Gu Nuo’er and Xie Yinxiang stayed in the middle room. Ye Siming went to the one on the left while Jiang Xiaoran went to the one on the right.
After Butler Wu settled everyone down, he cupped his hands and said with a smile, “It’s almost evening. I’ll go and instruct the chef to cook. The food will all be mountain delicacies. They might not be as sumptuous as the dishes at the young masters and young ladies’ houses, but they taste delicious.
“Please rest for a while. I’ll arrange for someone to call you over later.”
After Butler Wu left, Gu Nuo’er took Xie Yinxiang’s hand and walked around the house to the small waterfall at the back.
She wanted to catch two small fish or a small crab and put them in the water vat.
However, after she and Xie Yinxiang arrived at the small waterfall, the two of them walked along the stones by the stream for a long time, but they didn’t find a single small fish.
Gu Nuo’er looked around for a long time with her butt sticking out. She even reached out her small hand to move the stones but couldn’t find a single small crab.
The child looked dispirited.
She shook the water droplets off her hands. “Isn’t the environment here too bad? There aren’t any small fish, shrimps, or crabs!”
Xie Yinxiang covered her mouth and comforted her with a smile. “There might be some upstream. After dinner, I’ll accompany you to the top of the waterfall to take a look.”
“Mmm!” Gu Nuo’er nodded obediently.
Xie Yinxiang held Gu Nuo’er’s hand and prepared to return the way they came.
At this moment, a red shadow suddenly flashed across the dense forest that was separated from Gu Nuo’er and the others by a stream.
Gu Nuo’er seemed to have noticed something and stopped in her tracks, turning around.
The summer light shone on the small waterfall. Water droplets shone and bloomed brilliantly when they landed on the stones.
There seemed to be nothing amiss.
Gu Nuo’er shook her head.
Was it an illusion?
After they left, a red figure quietly revealed half of her face from behind the tree.
It opened its mouth slightly, revealing a big toothless mouth.
It seemed to be smiling, looking even more ferocious.
The child who passed by just now…
The smell on her body was really sweet and delicious.