Chapter 1021: The Strange Little Girl

Chapter 1021: The Strange Little Girl

Lin Nuo could make a preliminary judgment about this girl based on her hair color, wondering if she might be an acquaintance.

With pure black hair, that ruled out Qin Shili, Ruo’er, and Ling Meng.

Of course, he didn’t dismiss the possibility that they might later undergo mutations and change hair color.

But then again, how would he run into them here? It was improbable to meet familiar faces in such a place; anyone who could be met was long gone.

As he got closer to the little girl lying there, he noticed she was dressed in light pink clothes of decent quality—she must be from a wealthy family.

She looked quite pure and adorable, but he wasn’t interested in a copper refining aesthetic; he just acknowledged her appearance.

A little girl, just like that, had died.

But what did it have to do with him? He was merely there for the spectacle, his heart devoid of ripples.

Well, just a dead person—nothing noteworthy.

As Lin Nuo pondered whether to move on, he suddenly sensed the little girl’s breath.

Not dead?

This surprised Lin Nuo; there was actually someone alive here?

Could she also be a transmigrator like him? Had she entered this world within the soul of a person?

Even if that was the case, it didn’t necessarily mean they were from the same timeline.

Who knows, she might even be from the Three Kingdoms period. He couldn’t tell if the soul was male or female.

What if a Zhang Fei had transmigrated over and greeted him with an “Onii-chan”?

That made him think of various absurd scenarios that were too beautiful to imagine further.

Alright, there was no need to dwell on such nonsense; his imagination was too vivid.

Let’s see what was happening here.

Lin Nuo crouched down, initially thinking the little girl was severely injured and unconscious; however, she was merely asleep.

Just as Lin Nuo crouched down, she woke up.

“Ah!”

Seeing a strange little boy, she was quite surprised and exclaimed.

“Not dead after all.”

Lin Nuo said indifferently, stepping back a couple of paces.

“Why are you here? Why are you lying here?”

Lin Nuo casually asked the little girl, who rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked around.

“I… I don’t know… this… where is this…?”

The little girl was in a panic, her words stumbling.

“You don’t know? Where are your family? Did you come up the mountain with them and get lost?”

Lin Nuo continued to question her, thankful that he was currently in a little boy’s form; if he looked like the teenager he used to be, he would probably frighten the little girl so much she wouldn’t be able to speak, he’d truly seem like a copper refining brute.

Looking at Lin Nuo’s serious expression, the little girl felt a bit of safety, sensing he was reliable.

“I… I wasn’t originally here… They said there was trouble at home, I was in danger, so they took me away, but then they… seemed to have an accident, and I…”

The little girl was desperately recalling everything that had occurred earlier, but as soon as she thought about it, a headache struck, and she couldn’t remember, not even what they looked like.

She felt she wasn’t from this place, yet couldn’t recall where she belonged or what her hometown was like.

“Were you scared into forgetting everything? When I came over, I saw many dead people; were your family among them?”

Lin Nuo wasn’t being tactful at all, stating it plain and clear—her family was surely dead.

“Many dead people…? Hmm… will they die here…?”

The little girl reflected on past events, and as her head throbbed, she couldn’t recall,

“Can’t remember… Who… are they…?”

“It seems you’re genuinely daft. This symptom is triggered by shock; you saw your family die, causing you extreme emotional turmoil, and you fainted. When you woke up, you were confused.”

Lin Nuo shook his head; what a poor little girl, with family gone and herself in a daze.

Was this the decline of morality, or…

Uh, got a bit sidetracked there.

If she were just any ordinary surviving little girl, Lin Nuo wouldn’t bother at all.

But this little girl living here was nothing short of a miracle.

Perhaps she really was a transmigrator.

He could test the waters:

“Are you from the 21st century? Did you live in a bustling city but were chased for some reason, ultimately dying and then transmigrating here? Is that how it is? Is your former place filled with tall buildings?”

“Ah? I… I don’t understand…”

The little girl was confused, wondering what this was all about.

“Are you really not understanding, or is it an act? I’m also a transmigrator; there’s no need to hide. You might not be a 21st-century transmigrator; perhaps you’re from a different era, but you’re definitely not from this time and world. Think back; isn’t your previous living environment quite different from here?”

Lin Nuo continued to clarify the situation for the little girl; he had spelled it out quite clearly by now—she should reveal her own transmigrator identity already.

“The original place… I can’t remember… but I think… I shouldn’t belong here…”

The little girl whispered, utterly lost.

Then her stomach began to growl, and she bashfully rubbed her tummy.

“Um, excuse me, do you have something to eat…?”

“None.”

“Oh… then I’ll look for some fruits to eat. Are you from here? Do you know how to get around here…?”

“I’m not from here. If you’re hungry, we can roast some wild beasts; I’m also hungry.”

“Ah? Roast wild beasts?! They’re fierce; how could we ever defeat them? Are you a hunter?”

The little girl surveyed Lin Nuo, noting his bright attire didn’t resemble that of a hunter; he acted more like a prestigious young master.

“No need for a hunter; all the wild beasts here are dead. You can just slaughter them and roast their meat. If you don’t believe me, you can come along; I’ll show you.”

“Oh… okay…”

The little girl met Lin Nuo for the first time, but she found him quite trustworthy, so she followed him.

As they walked along the riverbank, she caught a glimpse of herself in the river’s surface.

She was quite adorable, but she vaguely felt she shouldn’t have that face.

Perhaps she was just overthinking; children’s faces aren’t that discernible; they mostly look alike anyway.

“What’s your name?”

Lin Nuo asked as they walked along.

“Me? I forgot…” the little girl said softly.

“Forgot? C’mon, you can think of something else instead. How do you forget your name? Are you trying to pull a fast one on me?”

“I really forgot… I can’t recall… We’re just kids, after all…”

The little girl murmured, feeling her stomach growling, lacking confidence.

“Right, we’re just kids.”

Lin Nuo chuckled; this little brat had as if he was once a world-ending villain. Now here he was playing house with her; if she survived another ten years, she’d surely appreciate having once roasted meat with the ultimate villain.

“There’s a wolf over there.” Lin Nuo pointed in a direction.

“Ah, is it dead? It looks like it’s sleeping…”

“Dead, but the reason is a bit bizarre. Even if I told you, you wouldn’t understand; just know it’s dead. Luckily, I just found a small knife; help me out here so we can prepare the meat.”

Lin Nuo said, pulling out a sharp little knife.