Chapter 132 - Sentiments (1/2)

*Creeeeak*

Both Hao Xuan and Sin jumped back and took out their respective weapons while facing the door. Sin had two long daggers, one in each hand. They were shimmering with a dark light and if one didn't directly look at them, they seemed to disappear and meld with the surroundings. Hao Xuan could only imagine how difficult it would be to fight against someone like that, whose weapons weren't even visible during the fight.

”Assasin?” he asked looking at her daggers, making her smile in return.

”Daddy?” a quivering voice asked from the door as the figure slowly came closer to them.

”Stop! Who are you?!” Sin raised her daggers and pointed them at the small figure, ready to attack.

”Mama!” the figure shouted and came running at her. Sin didn't hesitate for even a second and slashed towards the moving figure while jumping back once again.

Hao Xuan who was carefully looking at the figure suddenly disappeared from his spot and appeared on the other side of the room with the little figure in hand.

”Idiot! What are you doing?!” Sin shouted at him from afar, prompting Hao Xuan to shout back. ”Look before attacking moron!”

He looked down at the figure in his embrace and smiled gently.

”Daddy?” was the only response heard from the figure.

”Eh? No no, I'm not your dad,” he shook his head and put away his sword and walked back to the fireplace. Sin was still standing at the other corner with her daggers pointed in Hao Xuan's direction.

Hao Xuan went infront of the fireplace and dragged a chair closer to the fire, placing the figure on it.

”You're drenched. Here, take this off,” he said and took off the blanket covering it, revealing a small girl with a sleeping puppy in her arms. Sin frowned looking at her and didn't let her guard down at all.

”Daddy, Xiao Xiao isn't waking up,” the girl had tears in her eyes as she extended her hand. The puppy was breathing heavily and just like the girl, was wet from head to toe, shivering.

Hao Xuan awkwardly scratched his head and looked over at Sin with pleading eyes.

”Can you help a little? What are you afraid of?”

”We checked almost everything. Don't you think it's weird how everyone else died but a little girl survived? How can you be so trusting?”

”That may be so, but I'm not going to let a child who might have experienced all that stand out in the rain and not help. In the off chance, this is.....something else, I'll take responsibility,” he waved his hand and took out two towels from the storage ring.

”What's your name?” he asked bending down in front of her, purposefully exposing his neck and other vital areas, leaving it open for attacks. Sin let out some strands of Qi and they turned transparent, melding into the air.

The girl's eyes started watering, ”Papa doesn't remember Kana?”

”E-Eh? Papa? I'm no-”

”Kana, do you remember your house?” as Hao Xuan was trying to tell her he wasn't her father, Sin who had walked over to them asked, cutting him off.

”Mhm,” Kana told her exact address and Sin quickly jumped out of a window. She returned within 3-4 minutes with some clothes in hand.

”Go away, I'll take care of her,” she said pushing Hao Xuan away from her.

”The hell? Why such a sudden change?” he mumbled and took the little puppy covered in towels closer to the fireplace.

Sin helped the little girl change into a new set of clothes and called Hao Xuan back over. She took the puppy away from him, handed it back to Kana and dragged him away again.

”What? Why are you acting so weirdly?” he asked looking at her suspiciously.

*sigh*

”I found her, in her home,” she said lightly while looking at Kana from the corner of her eyes.

”Found who?”