Lola was just about to answer her daughter when the ki suddenly vanished from her perception. Fighting down her fear, Lola patted her daughter on the head, about to comfort her.
Then, without warning, that ki appeared again. For the next half hour, it kept appearing and disappearing, as if tormenting them.
Of course, during that time, people gradually realized that the ki belonged to Reke, which helped ease their despair.
The moment Lola recognized Reke's ki, she relaxed too. In a gentle voice, she told her daughter, "Xin Xin, don't let your imagination run wild. The world isn't going to end anytime soon! That ki just now belonged to your Uncle Reke."
"Huh?" Xin Yue exclaimed, her adorable little mouth hanging open.
Xin Yue had seen Reke when she was little, but back then, she couldn't sense ki. Six years had passed, and all she remembered was his name. She couldn't even recall what he looked like.
Now, sensing such immense ki gave her a new understanding of just how powerful Reke was. At last, she understood why the adults always spoke of him with such respect.
"What do you mean, 'huh'? You used to pull his hair all the time when you were little." Lola exchanged a glance with her husband and said with a laugh.
"N-no... way..." Xin Yue stammered. She hadn't expected she'd been so brave as a little girl.
"So you do get scared, after all?" Lola teased, giving Xin Yue's nose a playful tap.
Just thinking about it gave Lola a headache. Reke had only ever been that indulgent with her daughter. As a result, Xin Yue had acted like a little tyrant when she was young, and nobody dared upset her in case she ran to Reke and complained.
Even now that she