I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

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"Right, right, if you ask me, it's the kind of person who's bad at the game but addicted to it who should be banned. High-difficulty heroes like Lao Sui Tou are really difficult to master, only a pro like me can handle them."

Nian relentlessly criticized him, and this time, she surprisingly received Xi's agreement.

After playing for a while longer, the four little ones, who had been thoroughly tricked, all gave up on the game at the same time.

"Don't worry, my account will be unbanned this afternoon. Then we'll play a five-man team, and I'll carry the team!"

Nian patted the little guy's head with pity.

"It's time to eat. Nian, go and clear the table."

"Alright. Come on, little ones, let's get ready for dinner!"

"Shall we eat dumplings for New Year's Day?"

"Ben Huijie, we're not having dumplings until tonight."

"Little Tower is the idiot. He could have eaten it at noon."

What are dumplings?

"It's a delicious specialty of Yan Kingdom, Skadi will definitely love it."

"Oh... let's eat dumplings!"

The house was bustling with activity, and the joyful atmosphere seemed to even affect the snowflakes falling outside the window. They swirled and danced, heralding the approaching new year.

Looking back

"Brother Quan! Brother Quan! The tide is out!"

The lively little petrel skipped and hopped into the cottage, waking up the still-sleeping young man, Perot.

"Ugh... the tide's already gone out?"

The young man called A-Dog yawned and slowly sat up from the mat.

"Brother Quan, Brother Quan, let's go beachcombing!"

Before Ah Quan could agree, the girl had already gotten up and run out of the house.

"..."

Just as A-Quan was about to fall silent, the girl's little head peeked in through the doorway again.

"Brother Quan, how about we have a competition to see who can catch the biggest crab?"

"...Who wants to compete with you?"

Despite saying that, the young man, Perot, slowly stood up and walked outside.

"Hehe, I'm sure I'll find some really, really big seafood today!"

Ah Quan walked along the beach with his arms around his head, while the lively little guy chattered incessantly beside him.

It's a bit noisy...

Ah Quan glanced at the girl beside him. The white feathers fluttering slightly by the girl's ear were being blown by the wind at that moment, gently swaying in front of him.

"……oh."

Ah Quan withdrew his gaze and silently squatted down.

"Brother A-Quan?"

The little guy noticed his movements and curiously came closer.

"Little fish, I've caught one."

With a blank expression, Ah Quan caught the crab that was pinching his toes, lifted it up, and waved it in front of the girl.

"Wow, that's amazing... No wonder he's Brother A-Quan!"

The little girl clapped her hands happily and praised him, seemingly having forgotten the competition she had just started.

"Tsk... If you're going to compete, then take it seriously."

Pelosi spoke up to remind him.

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, Brother A-Quan is the kind of guy who can pick up pearls just by walking around."

The young girl, Xiaoyu, exclaimed with great delight.

Ah Quan shook his head helplessly and put the crab into the basket.

"Let's go, catch more, I'll make you crab roe rice tonight."

"Good!"

Hearing that there was something delicious to eat, the little guy happily ran over to catch crabs on the beach in front of him.

"...Really. Be careful!"

"I know!"

Ah Quan stretched and slowly followed behind the girl.

The setting sun was reflected in the azure sea in the distance, and the orange-red light was beautiful.

"Little fish?"

After Ah Quan finished admiring the beautiful sunset, he came to his senses and found that the little guy had already run far away.

"How can you run so fast?"

Not understanding how those two short legs managed to move, Ah Quan quickly ran towards the little guy who was squatting in the distance, carrying the basket.

"Brother Quan! Come quick!"

When the little guy saw him running over, he quickly waved to him and pointed to a lump in front of him for him to see.

"What... um?! Who... who is this?"

Ah Quan frowned in surprise.

Why is there a little girl lying unconscious on this beach? Her clothes are far superior to those of ordinary people like us... Could she be the child of a prominent figure from the city who perished in the disaster?

"Brother Quan, is she alright?"

"Don't rush, let me take a look."

Ah Quan crouched down to check the little girl's breathing.

"He's still breathing...it doesn't seem like he's drowning."

That's all he can do; the two kids alone can't know more specific details.

We need to ask the adults in the village for help.

"Xiaoyu, take her back first, I'll go find Ninth Master."

The little girl looked to be only five or six years old and didn't seem very heavy. Even though Xiaoyu was already thirteen, he could still carry her home.

"Okay. Brother A-Quan, come back quickly."

As they were talking, Xiaoyu had already picked up the little girl and nimbly ran towards A-Quan's hut.

"..."

The tide has receded.

The sounds of the sea breeze and waves were no longer audible; only the calls of the tribesmen echoed in the mind.

The white-haired little girl opened her eyes and awoke from her dream.

"Oh, you're awake."

A lively greeting rang out, and a bowl of fragrant... seemingly food-like stuff was placed in front of it.

Raising its eyes, after a long while, as if the frost had been wiped away from a windowpane, the person's face was captured by its clear vision.

"Hello, hello? Can you hear me?"

It looked at the cub in front of it with a puzzled expression as it bared its teeth and claws.

But... the other party did not show any intention to attack.