Shen Wu got several interesting little things, and his mood seemed to have improved considerably. He carefully put away the other items, leaving only a set of Nine Linked Rings in his hands, which he fiddled with eagerly, as this was his first time playing with it.
Duan Feixue said that now that Wen Ran had found the person she was looking for, he would continue his journey alone. After bidding farewell to Wen Ran and Shen Wu, he went on his way to the house outside the village.
Wen Ran pulled Shen Wu to sit on the grass under a tree by the riverbank, where the breeze made it very cool.
She had just bought a skewer of candied hawthorns and first offered it to his mouth. After he bit into one, she ate one herself. The sweet and sour taste was not quite to her liking, but he seemed to enjoy it very much.
