Xiaobai's Love in Another World

Chapter 427 Extra: Wood Spirit Master
On the edge of Qingping Village lives a group of people who are favored by the god of nature and possess a magical ability. In this world where life is paramount, they, the Wood Spirit Masters, are like sacred beings.

However, things can change. What was once the center of attention has turned into malicious harassment due to human greed, causing many inconveniences to their lives.

Some chose to relocate in order to live a normal life.

“Brother, the old lady next door said that there will be heavy rain in a few days, and she told us to go up the mountain to take shelter.”

A clear voice came from outside the wooden fence and thatched house, and a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old walked out of the house.

"it is good."

The little girl was squatting in the yard, gently stroking the animals lying on the ground.

A wolf with dark blue fur.

“I went to the vegetable shop with them today, and I saw it on the way back. It was injured, so I put it in my basket and brought it back.”

The boy was quite helpless. "That's a wolf! Aren't you afraid of it?"

The little girl smiled and shook her head, her bright smile so innocent and carefree.

"Don't be afraid, Aran. Aran is a Wood Spirit Master."

"Alright, if it gets better, let it go. We can't afford to support a wolf with our current livelihood."

"Ok."

Aran, orphaned at a young age, lived with her older brother, Shuang'er. Her brother's surname was Ran, and his given name was Tian. Though not blood-related siblings, their bond was stronger than that of blood relatives.

Years ago, Liu Tian found a strange person whom A Ran called a monster. The monster possessed a magical artifact that could seal A Ran's Wood Spirit Master abilities, allowing her to live a normal life.

In an accident, Aran had to regain her original abilities to save her brother Liutian. From then on, Aran once again became a Wood Spirit Master who heals the wounded and saves lives.

However, the place they were in was sparsely populated, with only dying animals that had wandered down from the mountains.

Today she saves a snake, tomorrow a goose, and occasionally there are spots for leopards or deer, but her brother releases them almost always after they recover.

If I had to guess who stayed with them the longest, I would say it was the blue-furred wolf.

That night, the moon was bright and the night was still, with fireflies everywhere. The table inside the house was full of dishes, and Aran looked at Liutian, who had just sat down, with a solemn expression.

"Brother, are you really going?" Now, Aran looks to be thirteen or fourteen years old. Her once youthful face has lost some of its immaturity.

Liu Tian's expression was calm as he placed her favorite dish in her bowl: "Aran, your brother is going away for a while. You must stay with the old ladies and take good care of yourself."

Although Aran was unhappy, she still agreed, "Okay, Aran will wait for you to come back obediently."

Three years passed in the blink of an eye, but his older brother, Liutian, never returned.

As the days went by, Aran grew more and more beautiful. She rejected many people who came to her because of her beauty, but there was one man named Ziqian whom she did not dislike.

And so, every evening when there was nothing to do, it became the two of them sitting on the stone steps outside the house waiting for their brother to come home.

Until one day, that person also said goodbye to her.

After two years together, Aran also came to regard him as an important member of her family.

"Shuang'er, something has come up at home, I have to go back," he said, taking out a roughly carved wooden hairpin from his pocket and handing it to her hesitantly.

"Among them, I am not human, and we didn't meet two years ago. Do you remember the wolf you rescued and adopted? I actually come from the demon realm, a wolf demon from Xifeng Valley at the foot of Liuyun Mountain. If you don't mind my origins, please believe me, I will return soon, and I will marry you with a grand wedding procession. If... you mind that I am a different race, then break this hairpin."

"I don't mind!" Before he could finish speaking, Aran took the wooden hairpin away.

She rushed into his arms and hugged him tightly for a few seconds. When she looked at him again, her eyes were already filled with tears.

"You must come back, don't abandon me."

"How could that be? I will definitely be back within two years."

In this world, Wood Spirit Masters are considered a different race. When people interact, they value how the person treats them, not their background. Even her brother, Liu Tian, ​​is not human, as she knows.

Her brother's appearance and figure have never changed in more than ten years. When she was little, she thought that everyone was like that, but the passage of time has taught her what change really means.

She cherished the wooden hairpin that Tiao Ziqian had given her as a token of their love. Reluctantly watching him leave, she clutched the hairpin in her hand for a long time.

……

Two years later, Tiao Ziqian arrived as scheduled, but the thatched hut was covered in thick dust, with only a letter left by A Ran for him.

Tiao Ziqian absentmindedly brushed away the dust from the letter page, which read: "Seek the gods, and you may form a contract with a spirit in the Book of Falling Feathers..."