Chapter 106: Sudden Danger!
Chapter 106: Sudden Danger!
“Shan Guoer!”
Gao Jing stared wide-eyed and shouted, sweat beading on his forehead as three blue veins bulged!
The “giant creature” that had suddenly appeared behind him, scaring away the Gru Goblin, was none other than the little girl!
Gao Jing truly never dreamed that Shan Guoer had come here.
He instantly remembered.
What the little girl had said to him yesterday, up on the huge boulder.
He really was both furious and frantic.
“Gao Jing!”
Yet Shan Guoer didn’t notice his expression. She crouched down and said with a giggle, “Finally found you!”
She wore a set of fur skirt armor. A pouch hung at her waist. Three throwing spears were stuck in the vine basket on her back.
Dressed like a little hunter.
Her big, dark, sparkling eyes held a pleased look.
Like she was showing off to Gao Jing: Is it unexpected? Is it a good surprise?
It really was too unexpected, too ‘wonderful’!
Gao Jing’s face turned black as a pot bottom: “How did you get here?”
The little girl blinked her eyes: “Ah Huang brought me here.”
Woof!
Ah Huang jumped out from behind her, wagging his tail at Gao Jing: Woof, I’m pretty good, huh?
Is that what I was asking?
Gao Jing nearly spat out old blood on the spot.
He roared furiously, “Why aren’t you obedient like this? Didn’t we agree you’d wait for me to come back?”
Even though this place wasn’t that far from Shan Yue Village Fort, and the nearby fierce beasts had been cleared out by hunters…
Shan Guoer was only about five or six years old. Even with her natural great strength, walking alone in the wilderness was extremely dangerous.
If she encountered passing jackals, wolves, tigers, or leopards…
The consequences were simply unthinkable!
Shan Guoer froze.
Only now did she realize Gao Jing was angry.
Really angry with her!
This discovery made the little girl panic, her instincts flooding her with fear.
Ever since knowing Gao Jing, she had never seen him like this.
It felt like suddenly losing her most beloved thing!
Her innocent smile vanished. Her big eyes rapidly misted over, glistening teardrops starting to well up.
“S-sorry,” Shan Guoer stammered, “I… I just… wanted to play with you.”
Gao Jing was stunned.
Ever since he’d met Shan Guoer, he’d never seen the little girl cry.
Shan Guoer wasn’t just the granddaughter of Old Shaman Shan Yan, or the leader among the village children.
She was the little princess of the Shan Yue Tribe!
She was innocent, kind, and adorable. Though sometimes mischievous, she had never done anything bad.
“Don’t cry.”
Seeing her pitiful expression, on the verge of tears, Gao Jing felt a prickle run over his scalp. He felt like he had committed a huge mistake.
His fury vanished instantly, completely wiped away.
He quickly tried to console her: “Alright, alright, I don’t blame you.”
“Waaaah!”
But Gao Jing’s attempt to comfort her backfired.
The moment he spoke, the little girl let out a loud “Waaah!” and started crying.
She wiped her tears, utterly heartbroken.
Woof!
Ah Huang, beside her, panicked. He frantically wagged his tail and nudged her with his head, whimpering softly, “Whimper, whimper…”
Gao Jing panicked too.
He felt like something was choking his chest.
It felt really awful.
Taking a deep breath, Gao Jing suddenly activated the power of the Weaver’s Wrist. He leaped high into the air.
He landed sitting on Shan Guoer’s shoulder.
Reaching out, he gently stroked the little girl’s hair. Softly, he said, “Don’t cry, don’t cry. I really don’t blame you anymore.”
But Shan Guoer turned her head away, ignoring him. Big, glistening tears fell down her cheeks, drop after drop.
What a mess!
Gao Jing couldn’t help but scratch his head.
Although the difference in their sizes was immense…
In Gao Jing’s heart, he had long regarded the little girl as his own daughter.
Seeing her so sad made his heart ache too.
The problem was, Gao Jing, still a bachelor, had absolutely no experience raising or comforting children.
Faced with this situation, he had no idea what to do.
After thinking for a moment, Gao Jing started rummaging through the Copper Anchor Storage Space, hoping to find something to cheer her up.
And he actually found something!
With a flick of his wrist, a lollipop appeared in his hand.
This wasn’t the kind of lollipop you get for 50 cents outside an elementary school.
The candy ball was bigger than a football. The stick was thicker than a chopstick. It was rainbow-colored, with a fruit flavor.
Behold: the Super Mega Lollipop!
The last time Gao Jing bought toys online, the algorithm recommended it. He bought ten on impulse.
After they arrived, he had placed them in the Storage Space and forgotten to give them to Shan Guoer.
Now it was just the thing.
Gao Jing tore off the plastic wrapper.
Holding the giant lollipop, he said with a smile, “Stop crying. I’ll give you a candy.”
Shan Guoer twitched her nose.
