道罗邪皇子 (邪神之道 B4)

Refusing to Walk on the Dao Road of Another

But within this familial warmth there is also a deep sense of pain as Xiao Ju Hong naturally knew that this warmth is not something that will last for an eternity.

"Mother where is father going?"

Raising her head Miao Huang Hua asks with a curious tone of voice. Even if she is but a child she can somehow tell that something seems to be wrong.

"He'll be back after he takes care of some matters. You said that you're hungry right? Sorry just let mother stay like this for a bit."

Holding tightly onto Miao Huang Hua Miao Ying'er trembles lightly almost as if she is cold.

This slight tremor is caught by Xiao Ju Hong's eyes causing her heart to ache.

[...]

Walking over to the side of Miao Ying'er Xiao Ju Hong kneels by her side and raised her arms up to wrap them around her primordial world mother's neck in a manner that is similar to a child yearning for the warmth of their mother. But from another angle it would also seem as if it is a child attempting to console their mother's fears.

Just for this moment in time Xiao Ju Hong wishes to take on the form of her primordial world self who is currently in the arms of Miao Ying'er.

[...Uh?]

This wish had seemingly been heard by someone and soon Xiao Ju Hong finds her vision turning.

Following this strange sensation Xiao Ju Hong can evidently feel the body warmth of a person pressed against her back while a slender set of arms wraps around her stomach in a tight embrace.

(Hm?)

Looking around Xiao Ju Hong finds herself looking at the walls of a traditional styled room.

But before Xiao Ju Hong can even recover from her state of surprise a sigh is transmitted into her ears.

[*Sigh* how come everything feels so interesting these days?]

A voice that sounds extremely laxed speaks almost as if the person had just awakened from a peaceful nap.

*Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!* following these words the sound of a person crunching on some kind of hard fruit or candy is transmitted into Xiao Ju Hong's ears causing her to look around in wide alarm.

[Hmm... No maybe it's just my mood that's been good.]

"Mother...?"

Xiao Ju Hong didn't know if it was her who had called out to Miao Ying'er or if it was her younger self. But she evidently felt her lips move.

"Is our house haunted by a ghost?"

"Hm?"

The question raised by her daughter causes Miao Ying'er's entire body to tremble in a greater manner. This is something that Miao Ying'er had never told to anyone but Mi Tian Huan and it is the fact that she is somewhat fearful of ghosts.

"..."

Floating near the ceiling is the figure of a person with long dark hair who is dressed in a plain set of black robes.

In that person's right hand is wooden skewer that seems to have held a tánghúlu (糖葫芦 Meaning: a traditional Chinese snack of candied fruit) but all of them seems to have already been chewed up in the mouth of the strange person who just so happens to swallow them the moment Xiao Ju Hong had made eye contact with them.

"I... Don't see any ghosts. You must be hearing things from hunger. I'll make you something."

Despite looking in the direction that Xiao Ju Hong is looking at Miao Ying'er cannot see the person and attempts to get the thought out of her head.