The stone monster watched Zhao Fu leave, then lay sprawled on the ground in dejection. Now it did not know what to do or where to go. The one who had given it life no longer wanted it.
Over an hour later, a lively little girl with two braids passed by with a beautiful woman. They had only been passing through, but they noticed that this huge stone was somewhat strange.
"Mother! What is it?" The little girl opened her eyes wide and curiously looked at the stone monster lying there.
The beautiful woman was rather astonished as well. It was also her first time seeing a creature like a stone monster. It was neither a spirit creature nor a demon beast; it seemed to be nothing at all, yet it possessed life.
One of the stone monster's square eyes curiously looked at the mother and daughter before it as well.
The little girl walked toward the stone monster. Seeing that it had no intention of harming anyone, the beautiful woman did not stop her.
The little girl walked up before the stone monster and asked in a childish voice, "What's your name?"
The stone monster looked at the little girl in confusion.
The little girl smiled and asked, "Can I touch you?"
The stone monster lay there without responding to her.
Working up her courage, the little girl reached out and touched the stone monster. Its eyes blankly stared at the little girl before it.
The little girl happily said, "I think you're really special. Can we be friends?"
The stone monster seemed to understand. It nodded happily.
The little girl asked with a smile, "Then where is your family?"
Thinking of Zhao Fu, who had abandoned it, the stone monster became dejected again.
Seeing how pitiful the stone