Fengyan suddenly asked, "What would you do if the willow tree were gone?"
"Oh, is that so? Then I guess I'll just have to disappear here. Perhaps I'll drift with the wind until I find a suitable willow tree and then wake up," she said casually, making up a story.
Feng Yan remained silent for a long time, the afterglow of the setting sun filtering through the leaves and casting dappled shadows on his face, his eyes dark and unfathomable.
Suddenly, without warning, it started raining, and it rained non-stop. In the darkness, a purple lightning bolt split the sky in two. Water dripped from the broken room, and cold wind kept blowing in from the broken window.
Another clap of thunder sounded. Fengyan, covered with a thin blanket, moved closer to the corner of the wall and asked, "Fengguang, are you cold?"
"I'm fine." Feng Guang sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the empty space he had specially left, and changed her mind, saying, "But it would be even better if there was a blanket."
She climbed into bed and snuggled under the covers, pressing herself close to Fengyan. Only then could Fengyan truly feel her presence.
The thunder outside grew louder, and he unconsciously gripped the blanket tighter, but his face remained expressionless. "It was raining when Eunuch Li died."
A chill suddenly ran through Feng Guang; the thought of bringing this up so late at night sent a shiver down her spine. "Who is Eunuch Li?"
“The person who used to take care of me is now sick. There is no doctor available, and I stay by his bedside. I am very sad.”
She thought to herself that Eunuch Li might be the only person who would treat her well. She comforted him, saying, "In our area, there's a saying that good people are rewarded. Although it may not necessarily be reflected in one's lifetime, when a person dies, they have to go to the King of Hell's palace. The King of Hell will look through his books and know that he has done a lot of good deeds, so he will let him be reborn into a good family."
"Did Eunuch Li... reincarnate?"
“I think so. However, some people refuse to be reincarnated because they are attached to the people they were in life. I think you are the person that Eunuch Li is most concerned about, so you must live well and not make him worry.”
"Yes, I will live." This sentence seemed to carry the force of a vow.
Purple lightning flashed by the window, and Feng Guang flinched again upon seeing him. She teased, "Little Fengyan, are you afraid of thunder?"
He pursed his lips tightly, his eyes revealing a refusal to admit defeat.
Feng Guang smiled and said, "It's okay, I won't laugh at you. With me here, you don't need to be afraid." Her fear of thunder was somewhat like that of a normal child. "Or, how about I tell you a bedtime story?"
He nodded.
"Once upon a time, there was a Cinderella. Her father married a stepmother, who was wicked and had two bad stepsisters..."
As soon as Feng Guang opened her mouth, she immediately thought of Cinderella. She didn't even consider whether the story was suitable for a boy. After the story was finished, Feng Yan was not sleepy at all.
"Cinderella was beautiful, so the prince fell in love with her at first sight. If she weren't beautiful, would the prince not like her?"
Why do you ask that?
"The prince can only tell who Cinderella is by looking at the shoes. He can't even remember the person he likes. He only remembers the beautiful face at the banquet."
"...Anything else?"
"Cinderella is still Cinderella, but the prince won't like her anymore."
"Well... that's certainly possible." Feng Guang was sweating profusely. Why did this kid suddenly become so talkative when things got serious?
He finally came to the conclusion that "Cinderella could only change her fate with the help of a prince, which shows that it is very important for men to have rights."
"..." Feng Guang was speechless.
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