Only when they drew closer did everyone realize that several unfamiliar faces were following Chi Jingyang.
Though the residents of "Peach Spring" had been burned badly by the chaos in Beiming, they trusted anyone Chi Jingyang brought in. Smiling, one of them asked, "New friends?"
Chi Jingyang had been struck dumb by this utterly tragic reality and stood rooted to the spot for a long while without answering. Jiang Yingcheng, however, darted out from behind the others and greeted them sweetly. "Hello, uncles~"
The people of "Peach Spring" had not seen such a little tot in a very long time, especially one this adorably plump. She looked like a little girl who had stepped straight out of a New Year print, her big eyes blinking, filled with curiosity and goodwill toward the world.
The little girl nearly melted their hearts on the spot. They rummaged all over themselves but failed to produce even a single thing that might amuse a child. Finally, someone picked a stalk of hare's-tail grass from the ground beside him, deftly wove it into a little dog, and placed it in her hands.
Jiang Yingcheng's eyes lit up at once. "Thank you, Uncle!"
[Wow! Uncle really is worthy of being the Mechanism Master! What a pretty little dog he made!]
Jiang Yanchuan and the others' gazes jolted, and they all turned toward the honest-looking middle-aged man across from them.
This was...
The peerless Mechanism Master?!
The image of a lofty recluse they had imagined came crashing down in their minds, revealing behind it a farmer bending over and racking his brains to make the little girl laugh.
Everyone's eyes held a hint of indescribable feeling.
Including Chi Jingyang, who had just come back to his senses.
Every favorable impression he had of the little girl had