Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild-Chapter 473 - 252: Resting by the Lake

From the very beginning, it was Meimei who suddenly appeared on the tree branch, gazing at Li Ang and the others, even warning them of the impending danger on the island, as if she came specifically because of something special about them.

Upon realizing that she might be related to Li Ang’s ex-girlfriend, all these factors became the reason everyone suspected she was his daughter.

But Li Ang always felt an indescribable strangeness and couldn’t explain his sense of familiarity with her, as well as her unfamiliarity with others, yet closeness to him.

"Why is that?"

Meimei softly repeated the question but didn’t answer.

Li Ang asked again, "How did you understand Diana’s words?"

"Well—let’s not worry about that now, just look at me."

Instead of directly answering the question, Meimei flashed a smile and ran into the tree-top lake.

Her white little feet stepped on the clear waves, trodding on the fine sand at the bottom of this special Immortal Realm, and walked to where the water reached her knees.

She turned around, the splashes from her little run wetting the thin dress clinging to her body, revealing her slender figure without reservation.

"Big brother, do I look good?"

Her innocent yet absolutely beautiful face met the gradually sinking sunlight, still dazzling bright.

If it hadn’t been chaotic earlier and there weren’t others standing by, it was the first time Li Ang got a good look at Meimei up close.

She indeed resembled Meluna, yet their temperaments were worlds apart.

Meluna was powerful enough but unkempt, incapable of self-care, and lacked common sense. She was a fragrant, delicate flower emitting a sweet scent, but her petals drooped, only blooming beautifully after being tended to once her nature was realized.

Meimei had just embarked on her journey from a naive child, with neither her character nor personality shaped, like a small tree sprouting tender leaves from slender branches. She was surrounded by many predecessors, with outstanding qualities herself. Regardless of the path she takes, she would have a bright future as long as she receives guidance.

"Come on, come swim in the water with me," Meimei beckoned.

"Weren’t you going to ask about the magic’s difficulty?"

The girl gently caressed the water’s surface, causing waves to surge around her, creating ripples.

"It’s easy for me to demonstrate in the water."

She laughed and headed toward the center of the lake. Li Ang reflexively tensed up, then realized she was the Scion of the Tides and might even have the Star Soul and Water Dragon on the island watching over her, so the lake water here wouldn’t pose any threat to her.

Meimei swam a couple of laps like a fish, leapt out of the water, and stood on the lake’s surface.

The water surface caught her like a bouncing trampoline, and then the waves gradually calmed, as if she were standing on a clear mirror.

Meimei untied her bun, and her white hair instantly fell to her shoulders, instantly adding a more mature aura to her childlike face.

She gently lifted a hem of her dress to wring out the water, revealing white calves and rosy knees.

She lifted her skirt’s edge and gestured for Li Ang to come, like a lake elf inviting him to a meeting in the lake.

For some reason, he suddenly felt something was off.

At this moment, he didn’t feel like frolicking with Meimei; he could only think of Meluna.

Was young Meluna like this too? Did she, at that lifeless time, ever have such a spirited side like a Nature elf?

In that moment of distraction, Meimei seemed to pout unhappily. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

A strange blush rose on her cheeks, and she quietly lifted her skirt a bit more.

Li Ang felt the treetop lake’s water start lapping onto the shore, growing more urgent, and because Meimei had jumped into the lake, he subconsciously took a step forward, only for the waves to now splash over his feet.

Their power seemed to grow stronger, as if countless small hands in the water were pulling at his ankles, trying to drag him into the water.

"Li Ang?"

A voice called from behind, it was Zoe, rubbing her eyes as she emerged from the room.

She wasn’t armored, wearing casual clothes bought from the Holy City, just like any city girl with a T-shirt and shorts, with slippers on her feet.

She nonchalantly wiped the crust from her eyes, gave a big yawn. Li Ang couldn’t help but chuckle; these little actions appeared frequently, making this Wild Cat, despite her doll-like sophisticated features, resemble nothing like a pampered princess, more like the girl next door one meets in life.

"What are you doing by the water?"

Seeing his position, Zoe’s eyes lit up, "Do you want to swim? Then I’ll take off my outer clothes right away."

She immediately grabbed the hem of her T-shirt, ready to take it off over her head.

"Wait, wait."

When Li Ang stopped her, she had already taken it halfway off, revealing the hem of a blue and white striped swimsuit underneath.

Oh, so she had already put on her swimsuit underneath.

But even so, now wasn’t the time.

"Later, when people come to eat, we need to prepare first."

"Eh? I was planning to wear it to show you specially."

I also want to see.

Noticing Li Ang’s gaze directed at the lake, the young girl saw Meimei standing there, lost in thought.

"Ah, it’s you, that... what’s your name?" Zoe scratched her head and asked.

Ever since Li Ang denied she was his daughter, she completely trusted him, yet completely didn’t care who Meimei was.

"I am... never mind."

Meimei seemed to throw a little tantrum, walking back from the lake to the shore.

When passing by Li Ang, her face was expressionless, suddenly somewhat unfamiliar, but he couldn’t figure out if it was the capriciousness of a child or if she truly had some emotion.

When she reached the Teleportation Gate, she waved to Li Ang, "I’ll come find you again, big brother."

Meimei entered the Teleportation Gate, and Zoe immediately jumped over and hung onto him.

Li Ang wanted to say something, but she already pressed her lips, soft yet slightly dry from long sleep, against his.

The tree-top realm was incredibly serene, and time’s flow momentarily stagnated, only resuming upon separation once more.