Soon, Chen Ziyuan and Chen Zihao ran out.
They wanted to buy a few things and, incidentally, take a look at the bustle of mortal life.
Of course, just in case they, as three-year-old children, got kidnapped by bad people, they made sure to fully arm themselves before leaving!
That way, they definitely wouldn’t be kidnapped!
…Although there probably wasn’t anyone who could beat them, just in case, right?
At this moment.
They had already arrived near a city called Anta City.
To stay low-key and safe, once they got close they didn’t dare to use sword flight anymore. They just stayed grounded and ran on foot, so they wouldn’t attract attention.
Chen Ziyuan and Chen Zihao dashed toward the city gate with quick little steps!
“We’re here!”
“Entry fee: one spirit stone per person,” said a group of city guard soldiers stationed at the gate of Anta City.
Chen Ziyuan and Chen Zihao promptly paid two spirit stones, then excitedly ran into the city.
The city guard soldiers were all dumbfounded, looking down at the two little ones gradually disappearing into the distance.
Damn, kids these days were actually this independent.
They couldn’t be more than three years old, right? They came here on their own and even carried spirit stones…
If some heartless lunatic set his sights on them, their little treasury wouldn’t be safe.
That would hurt Anta City’s reputation. If no one came to Anta City in the future, how were they supposed to earn spirit stones?
Even the guard captain couldn’t stand it anymore. “You, go follow those two little ones. Don’t let them get robbed.”
“Yes.” A guard immediately followed after them…
After entering Anta City.
Chen Ziyuan and Chen Zihao, carrying bamboo baskets on their backs, bounced along the street.
They looked at the bustling crowd.
Their faces were full of innocent childlike wonder.
Then they noticed a group of people gathered by the roadside, and they curiously went over to watch the commotion.
Then they overheard some gossip.
A tall, strong man, with a lingering look of fear on his face, said, “You don’t know this, but I heard that the Chaotic Ancient Mountains have been acting strange lately. Many powerful cultivators, when hunting spirit beasts, get knocked unconscious for no reason!”
“Who did it?”
“Who knows? But it’s said that every time, two young boys and girls appear, about three years old.”
“Hiss~ It definitely can’t be them. How could a three-year-old have that kind of power?”
“Exactly, but think about it: can two children appearing in a place like the Chaotic Ancient Mountains be normal? So many people suspect that the mountain god of the Chaotic Ancient Mountains has manifested, sending two demon children to protect the creatures in the mountains!”
“Demon Children Descend! That’s way too interesting, even more interesting than the storyteller in the west of the city…”
At that moment, they heard a child’s voice.
“Huh? Uncle, are you talking about us?” Chen Zihao asked curiously.
They hadn’t expected to be the subject of the gossip themselves.
Because over the past few days, in order to catch beautiful spirit beasts to welcome their little sister, the brother and sister had been doing this kind of thing, inevitably running into conflicts and competition with others. So they could only use a big club to knock the other side out.
This voice startled the already tense crowd, making everyone jump and shiver all over.
They looked down.
“…”
“Haha, little friend, we were talking about Demon Children Descend, not about you.”
The crowd burst into laughter at the two little ones, trying to smooth over the awkwardness.
Come on, the Chaotic Ancient Mountains were hundreds of miles away from Anta City. There was no way two little toddlers could have walked all the way here.
“Alright, little one, go play somewhere else.”
“Oh.” Chen Zihao walked away in confusion.
“Sister, I feel like they really were talking about us.”
It was exactly in the Chaotic Ancient Mountains, and exactly three-year-old boy and girl children… it was obviously them.
Chen Ziyuan pouted. “Yeah, but they don’t believe us. Still, the name ‘demon children’ is so weird. It makes us sound like bad guys.”
Chen Zihao quickly nodded. “That’s right, we’re good people…”
Then Chen Ziyuan noticed something and reminded him, “Xiao Hao, it seems we’re being followed by a guard from the city lord’s mansion.”
Chen Zihao looked around and sure enough.
“Sister, why is the city lord’s mansion guard following us? Did he get lost?”
“Hm~ Probably not.” Chen Ziyuan shook her head. “But this guy was at the city gate just now. It’s uncomfortable being followed like this, so let’s send him back to the city lord’s mansion.”
“Okay.”
They exchanged a smile.
The guard was surprised to find that the two little kids could actually detect him.
What keen perception.
He smiled a little, but he was only following them to make sure the kids didn’t get robbed of their spirit stones. Otherwise, if word got out, Anta City’s reputation would suffer.
So as long as he didn’t lose sight of them…
But in the next instant, he only felt his vision go black.
After a while.
Chen Ziyuan and Chen Zihao were once again bouncing along the street.
Now no one was following them, right?
Problem solved! Sent him home!
There were many pedestrians on Anta City’s streets, and suddenly Chen Zihao became puzzled.
Looking at the pairs of mothers and sons or mothers and daughters walking back and forth, holding hands, chatting and laughing, a strange feeling welled up inside him, one that was also very unfamiliar.
“Sister, have you noticed? Their mothers don’t seem to be stones,” Chen Zihao said, pointing at a child about their age.
That child was stunned for a moment. Stone mother? His expression went blank, obviously because this went beyond his understanding.
The child’s mother also froze for a moment, then smiled faintly.
Chen Ziyuan nodded in agreement. “Xiao Hao, I noticed that a long time ago. But we should trust Daddy. We came out of a rock crevice, so we’re different, and of course our mother is different too.”
“Yeah, that makes sense. But sister, seeing them with their mothers feels really nice~”
“Yes, yes, I’m jealous too, but our mother isn’t human…”
Seeing this, Chen Zihao touched Chen Ziyuan’s cheek with his little hand and comforted her, “Sister, don’t be sad. There are so many stones everywhere, which means our mother is everywhere too. Daddy is all-powerful, so one day he’ll definitely turn Mother into a human!”
“Exactly! Daddy can definitely do it. Once Daddy gives us a little sister, we’ll tell Daddy to turn Mother into a human…” Chen Ziyuan smiled, feeling very clever.
“Then sister, let’s go.”
“Okay.”
Seeing Chen Ziyuan and Chen Zihao walk away, the child raised his head and asked, “Mother, are you a stone spirit?”
The woman’s face darkened. “Goudan’er, your mother is not a stone spirit.”
“Mother, then why did they say their mother is a stone?”
“Goudan’er, that’s just something adults say to children. They don’t understand. They actually have a mother, they just can’t see her. They’re very pitiful.”
“Oh, oh.”
Chen Ziyuan and Chen Zihao held hands and bounced along for a while longer.
By nature, they were curious, and very soon they were drawn to something else.
“Sister, look, over there’s an old grandpa in ragged clothes, teasing the little birds by the roadside.”