"Ling'er is such a good girl."
Hao Shuai naturally wasn't going to admit that eating papayas was his own peculiar hobby. Instead, he affectionately tapped Zhao Ling'er on the bridge of her nose.
"Ling'er is always obedient." Zhao Ling'er didn't resist his intimate gesture. She hugged him and said softly, "Brother Hao Shuai, would you like a papaya? I'll pick one for you."
"Uh, no, I'll pass. You eat it, Ling'er." Hao Shuai firmly declined, then changed the subject. "By the way, let me test you. Do you still remember how we met?"
He needed to quickly learn from Zhao Ling'er what had happened ten years ago.
Otherwise, when he met Grandma Jiang later, he wouldn't know how to handle things.
After all, unlike Zhao Ling'er, who was innocent and had never interacted with outsiders, Grandma Jiang wouldn't be so easy to fool.
Pretending in front of Grandma Jiang that this was a long-awaited reunion would be difficult.
If his lie was exposed and he couldn't explain himself, wouldn't that be even more awkward?
"Sure!"
Zhao Ling'er's voice rang out like a lark singing. Resting her head against Hao Shuai's chest, she said, "Ten years ago, there was unrest in the Nanzhao Kingdom..."
As Zhao Ling'er recounted the story, Hao Shuai finally got a general idea of what had happened ten years ago.
It turned out that ten years ago, during the unrest in the Nanzhao Kingdom, people from the Moon Worship Cult had pursued Grandma Jiang and little Zhao Ling'er.
At the critical moment, Hao Shuai had appeared, saved them from danger, and brought them to Immortal Spirit Island.
In fact, Immortal Spirit Island hadn't originally been called that. It was just an ordinary island in the East Sea. Hao Shuai had named it after bringing Zhao Ling'er and