn’t know what to think about.

Just as he was lost in his reverie, suddenly a small stone flew over, not only disrupting the ripples on the water but also splashing his face with water.

Out of anger, he frowned and turned his head to look, seeing a little girl holding a clay pot curiously sizing him up.

The girl had large eyes that were bright without being seductive, pure yet alluring. Huayu Ting had never seen such a cute girl before, and he was instantly mesmerized.

Following the girl’s head, he saw a pair of fluffy large ears trembling, which dispelled his doubts.

Members of the Qingqiu Clan, the beauty icons of the Demon Clan; every member of the Qingqiu Clan, even just mixed-blood descendants, would be much more beautiful than an average girl.

This was a girl much younger than him, holding a clay pot almost as big as her own head, seemingly preparing to fetch water by the river.

Despite being naturally charming, this was Kyushu after all, where the majority of Demon Clan members end up as slaves, having to work from as young as a few years old.

But after all, being a child, this girl didn’t seem to be aware of Huayu Ting’s status, and thus did not keep her distance or show the deliberate respect others did, but rather treated him as one of her own kind.

While Huayu Ting was staring at her, the little girl didn’t seem to mind at all. She brought her clay pot to the riverbank, then knelt on a rock, stirring the clear water with her hands, simply and purely playing in the water.

"What are you doing sitting here?" After playing with the water for a while, the little girl turned her head, tilting it curiously as she asked.

Huayu Ting was used to silence, but the little girl didn’t seem to find it awkward. She turned back and continued playing in the water. She adjusted her position on the rock, stretched her little feet into the water, and started splashing about joyfully.

Huayu Ting silently watched her; she was clothed in coarse hemp garments that ill-fitted her, looking quite large and tied at the waist with a straw rope, which appeared somewhat comical.

After staring for a while, just as he was about to avert his gaze, suddenly he heard a splash followed by a burst of rapid splashing sounds. Looking up, he saw the little girl had slipped into the river and was now frantically struggling, splashing water high.

Ignoring death was never Huayu Ting’s creed, even if the other was a member of the Demon Clan. Without thinking, he jumped into the river and lifted the little girl out.

The river water was not deep, barely reaching the little girl’s neck, but in her panic, she flailed wildly, nearly drowning herself in such a shallow stretch. As soon as she felt Huayu Ting’s hand, she clung to his body like an octopus, refusing to let go.

This posture brought Huayu Ting great trouble, and it took him quite an effort to drag the little girl to the shore, leaving him so exhausted that he simply lay down.

The little girl coughed a few times, coughing up the water she had swallowed, and then began to regain her strength. She let go of the tightly grasped hands, leaned over Huayu Ting, and stared down at him from above.

"You’re amazing," the little girl said excitedly, her large eyes sparkling.

"The water isn’t deep," Huayu Ting sighed with relief, responding somewhat irritably.

"My clothes are all wet, I’ll be scolded when I get back," the girl seemed unconcerned about his complaint but instead was staring at her own clothes, worriedly speaking.

"My clothes got ripped because of you," Huayu Ting sighed and said.

"What should we do, should I give you my clothes in compensation?" the girl looked at the place she had ripped, cautiously asking.

Her clothes were worn-out coarse hemp fabrics of unknown hand-me-downs, while Huayu Ting’s clothes were unequivocally expensive garments. But the innocent girl seemed to think they were equivalent, so right after speaking, she prepared to take off her clothes.

"I don’t want your clothes, get off me right now," Huayu Ting said with a frown.

It was his first glimpse of a girl’s fair and delicate skin; for a ten-year-old child like him, such an enlightenment was too early.

Upon hearing this, the little girl slowly got off him and sat beside him, looking like she had done something wrong, anxiously staring at him.

Both of them were soaking wet, a breeze came along, and they shivered together, then looked at each other.

"It’s so cold, let’s take off our clothes and sun them dry, otherwise we’ll get sick when we go back," the little girl suggested, blinking her big eyes.

"No, don’t take off your clothes in front of others, it’s shameful," Huayu Ting said, his face blushing, struggling for a while before he spoke.

"But that’s what I do in front of mom," the little girl said, tilting her head.

"Mom..." Hearing this word, Huayu Ting’s expression dimmed, and he murmured, lowering his eyelids.

Taking advantage of Huayu Ting’s silence, the little girl quickly stripped off her clothes, hung them by the river to dry, and then sat beside him, quietly hugging her legs.

Huayu Ting couldn’t bear to look at her directly. Helplessly, he took off his outer robe and handed it to the little girl to wrap around herself.

"Aren’t you taking the rest off?" the little girl asked innocently.

"I’m not as thick-skinned as you," Huayu Ting said moodily.

"You will get scolded when you go back," the little girl reminded.

"No one will scold me..." Huayu Ting said, his expression gloomy, and added in a whisper only he could hear, "No one dares..."

"Do you come here often?" the little girl continued to ask.

"What do you want to ask?" Huayu Ting asked warily.

"If you come often, when I’m free, I can come here to find you to play," the little girl said excitedly.

"You don’t have someone to accompany you either?" Huayu Ting asked with some sympathy.

"Hmm? Mom is busy, and I have grown up, I should work too," the little girl said matter-of-factly.

"I come here often." Huayu Ting looked down silently for a moment, then nodded and said.

"That’s great, I’ll find you here then," the little girl exclaimed with excitement, "By the way, my name is Fei Yu, what’s your name?"

"I’m called..." Just as Huayu Ting was about to answer, he suddenly remembered the distancing caused by his identity. So after a pause, he turned and said, "I’m called Ating."

"Ating!" said Fei Yu, jumping up excitedly, standing in front of Huayu Ting, and happily said, "Will you come back tomorrow?"

"It depends..." Huayu Ting kept his head down, unable to directly face her opened robe, awkwardly tying the robe string while speaking.

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