Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Identical Stones

Since there were a lot of people in the mountains today, Xu Shuhua decided not to take Yu Nuannuan into the mountains with her. Instead, she turned around and headed back.

Before she even reached the Yu family’s doorstep, she saw someone wobbling out of the Gu family’s gate not far away.

That chubby little figure with a big head and short body—who else could it be but Gu Mo?

Yu Nuannuan’s eyes lit up the moment she saw Gu Mo.

She was still very curious about Gu Mo’s abilities—how exactly did he make stones appear and disappear?

Gu Mo clearly spotted Xu Shuhua and Yu Nuannuan too, and waddled over to them.

No matter how steady a one-year-old might walk, they always sway from side to side.

Yu Nuannuan looked down at Gu Mo from her perch, always a bit worried for him.

The village roads were just dirt paths, full of bumps and potholes, scattered with clumps of earth and stones of all sizes.

What if Gu Mo lost his footing and fell?

Yu Nuannuan stared wide-eyed at the ground beneath Gu Mo’s feet.

As she watched, she realized something was off.

Those stones and clumps of earth seemed almost alive. Whenever Gu Mo was about to step on them, they would quietly roll out of his way.

Their movements were so subtle, and their color so close to the ground, that unless someone was watching closely, they’d never notice.

But even if someone did see it, Yu Nuannuan figured they’d just think they were seeing things.

After all, who would believe that stones and clumps of dirt could move on their own—just to make way for a toddler?

It sounded utterly unbelievable.

So, was this earth-based ability?

But in her previous life, she’d never heard of anyone with an earth ability who could use it like this!

She’d never seen or heard of it before, but Yu Nuannuan didn’t think it was impossible.

The world was full of wonders, especially when it came to supernatural powers.

Hadn’t her own ability changed after coming here?

Still, she hadn’t expected that Gu Mo, like her, was also from the apocalypse.

To meet a fellow survivor in a foreign land—it was such a shock that Yu Nuannuan didn’t even notice Gu Mo had walked right up to her. Xu Shuhua had already crouched down, holding her so she was eye-level with Gu Mo.

“Nuannuan!”

Hmm?

After hearing those two syllables for so long, Yu Nuannuan had developed a conditioned reflex.

She instinctively looked toward the source of the voice and met Gu Mo’s eyes.

Yu Nuannuan blinked. Was this the first time Gu Mo had called her “Nuannuan”?

Gu Mo’s voice was already soft and sweet, and when he said those two words, it sounded even softer.

“Nuannuan, this is for you.”

As he spoke, Gu Mo opened his little palm. Lying in the center was a milky-white stone, smooth and warm like jade. It was oval-shaped, with a small hole at the narrower end.

Looking at the stone, Yu Nuannuan instinctively reached for her own neck.

Had the stone she wore fallen off without her noticing?

But as she touched her neck, she felt the stone still there.

It hadn’t fallen!

So, was Gu Mo giving her another stone exactly like hers?

Xu Shuhua was puzzled too. “Gu Mo, where did you get this stone?”

Could there really be two identical stones in the world?

Gu Mo didn’t answer the question. “It’s for Nuannuan.”

Xu Shuhua had once thought the stone Yu Nuannuan wore was something valuable.

But now that Gu Mo had produced another one, she stopped worrying.

If it was really something precious, would Gu Mo be able to give it away again and again?"

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