She clearly smelled the sweet scent of candy and instinctively turned her head for a look.
Seeing the super-sized lollipop in Gao Jing’s hand, the little girl’s eyes instantly lit up.
Her head snapped back around.
After a few seconds, she stole another glance over.
She wasn’t crying anymore.
Holding back a laugh, Gao Jing shook the lollipop. “If you don’t want it, I’ll give it to Ah Huang.”
Woof!
Ah Huang, who had been sitting on the ground, immediately leaped up. He wagged his tail, lifted his head, his eyes full of expectation.
But before Gao Jing finished speaking, the lollipop was snatched away by the little girl.
This proved that the power of a lollipop was endless!
Gao Jing didn’t even need to explain. Shan Guoer figured out the right way to eat a lollipop all by herself.
She sat on the ground, happily tasting the sweet flavor, her eyes squinting nearly shut.
The storm had passed, the sky was clear again.
Gao Jing couldn’t help sighing inwardly: Being a dad really wasn’t easy!
“Gao Jing.”
Eating away, Shan Guoer suddenly spoke up. “I’m sorry.”
Gao Jing: “Hmm?”
The little girl lowered her head and said softly, “I shouldn’t have disobeyed and run after you like that. I won’t next time.”
A child who admits their mistake and corrects it is a good child!
Gao Jing felt deeply relieved and pleased.
“It’s alright now.”
He said, “Let’s head back now. Your grandpa is bound to be worried if he can’t find you.”
This wasn’t a good place to linger.
Especially at night, nocturnal beasts might come out looking for food.
Gao Jing, being small, could climb a tree easily to hide.
But Shan Guoer’s safety wasn’t so easily guaranteed.
Moreover, since she’d sneaked out, people in the village fort would surely worry when they noticed she was gone, and they’d start searching everywhere.
That would be troublesome.
Shan Guoer pouted. “Grandpa went into Ru Si.”
Suddenly, Gao Jing understood.
“Ru Si” was one form of meditation practiced by Shamans.
Through long hours of deep thought in a quiet room, they refined their Spiritual Soul to enhance their spirit and purify their inner power.
The state of Ru Si could be short, a day or two.
Or long, lasting ten days to half a month.
During Gao Jing’s time in Shan Yue Village, Old Shaman Shan Yan had entered Ru Si twice.
Both times were quite lengthy.
The little girl had no company, didn’t want to play with other children, so that’s why she’d pulled this runaway stunt.
An unusual bout of mischief for her.
“I’ll go back by myself.”
Shan Guoer got up and said, “I know the way. And Ah Huang’s here.”
It was thanks to Ah Huang’s sharp sense of smell that she’d tracked Gao Jing all this way.
Getting back certainly wasn’t a problem.
“No way!”
But how could Gao Jing let her return alone!
He immediately jumped into the vine basket behind him. “We go together!”
This wasn’t up for discussion.
“Mhm.”
Suddenly seeming cheered up, Shan Guoer, together with Ah Huang, turned to leave the forest.
They started their journey back to the village fort.
She skipped and ran quickly ahead. Suddenly she asked: “Gao Jing, you’re not mad, are you?”
Holding onto the vine basket, Gao Jing felt both amused and exasperated. “No.”
“Mhm-ah!”
The little girl ran even more happily.
Don’t let her size fool you; she ran much faster than Gao Jing ever could.
This was the natural advantage of Great Wilderness Giants.
Gao Jing estimated they’d reach Shan Yue Village in no more than half an hour and felt at ease.
Woof! Woof!
Just as his mood began to relax, Ah Huang, also in the vine basket, suddenly started barking loudly.
His voice filled with warning!
Huh?
Gao Jing immediately straightened up, looking in the direction Ah Huang was focused on.
Far out on the Wilderness, two tall figures had come into view! They were heading this way!
Who were they?
A strong sense of wariness instantly rose in Gao Jing.
They weren’t coming from the direction of Shan Yue Village!
He quickly grabbed his high-powered telescope from his pack, focusing it on the two approaching figures.
Both were Great Wilderness Giants. Their height and appearance looked similar to those from the Shan Yue Tribe.
But their bodies were filthy. The animal hides wrapped around them were torn and ragged.
Matted, straggly long hair hung down to their chests, thick with mud and dirt so it hung in plaited ropes, clumps of grass and leaves tangled within.
Each giant held a large Bone Club, dark stains of dried blood marking them.
One giant had a long, deep scar running across his cheek!
They looked fierce and menacing.
The two giants had clearly spotted Shan Guoer.
They grinned nastily and sped up!
There was still a considerable distance between them.
But given their running speed, it wouldn’t take them long to overtake the little girl!
Danger!
Gao Jing slammed down the telescope and yelled loudly, “Shan Guoer, run! Run!”
The moment the words left his mouth, he leaped out of the vine basket.
He rushed straight towards the giants!