Su Xun brought up the rear.
"Click~"
Su Xun snapped a picture of the two figures walking ahead.
A boy and a girl following the trail of firefly light...
And so their adventure began.
The words that had flashed through Su Xun's mind made him laugh.
Why had he suddenly gotten so melodramatic?
Maybe he'd really been too overwhelmed?
He shook his head and walked toward the two people ahead.
"Thank you."
The village was just ahead. The fireflies stopped at the edge of the woods and went no farther.
Xiao Xiao turned around with a smile.
The fireflies fluttered around Xiao Xiao for a while, then one by one flew back into the woods.
Their long trail of shimmering light illuminated the woods in a soft, verdant glow.
"Goodbye, fireflies!"
Wang Tong waved enthusiastically. "Thank you for bringing us back."
"Remember me next time."
"Pfft~"
Su Xun couldn't help laughing. "That's asking a lot of the fireflies, isn't it?"
"You never know!"
Wang Tong's eyes sparkled.
Her understanding of the world had changed dramatically.
The so-called inexplicable things didn't exist only in people's imaginations.
Perhaps one day, fantasy would become reality.
People should always hold on to hope.
True.
You never knew.
Su Xun smiled.
He said nothing more.
The woods soon grew dark again.
"Oh, Grandpa Li is waiting for us again."
After walking a few steps, Wang Tong spotted the only house with its lights on.
It belonged to the elderly couple who had taken them in.
She looked a little embarrassed.
"We told Grandpa Li he didn't have to wait up for us..."
"Let's hurry."
Su Xun hoped the old man had only left the light on for them.
But when they gently pushed open the door—
Qingshui Village had only a