Postscript.
"Xu Xiaoxiao, this name is very special."
"Yes, I think so. I asked my mother why. She said that when other children were born, they cried non-stop, but when I was born, I kept laughing." Sitting beside the campfire in the snow, the beautiful girl squatted down, holding firewood in one hand, while mumbling to herself.
"Oh? Then your mother must also be a very special person."
"That's." Xu Xiaoxiao raised her neck and said proudly, "My mother is the most special and beautiful person in the world."
However, she quickly lowered her head and looked a little lonely. "But my mother rarely smiles. I heard Aunt Xuan'er say that my mother smiles even more beautifully."
"Why?"
The girl waved her fists and said indignantly, "Isn't it because of my father? I haven't seen him since I was born. Although my mother didn't say anything, everyone knows that she is because of this."
"Then where did your father go?"
"I don't know." Xu Xiaoxiao shook her head in distress. "Seven or eight years ago, the Lord Supervisor of the Divine Palace sent news that he found traces of my father. He said that although there were thousands of people with obsession, there would eventually be a day when they would return home. It was just a matter of time." From that day onwards, Auntie Ke Qing and Uncle Ah Sheng would travel to the Outer World every year to search for traces of my father. They would not return until the New Year was almost around. "
As she spoke, the girl raised her head to look at the snowy horizon. She sighed and said, "Speaking of which, it's almost the New Year. Everyone is going to get together again."
"Everyone?"
"Many people, including Uncle Song and Big Brother Xu Lai, Uncle Chu and Brother Chu Ning, as well as Nineteenth Sister and Big Brother Mu An." After saying that, Xu Xiaoxiao suddenly burst into laughter and couldn't help but laugh, "You know what?" Big Brother Mu An is a very funny person. All these years, he has been wondering if he is the descendant of Lord Monitor. I have told him many times that if you can't pull out the sword that Lord Monitor gave you. "But he still doesn't believe me. I took him to the Divine Palace a few days ago. Only then did I know that my ancestor was the adopted son of an adult. Big Brother Mu An was overjoyed. He spoke incoherently along the way. It was funny how funny it was."
At this point, the girl seemed to think of that scene and began to hide her face and laugh non-stop.
At this time, the figure wearing a demoiselle hat stood up opposite the girl. He patted the snowflakes on his shoulder and said, "Xiaoxiao, it's dawn. It's time for us to hurry."
"Yes." The girl stood up and extinguished the bonfire in the snow. "Where is Uncle going?"
"Chang'an." The man replied softly, his voice dull.
"Is that so? My family is also in Chang'an. We are just about to go back. We can go the same way." Xu Xiaoxiao said in surprise.
"Mm, then let's go the same way." The man nodded.
One big and one small figure walked towards Chang'an at that time. Wherever the two of them passed, they left rows of footprints on the snow. Their figures gradually disappeared, but the conversation continued.
"Uncle, it's New Year's Eve. What are you doing in Chang'an?"
"Meet someone who has waited for me for a long time."
"Oh. So it's going to be a long time?"
"Yes."
'"Then I'll come and play with you. I'll tell you that I'm familiar with Chang'an. Empress Chengtian, you know? That's my sister Ziyu. She's her boss and my second brother in Chang'an City. If there's any trouble, you can come and find me. I'll protect you."
"Also, you can come to my house to play. Let me tell you, my courtyard is really big. There is also a big black dog at home. Guess what his name is?"
The girl chattered nonstop, but the man beside her suddenly asked.
"Xiaoxiao, why did you laugh when you were born?" The man asked a question that had nothing to do with the previous topic.
The girl was stunned, but she still said after a few breaths, "I can't say, but my mother said that maybe it's because this world is too beautiful. I fell in love with this world with just a single glance, so I kept laughing."
"Is that so?" After a moment of silence, the man asked, "Do you think you like it?"
"Of course." The girl did not hesitate to give her answer. Then, she urged, as if she had just woken up from a dream, "Uncle, don't interrupt. Guess what the name of our black dog is."
The man was silent again. He looked up at the snowflakes in the sky and then lowered his head to start his journey.
The girl frowned and stamped her feet in extreme displeasure. She was about to get angry at the man's silence.
However, the man in front of him spat out two light words at that time: "Awoo!"
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