1965 I Am No Longer A Child (1/2)

”I remember the time when you were in your feminine form, with Long Siye by your side. You sent me home before, as my big sister.” Shen Nianmo answered, half-jokingly.

Gu Xijiu paused for a while to think about it. It seemed the young man did recall.

”Why did you make your appearance in so many different forms? What do you want from me? Aren't you tired, having to change from one identity to another?” Shen Nianmo took another quiet but intimidating step towards her.

Gu Xijiu smacked her head. ”Nianmo.”

”Call me Fuyi.”

Gu Xijiu raised her arms as if surrendering. ”All right, Fuyi, I believe we may have a misunderstanding here. I appeared a few times before because I suspected that you were the target of my mission, so I had to observe you before I made any conclusion. I know that I have scared you before, but have I actually harmed you? It was a mere coincidence when I sent you home at that time. I did not intend to show up in front of you that night.

Moreover, I only took the form of a child this time in order to be caught. I needed to make the investigation myself. I did not know, at all, that I was going to see you here. What surprised me more was that you grew so much in just five years!”

It came as a shock when she found out that he was Shen Nianmo. She suspected that he must have taken some kind of growth hormone to help him grow.

Shen Nianmo explained slowly, ”I am the son of a celestial being and a devil. Surely, I am different from ordinary people. I am no longer a child.”

Gu Xijiu was certainly impressed. ”Your genetics are undoubtedly amazing.”

”My father became a grown up when he was only a year old. There really is nothing strange.”

It was indeed a privilege to be born as the next of kin of the union of a celestial and devil.