"Nie Chang, what are you drawing?" Chen Xun crouched down, bringing himself level with Nie Chang on her little stool.
He truly could not make out what this little girl was drawing. It was a complete mess.
"Ah, Uncle." Nie Chang let out an affected little sigh, seemingly expressing her helplessness that they still refused to leave. In a crisp voice, she said, "I'm drawing Gou Dan carrying grain over mountains and ridges."
"Oh?" Chen Xun's eyes opened a fraction wider. Ridiculous...
Big Black Ox's mouth twitched. As expected of a little girl—her painting was even more abstract than Chen Xun's. At least Chen Xun's lines and outlines could still evoke something.
The things this little girl drew had absolutely nothing to do with one another.
Si Kongyan gave a light cough. He had not been able to tell either; he had thought it was a bridge and pedestrians.
Chen Xun glanced at the little insect creature hiding off to one side and chuckled. "So its name is Gou Dan. That's a good name."
"Oh, Uncle!" Nie Chang suddenly turned her head, a dazzling smile on her face. "That's right! Gou Dan is incredibly strong. It even helps with all the farm work at our home!"
Having said that, she hurriedly pointed her painting brush at the picture and exclaimed excitedly, "Uncle, look! Every month, Gou Dan takes our whole family along this rugged mountain road. It's really amazing!"
The little insect creature seemed to understand Nie Chang's words, and its body involuntarily straightened a little.
As Nie Chang spoke, the scene within the painting gradually became clearer to Chen Xun. It was as though he saw little Gou Dan's tiny figure fearlessly crossing these immense mountains, undaunted by hardship and peril.
The towering mountains and mighty rivers of the