The moonlight bathed the earth in a silvery glow. It had been a long, exhausting day for the people of Shi Village; they had spent the entire morning trekking into the mountains to battle ferocious beasts, returning to the village, and then providing support until little Xiao Shihao was safely brought back.
"Grandpa Chief, I'm tired." Xiao Shihao, also known as Little Tot, sat on the ground at the village entrance as soon as he saw the village and the Sacrificial Spirit. He closed his eyes, ready to drift off.
"Sleep, child!" Old Chief Shi Yunfeng looked at Xiao Shihao with a gaze full of tenderness.
Chapter 16