Snort!
Little Elephant An Ning gently rubbed its trunk against He Ling, looking at her with lively, clear eyes. It curled up quite a few spirit flowers, its eyes sparkling like morning stars, now brimming with curiosity and delight as it showed that it could help pick flowers too.
Its ears fluttered lightly like two delicate banana leaves, gently swaying in the breeze.
He Ling let out a soft laugh. One hand lightly held down the straw hat Second Brother had made, while her two long braids seemed to sway in the wind along with Little Elephant An Ning's ears. She gently accepted the spirit flowers and placed them in her flower basket. "Thank you."
Snort~!
An Ning's tail swayed faintly with excitement. It immediately set off with light steps, its little feet treading upon the soft grass without bending a single blade, and went to help He Ling look for more spirit flowers.
With a smile in her eyes, He Ling slowly followed behind An Ning. She truly liked such pure little spirit beasts.
That was right. After Old Ancestor Chen Xun returned, he had merely said that he had picked up the little elephant outside. He had even stressed that it was no sacred beast of heaven and earth, nor was it a true spirit of heaven and earth. As long as it could stay alive, that was enough.
How could He Ling not understand her Big Brother's nature? It seemed An Ning was quite special. She had to take good care of it.
The two figures gradually disappeared into the sea of flowers.
Before long, He Ling, carrying her flower basket, and An Ning appeared beneath the gravestone under the crabapple tree on the plain. Though the world had changed beyond recognition and seas had turned into