Su Xun couldn't help wondering: had things been like this when the child came here alone before?
She really was... an idiot.
He looked up at the sky.
It was already starting to get dark.
They should head back.
"Ah!"
The little girl's sudden, piercing cry instantly drew Su Xun's gaze away from the sky.
"What is it?"
His voice couldn't help sounding a little anxious.
"N-Niuniu!"
So shocked that she could barely speak, the little girl gasped loudly.
She hadn't even finished speaking before she started to rush forward.
Su Xun caught her just in time and pulled her back.
"Wait!"
The shock hadn't left Su Xun's eyes, but his expression had turned grave and stern.
A man-eating beast wasn't something the two of them—a grown man and a little girl—could just take on.
"Get behind me."
Ignoring the little girl's struggles, he pulled her forcefully behind him.
"Quiet."
When he noticed she was about to yell, he stopped her with a low warning. "Don't scare Niuniu away."
The little girl instinctively clamped her mouth shut.
Then Su Xun looked in the direction the little girl had been staring.
"..."
His expression froze.
The little girl was still struggling desperately in his grasp.
But her lips were pressed tightly together, her cheeks puffed out slightly.
Her face was far too pale.
Her wide eyes were fixed on one spot, burning with hatred.
It was as though even her pale face had taken on a hint of red.
"Ugh!"
Su Xun let out a muffled groan.
When the little girl realized she couldn't break free of his hold, she lowered her head and bit down hard on his wrist, like a little beast.
Su Xun glanced down at the little girl, then looked ahead again.
His