How come she didn't notice him before!
An Wanwan thought for a moment and rejected the boy, then bent down and continued digging the steps.
The boy was genuinely surprised that An Wanwan would refuse him. He was amused by her reaction: "Sister, are you afraid that I'll ask you to do something for us because of this? Don't worry, I'm not that kind of person."
His frankness made An Wanwan realize that she had been a bit petty.
An Wanwan looked up and asked, "Can you pull me?"
Upon hearing this...
The boy looked at An Wanwan and said, "Sister, don't let my thin appearance and young age fool you. I'm probably not much younger than you, and I'm quite strong."
"Oh, how old are you?"
An Wanwan asked him directly.
The boy didn't answer, but instead asked An Wanwan a question.
He is quite clever.
An Wanwan did not grant his wish: "That won't do. Who knows if you'll say something wrong? How about this, we'll say it at the same time. I'll count, one, two, three, and then I'll say it."
"good!"
The boy agreed.
An Wanwan finished counting to three, and they said it at the same time.
"Thirteen."
"sixteen."
Upon learning that An Wanwan was sixteen, the boy said, "See? I'm not much younger than you."
He helped her up.
An Wanwan realized that his sister wasn't there.
Where's your sister?
The boy pointed to a tree not far away.
An Wanwan looked over and saw her sister perched on the tree.
Turning her gaze away, An Wanwan said to the boy, "Thank you for helping me, but I think it's best if you don't follow me; it's really dangerous."
"Sister, do you know how my sister and I got here? My father became the top scholar in the imperial examination and then abandoned my mother. My mother was unwilling to accept it, so she took us to the capital to find him. But his second wife found out about this and tried to kill us. My mother died at the hands of those assassins while protecting us. Although my sister and I escaped, we are still being hunted down. We have been hiding for so many years, but she still won't let us go..."
Before An Wanwan could say anything, the boy continued, "You don't seem to be from our country. Your accent is different too. Are you from another country?"
That's clever enough.
An Wanwan hadn't spoken yet.
The boy continued speaking.
"My sister and I just want to live. Sister, can you take us away from here to your country? I promise, if you help us, we'll do whatever you say from now on."
If she doesn't agree.
What will he do?
An Wanwan said bluntly, "You're too smart. Smart people are hard to control. You're from the Northern Underworld, so it won't be easy for you to come with me. You need a travel permit to go anywhere, you can't be unaware of that, can you?"
Of course he knew.
The boy said to An Wanwan, "Sister, I won't hurt you. If you don't believe me, then you can take my sister away. As for the travel permit, it can be obtained with some money. There are plenty of corrupt officials in our country."
How did she end up like this while looking for some herbs?
If only I had known.
It's a pity I didn't know sooner.
An Wanwan didn't say anything more to him and turned to leave.
The boy held his sister's hand and followed An Wanwan.
An Wanwan sped up, and they sped up too; she stopped, and they stopped too.
"Gurgle..."
The boy and his sister's stomachs growled.
An Wanwan pursed her lips, took out two steamed buns from her bundle, and handed them to them.
"Sister, thank you. We'll just share one."
The boy only wanted one.
He knew all too well how important food and drink were in such a mountain forest.
"Take it and eat it slowly."
An Wanwan gave it and had no intention of taking it back.
"Sister, you are so kind."
The little girl accepted it with a smile.
She and her brother shared one, and kept the other one.
An Wanwan didn't say anything. After resting for a while, she headed towards the edge of the cliff.
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