Fang Xun couldn't win against her, so he simply went with Ningguang's mother.
Then Fang Xun turned his attention to Little Ningguang,
wondering what the little girl planned to do next.
Chapter 31: The Twin-Tailed Little Cutie
Ningguang had slept all afternoon, so naturally, she wasn't sleepy now. She looked full of energy.
The little girl noticed Fang Xun looking at her,
and blinked her eyes before asking pitifully, "Brother Fang Xun, Ningguang wants to take a bath."
Her babyish voice made Fang Xun think she was adorable.
Fang Xun crouched down and pinched Ningguang's cheek, then spoke gently. "Then go take a bath. There's hot water upstairs and downstairs, so use whichever bathroom you like."
Come to think of it, after a tiring day, Fang Xun was planning to take a bath and then get some rest too.
"But..." The little girl lowered her head and fidgeted with the hem of her clothes, as if she was embarrassed to say something.
"What's wrong?" Fang Xun asked curiously.
"But Ningguang doesn't have a change of clothes." The little girl pouted, looking dejected.
Ningguang had originally had another set of clothes to change into,
but since the village had been destroyed by the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard, her home hadn't been spared either.
Those clothes were long since unusable.
So now the little girl wanted to take a bath, but she didn't have anything to change into afterward,
and she was feeling rather conflicted.
Looking at how adorable Ningguang was, Fang Xun couldn't help chuckling.
"Wait here. I think Auntie Yujin gave me two sets of clothes. I'll look for them."
Fang Xun pretended to think as he walked into the bedroom.
While Ningguang wasn't looking, he took a leotard out of his backpack.
As for why he said Auntie Yujin had given it to him, the reason was simple.
A grown man suddenly pulling out a leotard—
however you looked at it, that would seem pretty strange, wouldn't it?
So,
he'd just say Yujin gave it to him.
That Liyue clothing tycoon sold clothes every day, so she probably wouldn't even remember whether she'd done this or not.
Fang Xun turned and handed the leotard to Ningguang. "Let's buy you another change of clothes tomorrow. For tonight, just make do and sleep in this."
The little girl had never seen a leotard before,
so she immediately looked delighted.
"This outfit is so pretty! Thank you, Brother Fang Xun. I have to thank Auntie Yujin too~"
As soon as Ningguang finished speaking, she ran off to the bathroom.
When she came back out, she had changed into the brand-new leotard.
"Brother Fang Xun, do I look pretty in this?"
The little girl blinked her big, watery eyes and looked at Fang Xun nervously, waiting for his opinion.
Ningguang's skin was already fair,
and wearing the leotard made it look even smoother and more delicate.
On top of that, she was cute to begin with, so the outfit didn't look out of place on her at all.
Fang Xun rested his chin in his hand and murmured, "It looks nice, but it feels like something's missing."
"Oh, right. Twin tails."
"With twin tails, it'd really have the right look."
"Twin tails?"
The little girl tilted her head and thought about it.
Then she said seriously, "Brother Fang Xun, wait for me a little longer, okay?"
Little Ningguang stepped lightly across the wooden floor and pattered back to the bathroom.
When she came out again a little while later, she had carefully styled her hair into twin tails.
The little girl lifted her lovely eyes and looked at Fang Xun. "Brother Fang Xun, is this what you meant? Does Ningguang look pretty?"
"You really do look even prettier now." Fang Xun smiled and nodded.
Hearing his praise, Little Ningguang's cheeks turned a little red, though she was even happier than she was embarrassed.
"As long as Brother Fang Xun likes it~"
The little girl smiled, her eyes curving into crescents.
She looked a little silly.
"Brother Fang Xun, what are you going to do now?"
"I'm going to take a bath."
Fang Xun answered casually.
He'd thought Ningguang would go straight to bed after her bath,
but when he came out after washing up, he saw Little Ningguang sitting on a stool, gently swinging her little feet as if she were waiting for him.
The moment she saw Fang Xun, her eyes lit up. She hurried over and asked, "Brother Fang Xun, what about now? What are you going to do now?"
The little girl asked one question after another, so Fang Xun asked in return, "Little one, why haven't you gone to bed yet?"
The little girl pouted, looking like she was about to cry. "Brother Fang Xun, Ningguang... Ningguang can't fall asleep."
"I slept too long this afternoon..."
Seeing the little one's tearful expression left Fang Xun at a loss between laughter and tears.
"How about this? I'll tell you a story."
"Yay, yay!"
The little girl brightened up at the mention of a story.
She loved listening to storytellers.
And a storyteller told stories, right?
Whenever Little Ningguang passed by Tian Tiezui's place, she couldn't help stopping for a while. She wouldn't leave until he had finished telling a story.
Soon, Fang Xun began telling one.
He didn't know how long had passed when he heard Ningguang's steady breathing beside him.
He let out a sigh of relief. The little girl had finally fallen asleep.
All right, he was going to bed too.
Just as Fang Xun was about to leave, he noticed that Ningguang had wrapped both arms around his.
Even in her sleep, the little girl was still hugging his arm without letting go.
Fang Xun didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
If he left now, he might wake her up.
Would she start crying then?
There was nothing for it. Fang Xun could only make do for the night.
Fortunately, Ningguang's bed was big enough to fit an adult and a child.
Just as Fang Xun was drifting off to sleep, he heard Ningguang mumble,
"I like Brother Fang Xun the most."
Early the next morning,
Ningguang went with Fang Xun to Guili Plains.
After all, rebuilding the village was a major undertaking, so Fang Xun needed to be there to keep an eye on things.
"Brother Fang Xun, several uncles went out early this morning to buy supplies, and some others took people west to cut down trees and reduce costs."
As they walked, Little Ningguang stayed by Fang Xun's side and updated him on the situation.
The little girl was getting better and better at being a secretary.
She organized a lot of things in advance,
and whenever Fang Xun asked her something, she could answer right away.
Just then, the village blacksmith came hurrying over.
He looked tense, as if something serious had happened. "Immortal! Immortal! We found something while cutting down trees in the west!"
"We found a girl trapped in amber in a cave over there!"
Chapter 32: True Name: The Hungry Lord
A girl trapped in amber?
Hearing the blacksmith report this, the first person Fang Xun thought of was the little zombie, Qiqi.
Qiqi had originally just been an ordinary herb gatherer,###
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