"Ren Water, haven't you been lonely here all by yourself for so many years?"
As he gradually grew closer to Ren Water, Ling Feng began laying his trap. The innocent Ren Water knew nothing of his little schemes and answered without thinking twice.
"How could I not be lonely? I'm so jealous of you, Brother Ling Feng. You can go wherever you want, but I can't. I can't take human form, and I'm all alone here. I can't even go outside. It's so boring."
Ren Water's innocent, childish voice was full of envy.
Ling Feng smiled the moment he heard that. This was exactly the response he wanted.
Beside him, Nuwa watched Ling Feng coaxing the little girl. She found it amusing too, and a faint smile rose to her lips as she watched in silence.
"Do you want to leave this place?"
At his question, Ren Water answered without hesitation, "Of course! I don't even know how long I've been here. It's so boring! Brother Ling Feng, can you take me away? I want to eat lollipops every day..."
Ren Water looked at Ling Feng expectantly. Clearly, a large part of her desire to leave with him came down to lollipops.
It had to be said that Ling Feng's strategy of luring little girls with lollipops was spot-on. Ren Water had fallen for it.
In her innocence, she had no idea she was walking straight into Ling Feng's wolf den.
Ling Feng was delighted inside, but he showed none of it. Instead, he asked calmly, "You want to come with me?"
"Yes, yes!"
The little girl Ren Water had conjured nodded repeatedly, still mumbling about lollipops. Her indistinct speech made Ling Feng chuckle, and he said, "All right, then."
"Yay!"
Ren Water cheered happily, and the Flat Peach tree