Xu Zhiqiu gathered some dry grass and firewood nearby and returned. When she entered the wooden hut, the little girl had finished applying the medicine and was watching her.
Once the firewood caught, it drove the chill out of the hut.
Xu Zhiqiu picked up a blanket and draped it over the little girl's thin body, then skewered the fish and set them beside the fire.
The girl seemed a little overwhelmed by Xu Zhiqiu's kindness.
The hut was quiet, with only the crisp crackling of burning wood to be heard. Xu Zhiqiu handed her a cooked fish and asked, "Do you live alone?"
"Mm." The little girl gave her a voiced reply.
"Oh. What's your name? You can write it down for me." Xu Zhiqiu asked. Her transmigration had not only come with knowledge of the language, but also the ability to read the writing of that little island nation, Japan.
The little girl raised her index finger and wrote her name in a spot close to the firelight.
Rin.
Xu Zhiqiu gazed at the little braid tied high on the right side of the girl's head. As she looked at the little girl, the girl was looking timidly back at her with clear eyes.
Xu Zhiqiu already had a definite answer in her heart. Good, this girl is Sesshomaru's destined partner. There's no need for me to help rescue him.
Although the people of modern-day Japan could be infuriating enough to make her want to pin them to the ground and grind them into it, this was an ancient era in a fictional world, where wars were frequent and bandits were everywhere.
Xu Zhiqiu occasionally showed children a little kindness. She could take a lonely, helpless child to another village and entrust them to someone's care. As for