Xiaobao swallowed and then kept staring into the mountains, she was now a little foodie through and through.
“You definitely can’t have any right now, only peanuts and melon seeds,” Nan Feng grabbed a handful of peanuts, peeled one for Xiaobao, and then stuffed the peanut kernel into Xiaobao’s mouth. Xiaobao was so excited that she started jumping up and down as if eating peanuts was the happiest thing in her life.
Nan Feng worried that the peanut kernels might get stuck in her throat.
“Haha, your legs sure are getting stronger, just be careful not to break the boat,” Nan Feng could not help but admonish Xiaobao.
Xiaobao probably wanted to see if she could really break it, so she jumped even harder.
Next to them, a country couple who were also on the boat noticed Xiaobao. The woman struck up a conversation, “Oh, this child is so adorable. Look at her face, she is bound to be a beauty in the future.”
Nan Feng politely responded, “Thank you.”
“Lady, where are you from?” the woman continued to ask, “Why are you on your own? Where is the child’s father?”
“Her father works on a ship, he’s in another place right now,” Nan Feng said with a smile, trying not to let strangers know she was alone.
“I see, it must be tiring to take care of the child by yourself,” the woman said again.
“Not tiring.”
“But of course, you are young. Oh my, look, she’s looking at me. Those eyes are so beautiful. I wonder how many hearts of strapping young men she’ll captivate when she grows up,” the woman grew fonder of Xiaobao the more she looked at her.
Nan Feng smiled, “If that’s the case, it would be good.”
While they were chatting, another man walked over on the boat. He looked to be around fifty, dressed very scruffily, with long hair that seemed to have not been washed for a long time, hanging down to his waist in clumps.
Xiaobao was probably afraid of such a person, so she clutched Nan Feng’s shoulder and buried her head in Nan Feng’s embrace, not wanting to e out. Nan Feng also became alert; she had a dagger in her bag, ready to defend herself at any moment.
She thought, this man must be a madman.
The man quickly approached, and the woman sitting next to Nan Feng showed some disdain for him, pinching her nose and saying, “What are you doing here? Isn’t there plenty of space to sit over there?”
Nan Feng held Xiaobao a bit tighter as well.
But the man didn’t seem to care about that and casually sat down in front of Nan Feng before saying, “Lady, you don’t seem like a local.”
“So what? Are you trying to dig into my background?” Nan Feng asked.
The man kept staring at Nan Feng, “But when I say ’local’, I’m not talking about Fengjing County, but this entire land under heaven.”
Nan Feng’s heart skipped a beat, thinking could this unsightly man have seen through something?
“I don’t quite understand what you’re saying. Can you explain it clearly in one go?” Nan Feng asked again.
“Lady, the moment I saw you, I knew you were no ordinary person. Your era has traversed a thousand years. That’s what I’m talking about,” the man then counted on his fingers and said, “The day you arrived featured a very strange celestial event, so your identity has changed. Of course, in this dynasty, you are not the only person like that. I’ve wandered all over for many years and have seen quite a few people like you. So I’ve been earnestly researching and just happened to discover a way to help you return. Lady, if you wish to go back to where you came from, then I could lend you a helping hand.”
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