Su Xun's brows relaxed.
He had just hurriedly parted the bushes when the view suddenly opened up before him, as if fireworks had burst into bloom, dazzling beyond compare.
"Fireflies."
He murmured softly.
He also realized that the girls' cries just now hadn't meant something had happened. They had simply caught sight of this dreamlike scene.
Feeling someone approach behind him, he turned around. "Master Xiao."
His expression was full of wonder. "This really is a wonderful surprise."
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao lifted his eyes, their depths sparkling brilliantly.
"It's beautiful."
"It's ridiculously beautiful, okay?!"
Wang Tong chimed in softly.
Her face was full of excitement.
After her initial shock had left her speechless, she'd felt so full inside, desperate to share the emotions threatening to spill out of her.
"Ah~"
The girl let out a little squeal. "It's really so beautiful! So beautiful!"
She spoke to the two of them, but her eyes remained fixed on the view ahead, not daring to look away for even a moment.
"It's just like Alice's Wonderland!"
"I really was being silly."
Su Xun smiled. "The elders gave me so many hints, and I still didn't realize it was fireflies."
What else could the surprise be in a forest on a summer night, if not fireflies?
As he said this, he paused. "Master Xiao."
He turned to look at Xiao Xiao. "Did you guess from the start that it was fireflies? Is that why you said we should head toward the lake?"
"Really?"
Wang Tong couldn't help sneaking a glance at Xiao Xiao. "Master Xiao, you're amazing!"
"To have guessed that."
"No."
Xiao Xiao shook his head.
He had grown up in the city, and this was his first time seeing fireflies with his own eyes.
Before this, he hadn't even had any