Chapter 3 (1/2)
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
When the small girl heard his voice, she raised her head and looked at him.
Zhou Xuanji was of royal birth. His skin was fair and tender, and his facial features were exquisite. At two years old, he could earn the love of most people around him. He often acted cute and pitiable in the royal palace, and all the concubines loved him dearly.
Well, all except the Empress. She did not even attempt to hide her hateful expression whenever she saw him.
The girl stopped crying as soon as she saw his face.
“You are awake?!” she shouted with surprise.
She forgot about her grievances and poured some water immediately for him.
She went to the wooden bed with a bowl in one hand, and picked him up with the other, to give him some water.
Zhou Xuanji finished it all in one gulp. The area around his mouth had become wet. He said, giggling, “Sister, you are so good.”
The young girl chuckled and asked, “What’s your name?”
“I am Zhou Xuanji. I’m two years old. How about you, sister?” He said with a smile.
He was not worried about raising her suspicion since she was a young girl.
“Zhou Xuanji? What a weird name. I am Jiang Xue, I’m six years old.” (TL: The Chinese character for Xuanji could be interpreted as mysterious opportunities.)
The girl sucked her finger and mumbled.
He sat in her lap, raised his head, and asked, “Are you the one who saved me?”
“Yeah, I am.” Jiang Xue nodded. “Where are your parents?” She asked, continuing, “Do they not want you anymore?”
He answered, “They were eaten by demons.”
Lady Zhao Xuan was most likely dead. As for Emperor Yan of Zhou, Zhou Xuanji already considered him dead.
Little Jiang Xue showed sympathy now knowing that his parents were eaten by demons, but she was not surprised.
Villagers were eaten often by demons while hunting. This was nothing rare to her.
The two children started to chat.
Zhou Xuanji discovered that he was in Green River Village, positioned at one of the corners of the Southern Snow Kingdom.
The Southern Snow Kingdom was a subordinate kingdom under the Great Zhou Empire.
Jiang Xue had never seen her parents before. She lived with her grandma, who was over sixty years old.
No one knew her grandma’s name. The villagers called her Crazy Old Woman.
Since she turned five, Crazy Old Woman would go out often and leave her alone at home.
She was afraid initially but got used to it.
It must be acknowledged that the children in this world mature much earlier than those on Earth.
Something worth mentioning is that Crazy Old Woman sometimes took loans from others, but no one knew for what purpose.
She had left behind a huge debt, and what happened just now was that people came to collect the debt.
They even claimed they were willing to sell Jiang Xue to some cheap brothel.
“Sister, I will protect you from now on.”
Jiang Xue had saved his life after all.
Little Jiang Xue hugged him and laughed, but she did not respond to what he said. She only muttered, “Grandma has been gone for half a month, did she leave me here for good?”
Zhou Xuanji was heartbroken when he heard this. He pat his chest and said, smiling, “Your grandma left, but I came. Isn’t this the will of Heaven? I can accompany you.”
He had no place to go anyway. If he went into the city, he could be caught. It was better to stay in a village in the mountains.
Little Jiang Xue grinned ear to ear at what he said. She pinched his little cheek, and laughed playfully, “Okay! From now on, you will be my younger brother.”
She had no reservations about Zhou Xuanji since she was still young, and he was little after all.
“Sister.”
Zhou Xuanji called her sweetly.
Once he noticed that the person who saved him was overjoyed, he did not feel exhausted at all.
What a cute little girl.
Suddenly, his tummy started grumbling.
“Sister, I’m a little hungry,” he said, his little face pouting.
Little Jiang Xue heard him, and she covered her mouth, chuckling, “Let me cook you some porridge.”