"What's your name?" Fang Xiu asked.
The little girl raised her head expressionlessly, her empty eyes meeting his gaze. She seemed to be thinking, perhaps because no one had called her name in a long time, so much so that she couldn't remember it for a moment.
After a moment, she spoke in a cold, emotionless child's voice, "Ling... Yao."
Perhaps out of sympathy for the little girl, Xu Ruohai quickly offered words of encouragement: "Ling Yao? It's a very nice name."
Unexpectedly, the little girl shook her head: "I don't like this name. They... say I'm a spiritual medicine, and that eating me can help you break through your cultivation level."
“Ling Yao, a spiritual herb?” Xu Ruohai seemed to have thought of something, and his expression darkened. Suddenly, he forced a smile and said, “Since you don’t like it, I’ll give you a new name. How about… Xiao Die! Ling Die means breaking out of the cocoon and becoming a butterfly.”
However, the little girl completely ignored him, instead staring intently at Fang Xiu: "What... is your name?"
"Fang Xiu."
The little girl nodded vigorously, seemingly trying hard to remember the name. Then, she turned to look at Xu Ruohai: "I don't want to be called Ling Die. From today onwards, my name is... Fang Yao."
Xu Ruohai: "......."
He couldn't understand how he, who seemed so kind, could be inferior to the ruthless Fang Xiu.
"Whatever your name is, remember, I saved your life, understand?" Fang Xiu said calmly.
Fang Yao nodded vigorously again, and said with a slight stutter, "I...I know, I...I'm very obedient."
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