The elders of Bamo Island, who were not busy enough with their work, disliked Jiu Wu, thinking that he would drag down their island lord. However, they did not expect that he would become stronger and stronger over the years, so they did not have so many complaints about him.
"That kid is just as stubborn as the island lord. We didn't want him to come to Demon-Slaying Island back then, but after sneaking in from the Demon Swamp, he's been sneaking in every week." Elder Chang sighed, stroking his beard.
"That's right, that's right. The cost of repairing the monster swamp has increased more than threefold over the years. If it weren't for the fact that it's actually useful, I would have lost my temper long ago." Elder Qian angrily slammed his fist on the table.
"That's all in the past. Who told Huai'an to be so unreasonable back then?" Elder Pang swept up the sunflower seed shells that Elder Qian had stirred up, and then took the sunflower seeds in front of him away.
"But that makes sense. Our islander could only fall asleep while holding her, so there was nothing we could do..." Elder Yu casually grabbed a handful of Elder Pang's melon seeds and started cracking them open without any politeness.
"What are you saying?" Xia Xiang suddenly spoke up from behind them.
"Forehead……"
The elders fell silent. They were all over two hundred years old, and to be caught gossiping about their superior was beyond embarrassing.
They've all been caught, so they have no choice but to confess honestly.
Back then, Xia Xiang couldn't sleep, and taking medicine was ineffective.
The doctor also said that this wasn't a physical problem at all; psychological issues require psychological solutions. Therefore, he suggested she go back and get her usual bedding. Perhaps the familiar scent would offer some comfort.
Just then, Huai'an encountered Jiu Wu, who was trying to barge in again, when he returned, so he simply brought him in.
To everyone's surprise, Xia Xiang fell asleep instantly while holding him, refusing to let go. But when she woke up later, she seemed to have forgotten that she had ever seen Jiu Wu.
So, before her condition stabilized, Jiuwu basically needed to provide a sleeping companion service every week, but she would always come and go quietly.
Later, they really did take strict precautions, but Jiuwu always managed to sneak in from the monster swamp, which puzzled everyone.
Later, Jiuwu just watched from afar, neither disturbing him nor driving him away again. However, still feeling uneasy, he sent people to guard him.
The two of them had been going through this for the past few years. After Xia Xiang went to take the exam, Jiu Wu never came to Bamo Island again.
Xia Xiang was deeply moved by these words; that idiot Jiu Wu really had never told her this.
No, she did mention it before, back in the Silver Dimension, but she got distracted by other things and forgot to ask him again.
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Jiu Wu knew Xia Xiang was coming back today, so he finished his cultivation early and went back to wait for her to come home. Who knew that the little girl would come back with red eyes and hug him tightly.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Xia Xiang was no longer the cold and serious person she was in front of everyone. She hugged Jiu Wu and kept acting cute.
"I wanted to give you a surprise." Jiu Wu hugged her tightly and lowered his head to kiss her.
"I wasn't talking about you dressing up so provocatively to wait for me to come home; I was talking about you coming to Bamo Island to sleep with me when you were little." Xia Xiang just wanted to talk to him right now, not kiss him.
Her soft, boneless hands rested on Jiu Wu's chest, which was covered by a bra chain, and pinched it a couple of times through his almost transparent shirt, making her blush first.
"How did you know?" Jiu Wu groaned as she was pinched by her small hand, and then led her to sit on the sofa.
"Those old men let it slip during their chat." Xia Xiang pushed aside the slightly prickly bra chain and leaned gently against him.
"I'm willing to do anything for you, whether you know it or not doesn't matter." Jiu Wu gently hugged Xia Xiang.
"Your affairs are my affairs, and I want to know everything," Xia Xiang said excitedly.
What should have been a night of reunion after a long separation turned into a night where Xia Xiang pestered Jiu Wu to tell her stories of the past...
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