"They even told them during the day that hunting was forbidden here."
Wang Tong grew angrier as she spoke. "But they still wouldn't give up. They came back late at night to steal Little Deer."
"Luckily, Master Xiao caught them."
"Otherwise, how sad Little Deer would have been to leave home."
"Luckily, they only wanted to keep Little Deer as a pet."
Zou Xinning quietly picked up where Wang Tong had left off.
Otherwise, even if Master Xiao had caught them, it would have been too late.
"That's right."
Xiao Xiao looked at Zou Xinning. "We were actually very lucky this time."
"Yoo yoo~"
The buck looked at Xiao Xiao.
He lowered his head slightly to express his gratitude.
Xiao Xiao glanced at the Wraith that had somehow hidden behind him, then smiled faintly. "I was only doing someone a favor."
Following Xiao Xiao's gaze, the buck looked at the Wraith too.
Its figure was just as it had been in his memories.
He had thought he'd already forgotten this special playmate.
But seeing that familiar figure again, he realized he hadn't forgotten at all.
He remembered it clearly.
After all, when he'd first opened his eyes, the first creature he'd seen hadn't been his parents. It had been the Wraith.
The Wraith had also been his first playmate.
During those first days after he'd come into the world, the Wraith had been the one who spent the most time by his side.
But then, the Wraith had disappeared.
When he was little, he hadn't understood.
He'd been worried and confused, and he'd felt hurt and angry.
He'd been angry at the Wraith for leaving without a word, for abandoning him of its own accord.
But now, he understood why the Wraith had left back then.
The Wraith