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Pei Xijun lightly coughed and began to narrate.
That day, Pei Xijun and Lu Lingfeng were strolling side by side in the castle's back garden.
Pei Xijun was wearing the same light blue long dress she had on now, its skirt gently fluttering in the breeze, and her face was beaming with a happy smile.
Lu Lingfeng, on the other hand, was dressed in a black and white battle robe, his posture tall and straight, and a gentle smile graced his handsome face.
"Lu Lingfeng, look how beautiful the flowers in this garden are," Pei Xijun said, pointing to a colorful sea of flowers not far away.
Lu Lingfeng followed her finger, smiled, and nodded, "Yes, they are indeed beautiful, just like you."
Pei Xijun's cheeks flushed slightly, and she shyly said, "Hmph, you only say nice things."
Lu Lingfeng rubbed his head, chuckling foolishly, and the two continued to wander through the garden, enjoying the peaceful and beautiful time.
Suddenly.
A small boy ran out from among the flower bushes, almost bumping into Pei Xijun.
Lu Lingfeng, quick-witted, pulled Pei Xijun to his side, preventing her from being hit.
The little boy was also startled and quickly stopped, looking at them.
"Little friend, why are you here alone? Where are your family members?" Pei Xijun straightened her long dress, squatted down, and asked gently.
The little boy blinked his big eyes and said somewhat shyly, "I secretly ran out to play, my family doesn't know."
Pei Xijun smiled and said, "Then you can't run around alone, it's easy to get lost here. What's your name?"
"My name is Longlong," the little boy replied.
"Longlong, that's a cute name. So why did you secretly run out to play?" Pei Xijun continued to ask.
Longlong lowered his head and whispered, "I was bored at home, so I wanted to come out and play."
Pei Xijun patted Longlong's head and said, "But you can't run out alone, it's very dangerous. If you want to play, you can ask your mom and dad to take you out."
Longlong nodded and said, "I know, Sister. But my mom and dad are quite busy, they don't have time to play with me."
Just then.
Lu Lingfeng spoke, "Longlong, where do you live? We'll take you back."
Longlong shook his head and said, "I don't know where my home is. I just ran out following a little bird, and then I got lost."
Pei Xijun and Lu Lingfeng exchanged glances, both feeling a bit helpless.
They decided to first take Longlong to look for his family in the garden.
"Longlong, do you remember which direction you ran from?" Pei Xijun asked.
Longlong thought for a moment, shook his head, and then pointed in another direction, saying, "I ran from over there."
Pei Xijun and Lu Lingfeng took Longlong and walked in the direction he pointed.
Along the way.
Longlong was still excitedly looking at the surrounding flowers and butterflies, occasionally exclaiming in wonder.
"Sister, these flowers are so beautiful!" Longlong said, pointing to a blooming peony.
Pei Xijun smiled warmly and said, "Yes, these flowers are very beautiful. Do you like flowers?"
Longlong nodded and said, "Not only do I like flowers, I also like butterflies! Butterflies are so pretty!"
"Then do you know what these flowers and butterflies are called?" Pei Xijun asked with a smile.
Longlong shook his head, his big eyes filled with confusion, and said, "I don't know."
Pei Xijun patiently introduced Longlong to the names of the various flowers and butterflies in the garden, and Longlong listened with great interest.
After walking for a while, they still hadn't found Longlong's family.
Lu Lingfeng frowned and said, "This isn't going to work. We should ask other people in the garden."
Pei Xijun nodded and said, "Okay, let's go ask the Gardener over there."
They took Longlong to the Gardener and asked if he had seen Longlong's family.
The Gardener shook his head and said, "I haven't seen this child's family. However, you can go ask in the garden's snack street, there are a lot of people there, maybe someone has seen his family."
Pei Xijun and Lu Lingfeng thanked the Gardener and took Longlong towards the garden's snack street.
Along the way, Longlong held Pei Xijun's hand tightly, afraid of getting lost again.
Finally, they arrived at the garden's snack street. There were many people buying food, and Pei Xijun and Lu Lingfeng asked the people around if they had seen Longlong's family.
Pei Xijun looked at Longlong and asked gently, "Longlong, Sister asks you, are you hungry?"
Longlong blinked his big eyes, rubbed his stomach, and said somewhat hesitantly, "Hmm... a little hungry."
Pei Xijun smiled and asked again, "Then how about Sister buys you some snacks? There are sweet candies and fragrant cakes."
Longlong's eyes lit up instantly, and he excitedly said, "Yes, yes! I want to eat candy and cake!"
Pei Xijun gently tapped Longlong's nose and said, "Longlong, you can't eat too many sweets, or your teeth will rot."
Longlong obediently nodded and said, "I know, Sister. I'll just eat a little bit."
Pei Xijun turned to Lu Lingfeng and said, "Lu Lingfeng, let's go buy some snacks for Longlong."
Lu Lingfeng smiled and nodded, "Okay, whatever you say."
They took Longlong to a small shop in the snack street. Pei Xijun carefully selected snacks, asking Longlong as she picked, "Longlong, what flavor do you like? Strawberry-flavored candy, or grape-flavored?"
Longlong tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "I like strawberry-flavored."
Pei Xijun picked up a bag of strawberry-flavored candy, put it in Longlong's hand, and said, "Here you go. And look at this small cake, it's so soft and delicious."
Longlong looked at the candy and cake in his hand, overjoyed, and said, "Thank you, Sister!"
Pei Xijun patted Longlong's head and said, "You're welcome. But you can't run around alone anymore, or you won't get any snacks."
Longlong nodded quickly and said, "I remember, Sister. I definitely won't run around anymore."
Pei Xijun led Longlong as they walked, while Lu Lingfeng continued to ask passersby.
After a series of inquiries, they finally found Longlong's family.
Longlong's family was very anxious. Upon seeing Longlong, they immediately ran over and hugged him tightly.
"Longlong, why did you run out alone? Do you know how worried we were?" Longlong's mother said anxiously, her eyes filled with tears.
His father looked at Longlong very angrily, so furious that he raised his hand as if to slap Longlong.
"You mustn't! You mustn't!" Pei Xijun and Lu Lingfeng quickly intervened.
Longlong also realized he had made a mistake and said, lowering his head, "Mom, I know I was wrong. I won't run out alone again."
Pei Xijun and Lu Lingfeng also breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Longlong had found his family.
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