Chapter 2: The Legendary Face-slapping System?
In the end, Jing Yue went home with Old man Liu.
The entire way, Old man Liu was baffled. After getting the ominous thunder warning, why would he still bring the youngster along with him? After pondering for a bit, he blamed it on the looks department.
After many miles of hiking through hills and ravines, they finally reached a few rows of stone houses.
However, Old man Liu’s house was not amongst them – going past the stone houses, a thatch hut stood desolately on the horizon.
When the wind blew, several blades of grass swirled and landed on Jing Yue’s head.
Old man Liu plucked the debris out of Jing Yue’s hair, cleared his throat, and solemnly said, “The winds are pretty strong today.”
“…”
At this moment, a boy of about 4 or 5 toddled from the hut. He looked thin and weak, his skin was pale with a greenish tinge, and his face marred with purplish bruises.
Old man Liu introduced, “That’s my grandson, Lil Pebble. Lil Pebble, call Brother.”