Perhaps due to the severity of his injuries, the little boy took nearly a quarter of an hour to wake up. He looked dazedly at the people surrounding him, seemingly wanting to speak, but when he opened his mouth, no sound came out.

Lan Ling gave him some water and asked, "Feeling better?"

The little boy nodded and softly asked, "Did you save me?"

Lan Ling replied, "Yes, so, kid, who exactly are you? How did you end up so injured in this ghostly place?"

Before the boy could answer, Bai Bai ran to his side and meowed twice.

The boy, upon seeing Bai Bai, was somewhat surprised: "You’re okay, that’s great! Did you bring them to rescue me?"

Bai Bai nodded.

The boy grinned, reaching out to gently stroke its head: "Thank you!"

Bai Bai, however, with a guilty expression, shook its head.

Lan Ling... So, isn’t it proper to respond to your true savior’s question instead of ignoring him?

"Ahem," Lan Ling coughed twice as a reminder.

The boy looked towards Lan Ling, a bit embarrassed, and said, "Thank you for saving me, my name is Jiangnan."

"Jiangnan?" Lan Ling asked, "Is your surname Jiang?"

The boy shook his head: "My surname is not Jiang; I share my surname with my foster father, his surname is Han. He named me Jiangnan because he misses someone from Jiangnan."

Han Jing was a bit surprised: "What a coincidence, my father’s surname is also Han. Do you live in this forest? Or did you come in with someone? Where is your home?"

Jiangnan nodded then shook his head, replying, "I live in this forest with my foster father. Around six years ago, my foster father found me in this forest and taught me to speak, read, and practice martial arts. So, I don’t know who I was before."

Time has passed, and childhood memories are vague.

"Six years ago!" Han Jing felt something was off, but couldn’t pinpoint it. She continued, "How did you get injured? Why were your injuries so serious?"

Bai Bai began to meow at that moment.

Jiangnan looked at Bai Bai, speaking softly, "It’s not your fault."

Then he explained to Han Jing: "It’s like this: I went out today to find food and wandered off unintentionally. Then I saw it being chased by some wild beasts, so I saved it. But those beasts gathered many more beasts to surround us. We were no match for them; I got injured and let it escape to find my foster father for help."

"So that’s what happened." Han Jing nodded.

At this moment, Xiao Xue came over to ask, "Brother, Bai Bai isn’t yours, right?"

Jiangnan asked confusedly, "Bai Bai?"

Xiao Xue nodded and pointed at Bai Bai.

"Oh, I only met it today." Jiangnan still didn’t quite understand what Xiao Xue meant.

Xiao Xue happily picked Bai Bai up, speaking to it, "Bai Bai, we helped rescue someone and I named you. So, you’re mine now. I’ll take you home; my home is beautiful and I have lots and lots of delicious food, all for you. Is that okay?"

Bai Bai meowed twice, glanced at the now awake Jiangnan, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded towards Xiao Xue.