An oily white glow appeared in the starry sky of the Fate Mansion, like a heap of luminous white flesh, its shape impossible to discern.
Four chains of light extended from its surface, hooking onto the four sides of the Fate Mansion.
"Being an Eerie Infant really isn't easy! But you're a Weird Mother, and your fate mold is linked to mine, a Fate Arts Master's..."
Sunshine Boy sank into thought again.
Not until late that night did Wang Laoshi and Xiang Nanny return with the Night Guard party. More than half of them had torn clothes and injuries.
Everyone wore a gloomy expression.
Sunshine Boy immediately counted heads.
Before they left, there had been fourteen people besides him.
Now twelve stood outside.
Book-Listener and Foodie were both there.
Everyone kept their distance from Good Fortune Born. Only the Commandant stood within ten feet of him.
Good Fortune Born looked utterly unconcerned, lightly flicking three stalks of mugwort between his fingers.
Sunshine Boy turned toward the black curtain and said with a beaming smile, "Mother, I'd like to walk around the courtyard."
"You're still little. You mustn't run around. Once you have your tiger-head hat and tiger-head shoes on, there will be plenty of time to go outside," the Weird Mother said.
"All right. I'll listen to you, Mother."
"Good child. My son is so well behaved, so much less trouble than those people outside."
Wang Laoshi stopped outside the threshold. Xiang Nanny entered, bowed to the Weird Mother, and said, "Mistress, the watermelon has been buried, and the tiger hide has been hunted down. Tomorrow morning, we can put the tiger-head hat and tiger-head shoes on the young master."
"Go before the Birth-Protection Mother and fetch a Life-Preservation Needle. Open the child's ears for him, so he'll be a