“This is Kevin, you can call him Uncle Kevin, Joe.”

After Xu Qiaoqiao greeted Kevin, Ou realized she had forgotten to ask a question: "Qiao, why did you come out alone? Where's Anna? Aren't they with you?"

All things considered, Qiao is only one month old; she's still a cub.

How could Anna and the others allow such a small cub to come out?

Xu Qiaoqiao blinked her bright eyes and smiled: "Mom and Dad went out to see Uncle Hunter. It's too far away, so they left me to look after the house by myself. I came out today to find some berries to eat."

"Oh, I see." Ou readily accepted this explanation. After all, isn't it normal for the adults to go out and the children to stay home and watch the house?

This is a very common thing in their world.

When Xu Qiaoqiao heard this, she was quite surprised. Why would they let such a young child stay home to take care of the baby? Weren't they afraid of her encountering any danger?

Moreover, if you're visiting a distant relative, why can't you bring her along?

When Xu Qiaoqiao asked this question, I remember the mole mother looked confused, as if she couldn't understand it at all. But when Xu Qiaoqiao asked the next question, she firmly rejected the idea.

"Oh, child, no, that won't do. The place we're going to is too far, and you're too young to come with us." The mole mother gently patted Xu Qiaoqiao's head and placed a kiss on her cheek.

Yes, staying at home is fine, but going out is not.

In their minds, home seems to be the safest place.

“I know a place where the berries are really delicious, Qiao, come with me!” O and Henry winked at Xu Qiaoqiao and enthusiastically recommended the place to her. Then they walked in one direction and after a few steps, they turned around to check if Xu Qiaoqiao had followed.

Should we follow?

Actually, Xu Qiaoqiao was still subconsciously wary of unfamiliar friends, but she soon stopped thinking that way because O. and Henry thought she couldn't walk anymore.

So Ou walked up, grabbed Xu Qiaoqiao by the scruff of her neck, and Xu Qiaoqiao's limbs thrashed in the air. A few seconds later, she found a landing spot.

She was placed on Henry's back by O.

Xu Qiaoqiao glanced at Ou.

Ou remained as gentle as ever: "Oh, child, you're welcome. It's what I should do."

"..." Thank you very much.

When Xu Qiaoqiao tried to get them to get her down, O. and Henry started running forward at a fast pace, so fast that the wind began to feel sharp.

Startled, Xu Qiaoqiao quickly hugged Henry's back, so she couldn't think about these things at all.

The surrounding scenery rushed past, a feeling that seemed somewhat familiar to Xu Qiaoqiao. Gradually, the speed slowed down considerably, and Xu Qiaoqiao could see the surrounding forest clearly. The edges of the leaves at the top of the trees shimmered with a brilliant golden light under the sunlight.

Swaying gently in the breeze, it makes a soft rustling sound, like it's singing a beautiful song.

I've never been here before.

Xu Qiaoqiao looked at the intertwined vines, bushes, and trees. Gradually, as she went deeper into the woods, sunlight found it difficult to penetrate through the gaps in the leaves.

"Oh, where am I?" Xu Qiaoqiao asked, slightly uneasy.

As Ou ran forward, he spared no effort to answer Xu Qiaoqiao's questions: "This is the heart of the forest. I don't know if Anna has told you, but in the deepest part of this forest lives a wizard. Do you know that the fruits he grows are the most delicious?"

wizard?

That's humans.

Xu Qiaoqiao was completely unaware of this. She looked up at the leaves that covered the sky. She didn't know how big the forest was, but O and Henry had been walking for a long time and still hadn't reached their destination.

"This is it."

Before I knew it, a small house appeared in the distance, surrounded by a fence. Directly above the house, where there was no lush vegetation, brilliant golden sunlight poured down, and dust particles danced wildly in the air.

Because of this place, the originally gloomy and dark area became bright, and the little house looked as if it had been given a soft light.

It's very quiet here; there's not a sound at all.

It feels like even the wind can't get into this place.

Now, they have reached their destination.

Wow, this place is so beautiful, Xu Qiaoqiao thought to herself as she looked at the place.

“Joe, look how delicious these berries look.” O and Henry walked into the garden with practiced ease. When they reached a clump of berries, O held Joe by the scruff of her neck, put her down, and started eating them himself.

Seeing the two little deer eating so happily, Xu Qiaoqiao was still a bit confused. The wooden house was dark green, the same color as the forest. There were roses growing on the roof and one side of the wall. There was also a big tree standing next to the door. Judging from the shape of the leaves, it seemed to be a camphor tree.

Uncle Zhang, it seems like the camphor tree was the one Cinderella planted in Cinderella.

Xu Qiaoqiao was half asleep when suddenly a fruit was fed to her. She immediately realized what was happening and saw that it was Ou who had seen her dazed look and thought she was too scared to eat, so he picked a fruit and fed it to her.

"Oh, don't worry, the owner of this cabin is very gentle." After saying that, he kissed Xu Qiaoqiao on the head.

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