Chapter 5 Sunflower

  "Wait, wait!"; Mo Yi'er hastily called out to stop and jumped far away, her face flushing red, thinking that this guy was indeed Xiao Rong Qiu, who used to do this action a lot. "You, you are male or female? Are you a boy or a girl?"

  The golden lion stood still on the spot, with a puzzled look in its eyes.

  Mo Yi'er couldn't help but ask again: "I already know that you are Xiao Rongqiu and that you will soon transform into a human form. So what was your purpose in following me all this time?" Mo Yi'er began to think carefully, wondering how this demon had been by her side for so long.

  The golden lion is a bit sad, he really doesn't have any purpose, if he must say there is one, it's just that he has fallen in love with this master and wants to be with her.

  Jin Shi currently cannot transform into a human form and cannot speak human language, so he and Mo Yier are basically unable to communicate. When he was still a small ball of fur, they could interact very intimately, but now Mo Yier is on guard against him and he can't even get close.

  The old man didn't know when he left, his eyes showed encouragement and sadness, as well as a strong reluctance to part. Then he said to Mo Yi'er: "My grandson will be handed over to you from now on. After this big cold day, he will transform into human form and take you down the mountain back to your tribe. If it's not necessary, never come back here again."

  "Huh?" Mo Yuer was dazed and stupidly imagined what it would be like if the Golden Lion turned into a human form, but she couldn't imagine it at all. She stuttered and asked: "You mean, he'll turn into a human later and always follow me around?"

  "Yes, what's with that expression of yours? Don't you want to?" The old man asked gruffly.

  "Haha, of course not!"; Mo Yier was slightly afraid of the fierce old man, but still told the truth, having a pet by her side wasn't bad, but having a man always following her around was something else. Besides, she and Chu Yan were almost at the point of confirming their relationship, she couldn't get too close to other men anymore. Just now, the old man had said that Jin Shi was his grandson, which undoubtedly made him the opposite sex.

  "Ah!"; The old man was extremely angry and pointed at Mo Yu'er, then let out two loud roars. Jin Shi immediately blocked Mo Yu'er's path, as if protecting her from the old man's harm. The old man could only helplessly sigh, then fiercely said to Mo Yu'er: "You don't want to? That's fine. If you want to leave here, you must take my grandson with you and promise to always treat him well. Otherwise, I won't let you go, and neither will your tribe."

  The old man's sinister words made Mo Yier shiver, and at this moment she completely believed that the old man would do such a thing, and she remembered the legend about the Golden Lion. Shouldn't it be said that he was the one? Maybe he really is cruel.

  "Hmph!" The old man let out a cold snort and turned to run, disappearing before Mo Yu'er's eyes. Mo Yu'er gazed at his receding back, her heart in turmoil.

  Jin Shi looked at Mo Yi'er with a timid gaze, wanting to move forward but not daring to do so, his expression pitiful. Although the old man had just been scary to him because of Jin Shi, Mo Yi'er still couldn't bring herself to dislike Jin Shi. Especially when she thought about how Jin Shi was actually Xiao Rong, they had spent quite some time together, and Xiao Rong not only didn't need her care but also often brought her prey or bird eggs. He even kept her warm on cold nights, so even if he was a monster, Mo Yi'er wouldn't dislike him, nor would she be afraid of him.

  On the contrary, she found Jin Shi more and more handsome.

  His mane is golden, his eyes are golden, even the wings that occasionally appear are golden, shining with a brilliant light!

  She couldn't help but take a step forward, stroking the golden lion's mane as if to show affection. Since there was no other choice and she actually liked the golden lion from the bottom of her heart, then... they might as well be together. She would just treat him like a little ball of fluff. The only problem was that it wouldn't be easy to explain to Chu Yan. It was already strange enough to have a pet by her side all the time, and now she had a man by her side too.

  "Rooooaaaar!" The Golden Lion let out an uneasy roar. Mo Yier recalled his spirit and began to stroke him, saying "Since it's come to this, you can just stay by my side from now on. Let's take things one step at a time."

  The golden lion finally felt at ease. The lion's mouth opened again with an eerie arc.

  From this day on, Mo Yi'er finally settled down here with a peace of mind. All she had to do was wait for winter to end, wasn't that right?

  But Mo Yi'er gradually discovered that this place was full of treasures. In the distant forest, there were fruits that couldn't be eaten up, and many wild vegetables and mushrooms. Mo Yi'er found a stone suitable for grinding a stone pot, then took advantage of Jin Shi not being asleep to let him grind it with his sharp claws. Jin Shi was indeed different from ordinary beasts, his claws could scratch the stone full of marks without hurting his paws at all. So, the stone pot was made, and she could make delicious food again.

  The old man was not very interested in roasted meat, but he was very interested in wild vegetable soup and mushroom soup. He seemed to have forgotten how fierce he was that day when he went to the market to pick a fight with Mo Yi'er and even caught prey for him. Mo Yi'er also gradually stopped being angry with him, as he too was doing it all for his own grandson.

  Jīn shī yuè lái yuè néng shuì le. Lǎo tóu shuō tā shì zài wèi zì jǐ cún chǔ néng liàng. Děng dào tā néng biàn shēn de shí hòu, bù luò nà biān yě jiù chūn nuǎn huā kāi le. Mò yì ér yǒu diǎn diǎn de qī xī nà tiān de dào lái, yě yǒu diǎn diǎn de shě bù dé zhè lǐ hé lǎo tóu.

  Translation:

  The golden lion is getting more and more sleepy. The old man said he was storing energy for himself. When he can transform, the other side of the tribe will also be in full bloom. Mo Yi'er is looking forward to that day's arrival, but also has a little bit of reluctance to leave this place and the old man.

  On this day, while the Golden Lion was taking a nap, the old man took Mo Ye into the forest to play. The forest had many prey, but almost no ferocious creatures. The old man said that when he was young, his temper was very violent. Those ferocious beasts looked displeasing to him, and he directly wiped them out. Now only the gentle ones remained, which could be considered as the food raised by the old man.

  Just walking along, Mo Yier saw a patch of orange-yellow in front of her that was very beautiful. As she walked closer, Mo Yier was thrilled. "Oh my gosh, isn't this a sunflower?" The shape is exactly the same as a sunflower, only the color is deeper, an orange-yellow hue. The flower head is bigger, which means there are more seeds inside.

  "Sunflower. I call it sun flower." The old man said. Mo Yier looked at him with surprise. This name was probably given by the old man himself. Sunflowers are also known as sun flowers. Unexpectedly, the old man had been calling them that since primitive times. However, he couldn't represent too many primitive people. Mo Yier found out that his IQ was higher than all the humans she met at the foot of the mountain.

  "Yes. It can also be called sunflower. Because it always grows towards the sun."

  The old man was somewhat impressed by Mo Yi's words: "I didn't expect you to know that. There aren't any flowers like that at the foot of the mountain. How did you know?"

  "Hehe, if I told you... I'm from another world, would you believe me?"