Ruan Qiuqiu was a bit surprised, and she wasn’t sure how to answer Grandpa Mo’s question. She hesitated on answering and glanced at the unknowing Little Bohe. “Grandpa Mo, Bohe, I invited Little Yu to my home to play, but there’s fiend energy inside my home. Little Yu has a weak body, and he got injured from the fiend energy.”
Ruan Qiuqiu continued to say, “But I fed my husband’s treasure water to Little Yu, and there’s nothing seriously wrong with him now.”
Mo Bohe blinked. Extremely puzzled, she asked, “What’s fiend energy?”
Ruan Qiuqiu: “...”
Grandpa Mo briefly smiled. He slowly said, “Little Bohe, grandpa knows what fiend energy is.”
Grandpa Mo narrowed his eyes. “There’s good and bad fiend energy. Bad fiend energy will hurt humans...”
Ruan Qiuqiu found his explanation strange. Based on her knowledge of this world, there was no such thing as good fiend energy. All fiend energy would greatly harm humans and demons.
Just as Ruan Qiuqiu was puzzled over this, Little Bohe asked the question she wanted to ask, “Grandpa, what about good fiend energy then?”
“Good fiend energy ah...” Grandpa Mo furrowed his brows. His gaze was somewhat empty. He thought about it for a long time before finally saying, “Although good fiend energy causes a lot of pain and discomfort, it’ll make you feel very sweet inside.”
Mo Bohe scratched her head. “If it hurts a lot, isn’t that bad fiend energy?”
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Little Bohe’s words echoed in Ruan Qiuqiu’s ears as she walked home in the snow. Thinking of Little Bohe’s description of Mr. Gray wolf, Ruan Qiuqiu quirked up her lips.
Ferocious, doesn’t eat children.
What kind of compliment was that?
She had seen for herself that Mr. Gray Wolf wasn’t as brutal as the rumors said he was. Could it be that his reputation was so bad because he liked to beat up to those rotten demons?
The sky was getting increasingly dark, and the falling snowflakes were getting bigger. Snowflake after snowflake fell on Ruan Qiuqiu. As she lightly walked in the snow, the snow on her body melted and soaked through her clothes and shoes.
Although she was very tired, she had gained a lot today.
She had found out the location of herbs, successfully traded for a rabbit, and guessed that there was probably a connection between the fiend energy in Mr. Gray Wolf and the curse. She had also made new friends even if they were little kids and an old grandpa.
As Ruan Qiuqiu recalled what she had gained today, she continued walking and contemplating what her next step should be.
The food and firewood could last a little bit longer, so she should focus on finding a way to get the herbs that were growing on the cliff.