The consumption of Spirit Maple's demonic power was still somewhat considerable...
"Goodbye, Lord Xiao Xiao."
Spirit Maple gave Lord Xiao Xiao a slight bow in farewell.
Then she turned and disappeared behind the wall.
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Goodbye."
Xiao Xiao turned and left.
This time, the child slept for a long time.
So long that the child's dad and mom began to panic and grow frightened.
In the middle of the night, the child's eyelids moved slightly.
She slowly opened her eyes.
Yet she found that her vision was still shrouded in darkness.
She nearly thought she had not opened her eyes at all.
She blinked.
Her vision gradually cleared as her eyes adjusted to the darkness.
The child saw her mom sleeping in a chair beside the hospital bed.
Her mom had tilted her head and fallen asleep against the chair.
The child made no sound.
She turned her head and looked around.
She tilted her head.
The curtains had not been drawn.
Moonlight spilled across the floor through the glass.
A full moon hung high in the sky.
There was only the moon.
No stars.
The child's fingers moved slightly.
Hmm?
The child froze for a moment.
This was...
The child pulled her hand out from under the blanket.
Three red maple leaves lit up the child's eyes.
The child's groggy mind instantly cleared.
The maple tree monster's gift to her!
The maple tree monster had even agreed to let her give two of the leaves to her dad and mom.
The child's eyes curved into crescents.
The child raised the maple leaves high.
The child turned onto her side.
She let the maple leaves bask in the moonlight.
The child glanced at her