> and she took a single step back as it was just too close to her face. She raised her right arm and took the book from Faiy"s hands. "This is?" she asked as she tilted her head questioningly.
Find authorized novels in Webnovel,faster updates, better experience,Please click for visiting."It"s a very old story that my father used to tell me every night."
Opening the book, on the first page, Liya saw an ill.u.s.tration of a man with a s.h.i.+eld and a sword.
"The book tells a story of a hero," Faiy said.
Flipping the page, Liya saw two more ill.u.s.trations. On the left page, there was an ill.u.s.tration of a goblin and on the right page was the ill.u.s.tration of the hero killing that goblin.
"It tells the story of a hero"s adventure. Would you like to hear it?"
Flipping the page, Liya saw another two ill.u.s.trations. On the left page, there was an ill.u.s.tration of a slime and on the right page was the ill.u.s.tration of the hero killing that slime. "There are only pictures and no text. This doesn"t even count as a picture book." Liya thought and shook her head as she closed the book and said, "No need, I can guess how the story goes. A very long time ago when good races were near extinction, a human hero rose, he killed the monsters and saved everyone, the end. Right?"
Faiy frowned and slowly nodded her head. "Yes…"
Extending the book to Faiy, Liya said, "Take it. You can have it."
A surprised expression replaced Faiy"s frowning one. "I can take it? Doesn"t this belong to someone?"
"The owners of this house are all dead—"
"Ah!?" Faiy couldn"t help but shout out from surprise, interrupting Liya"s words. "How—how do you know?"
"And there is something you need to know," Liya said immediately after Faiy interrupted her.
Faiy gulped down her saliva. "Know what?"
"We are ten years in the past."
"Huh?" Faiy said and tilted her head in confusion. "What do you mean by ten years in the past?"
"Remember that place where we were just moments before?"
"Yeah?" Faiy slowly nodded her head.
"Well, that place was the spirit realm, and originally the spirit queen had sent me into the future. That"s why I asked you those questions the first time we met."
Faiy nodded her head in understanding. "So the spirit queen had sent you, me and Ryan back into your original time?"
"That"s right. And since this is the world ten years before the world that you know—"
"Then my parents are still alive!" Faiy shouted out as loudly as she could and tears of happiness formed at the corner of her eyes, rolling down her beautiful cheeks.
Shaking her head, Liya said, "No, they are not. The five-year-old Faiy"s parents are alive, not yours."
Tears suddenly stopped rolling down Faiy"s beautiful cheeks as she got shocked by Liya"s words, but then she just smiled and nodded her head. "You are right, hero. Let"s make an adjustment to our deal, protect my town, my parents and the little me and I will become yours."
Raising the corners of her lips, smiling, Liya said, "Deal."