34 The Legend Part 16 (2/2)

His expression softened after hearing her loving voice but he still stayed mute and distant.

Hli Ja asked the servants to stop by a pharmacy so she could get ointments and medicines for the boy. It did not occur to her that she might need them so she did not bring her medicines with.

The carriage stopped in front of a pharmacy and Hue Chi went inside to bring all the things Hli Ja listed. They then stopped by the store and Chue Yi went to get new clothes for the boy.

That night, they rested at an inn in the town so Hli Ja could bathe and tend to the boy. She took care of his wounds and helped him dress into the new clothes.

The boy remained silent the whole time while accepting the generous lady's help.

The next day, he looked much better. His eyes held aliveness and trust.

Hli Ja smiled and bent a little to kiss on the little one's hair. ”From today on, you will be my little brother, and I will be your sister.”

His pupils dilated once he heard her. He smiled shyly, swallowing his new fate and nodded his head in acknowledgment of Hli Ja's announcement. Since the moment his parents died, no one had ever been as nice as Hli Ja to him. Her love overwhelmed him. The people, who had taken him in, had treated him like trash. They barely allowed him to eat and beat him up for the slightest thing. He had almost forgotten what it felt like to be cared for.

Hli Ja truly won his heart. She wanted him to continue living and be her younger brother. She gave him a different kind of happiness that he had never felt before. Smile still glued to his face, he said, ”My father called me Pao Hua.”

Finally, he spoke! Hli Ja fondly caressed his hair. ”Hmm... Pao Hua – meaning – a sacred stone. I think it suits you really well. You must be very important to your parents, and they must love you very much to call you a sacred stone. Don't forget that.”

Pao Hua nodded in agreement with Hli Ja's statement.

It took them five days to arrive in the city where Hli Ja used to live. They stopped at the restaurant to eat before heading over to the gravesite. When the group arrived at the site, the maids carried food, flowers, and incense and set them on the grave.