Thud.
"Ow!"
Jucyun, who had been running across the grass, tripped over a stone and fell flat on her face.
But children raised on the grasslands had always been tough. She immediately got back up and brushed the dirt from her clothes.
Only, the rattan ball in her hand had rolled beneath a massive stone mill, and she could not retrieve it.
Little Jucyun immediately pouted without a word, tears welling in her eyes.
The "maid" from before stepped forward, rubbed Jucyun's head, then came to the stone mill. She extended one fair arm and exerted a little force, lifting the entire stone mill with one hand!
Liu Di was instantly dumbfounded from afar!
Judging by its appearance alone, that stone mill weighed at least a thousand jin!
Yet that woman had lifted it with one hand!
Jucyun reached in like a little fox, grabbed the rattan ball, and broke into a smile through her tears. "Thank you, Mother!"
Mother?
Liu Di was completely stunned.
Then, the "young maid" gently set down the stone mill, turned back with a smile, and looked at Liu Di.
The moment that gaze fell upon him—
A chill rose from the depths of Liu Di's heart!
Zhaojun!
That was Zhaojun!
Thirty years had passed, yet her appearance had barely changed. She was still as breathtakingly beautiful as ever, as though everything had happened only yesterday.
The only difference was a small lock of snowy silver hair amid the blue hair swept behind her head. Rather than diminishing her beauty, it added a touch of mature charm.
Liu Di's heart tightened.
Zhaojun truly possessed natural beauty—she could even turn back the years!
Zhaojun let the child continue playing on her own and walked slowly toward Liu Di with graceful steps.
When she arrived before him,