The sky is dark and the sun is tilting to the west.
On the river bank, the boy and the girl confirmed their friendship together.
The girl covered her head and chuckled: "Then if we become friends, we must insist on doing this!"
"Oh? What is it?"
Is it really conditional?
The young man was not angry about this, but instead breathed a sigh of relief.
It's out of the boy's previous habits or his accumulated experience: you have to pay a price for anything in order to feel at ease.
"In the future, don't say 'thank you' to anyone who helps someone. If you really want to thank someone, be prepared to help the other person when he or she has something to do."
After hearing the so-called conditions from the girl, the boy smiled and accepted.
Even if the girl doesn't say this, he will definitely do it.
"Okay! Let's help each other from now on."
The boy's heartfelt smile is something he hasn't seen for a long time.
"Haha, Verus, you should smile more."
Nia also smiled. She pointed at the boy's smiling face and said, "You obviously look good when you smile, but why do you always have a straight face like a little old man?"
"Um, is that so?"
The young man pinched his cheeks. He knew that he usually didn't have very expressive expressions, but Nia's slightly exaggerated description made him a little concerned about his usual appearance.
"Well, that's right. When I first met you, I thought you were much older than me. In fact, you are about the same age as me, right?"
"It should be about the same size..."
The young man felt a little unsure when answering this question.
He knew that the actual age of his body should be one to two years younger than this girl.
But because the boy has received some training that is no less intense than that of the military, his physical development is faster, and his mental age is not that of a child.
This leads to the overall tendency of young people to be mature, and it is normal for them not to recognize that they are actually immature at their age.
After chatting with the girl for a while, the boy discovered a problem.
"That's right, Nia."
"What's wrong?"
"Where's your sister?"
As soon as the boy asked this question, he saw the girl's beautiful blue pupils tighten.
After noticing the girl's sudden stiffness, he understood - this was a big problem!
The young man quickly asked: "She is missing?!"
"It's not..."
Nia shook her head, her expression a little complicated.
"I let her play with the little mink, but I didn't care about her for a long time. I didn't know if she was angry."
"Huh? Xiao, Xiao Diao? Who is he?"
Hearing this unfamiliar name, the young man couldn't help but be startled.
"Is it the little mink you rescued from the river? I let Liana play with it."
"I rescued you?"
The young man remembered that there should be such a thing.
Little mink?
Is that squirrel-looking guy a mink?
Regarding minks, the boy only knew about mink coats. He had never seen this rare and expensive creature alive.
But is it really okay to leave wild animals with your pre-teen sister?
The young man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked, "Then where is she?"
"follow me."
They said they were leading the way, but in fact the girl only led the boy a few steps.
The destination is in the low bushes nearby.
As soon as the boy and the others approached, they heard a burst of laughter. This familiar voice was definitely Nia's sister.
In this way, you can be sure that the little guy is really fine.
There is a small clearing in the bushes. Because the bushes are dense, it is difficult for wild animals to enter, so it is indeed a safe place.
At that time, the girl heard the noise in the river and wanted to go over to check the situation, but she was worried that her sister in her arms would affect her actions.
Fortunately, after finding this place, she could let Liana stay quietly.
Afterwards, she threw the injured mink in the boy's hand to her sister to prevent the little guy from getting bored.
As for the boy, the wild beast that he was worried about did not hurt anyone, nor did the little thief escape.
The little baby laughed happily and pinched the white-headed tree marten's nose. However, it showed no intention of resisting and lay beside her very obediently. It also used its furry tail to help her repel mosquitoes nearby.
"..."
As soon as the young man got closer, he heard a harsh neighing sound.
The seemingly docile mink now grinned hoarsely at himself.
The boy could understand this hostility.
After all, I shot it and almost injured it.
But speaking of it, this guy is only to blame for all this.
Who makes his hands and feet dirty and likes to steal things.
“Chichi!!”
The little white-haired thief seemed to be full of energy now. The boy subconsciously protected the dagger tied to his waist again, for fear that this guy would jump on him again and snatch the sword away.
However, the young man felt something was wrong.
This feeling comes from the little mink in front of me.
A sense of disobedience made the young man frown.
"Strange?! Where are the arrow wounds on its body?"
The young man who noticed the abnormality ignored the little beast's claws waving around and directly lifted the back of its neck to look at the back where the arrow should have been penetrated.
However, the fur on its back was smooth and flat, with no trace of injury at all.