Chapter 1336 The Little Boy and the Pearl
The little boy lay on the ground, reaching out his hand and trying to touch the direction where he had just seen the beads.

With his other hand he held onto a potted plant beside him.

His body was lying sideways, his face baring his teeth.

It is spring now and the water is still icy cold.

The little boy rolled up his sleeves and exposed his arms, which were covered with goose bumps.

……

The little boy's eyes lit up.

His fingertips touched the round beads.

"Whoo~"

He took a deep breath and stretched his hand a little further into the pool, until his cheek touched the cool water.

caught!
The little boy grinned.

……

The little boy didn't even look at the beads he brought up. After all, it was difficult for him to turn his head in his current position.

He casually stuffed the beads into his trouser pocket and reached his hand into the pool again.

The water in the pool suddenly exerted a strong resistance, as if trying to snatch the beads from his hand. The little boy pursed his lips, looking stubborn. Even though his body was slowly being dragged into the water, he refused to let go.

Those are his beads!

The little boy held his breath.

His nose had already touched the water.

It seemed that half of his face was about to enter the water.

The next second, the little boy blinked, and the force in the water disappeared.

He easily lifted his hand out of the water.

what happened?

The little boy was a little confused.

But I didn't care too much.

He put his hand into the water again.

……

After groping at the bottom of the pool for a long time and finding that there were no beads, the little boy shook his arms and climbed up with some difficulty, holding on to the potted plant beside him.

After lying there for so long, his body became stiff.

There is a feeling of soreness in the arms and shoulders due to overstretching.

But when he thought of the beads he got back, a big smile appeared on the little boy's face.

He took the beads out of his pocket and placed them on the stone table.

Ok?
The little boy looked at the beads on the table with some confusion.

Why so many?

one two three four five six seven eight?

"Three more."

the little boy murmured.

"Hey, this bead is different."

“This one too.”

The little boy divided the beads on the table into two parts.

On one side are clear glass marbles.

One side is pure white and smooth... "Pearls?"

The little boy opened his eyes wide, his face full of surprise.

He knew pearls.

My mother has a pearl necklace which is very precious to her.

He had once thought that pearls looked very similar to the glass marbles he liked to play with, so he asked his mother for the pearls, but his mother did not give them to him.

She also repeatedly warned him not to play with his mother's pearl necklace.

Although he "coveted" his mother's pearls, he did not dare to really go against his mother's words.

When my mother gets angry, she's super scary.

"hey-hey."

The little boy laughed triumphantly.

His mother wouldn't give him the pearls to play with, so he found them by himself.

The little boy looked around subconsciously.

Mom said pearls are very expensive.

He can't be allowed to play.

He was relieved to see the yard empty.

He did not notice the ripples forming on the surface of the pond.

A gray-black figure emerged from the water.

The four eyes of the pearl fish were all fixed on the pearls on the stone table.

Its pearls.

...Just now the child put his hand into the water, but the pearlfish didn't pay any attention.

It noticed the extra foreign objects at the bottom of the pool.

They were round beads that were somewhat similar to pearls.

Its only eye, which had been slightly open, also closed.

The aura around him became quiet again.

The fluctuations of the surrounding water flow could no longer attract its attention.

So by the time it discovered that its pearl had been taken, it was already too late.

It wanted to snatch its pearl from the child's hand, but finally gave in to the child's stubbornness.

It couldn't really drag this human child into the water.

Although the water in this pond is not deep, it is not shallow either.

Especially since this human child went into the water head first.

It knows that humans cannot breathe in water.

……

The pearly fish was worried, and in the end it could only watch the little boy leave the yard happily with its pearl.

"Originally, Mei wanted to help me get the pearl back."

"I stopped it."

Although the pearl fish wanted its pearl back, it didn't want to cause trouble. "It's too obvious."

Get the pearl back from under the little boy's nose...

Although it knew this rationally, the pearl fish was still angry in its heart.

So there happened the scene that Xiao's mother saw later.

Unexpectedly, Xiao's mother called Lord Xiao Xiao back.

It had not originally intended to tell Lord Xiao Xiao about this so quickly.

Pearl was gone, and although it was angry, it didn't want to trouble Lord Xiao Xiao because of this matter.

That pearl can only be regarded as a gift to the human boy.

After all, it has no way to get the pearl back on its own.

But since Lord Xiao Xiao took the initiative to ask it what happened, it would not hide it.

Later, Lord Xiao Xiao will always find out that the pearl is gone, it’s just a matter of explaining it sooner or later.

……

Originally, Xiao Xiao's face became a little serious because he knew that a stranger had entered his yard.

Later, when he heard the pearl fish say that it was a child, his slightly furrowed brows relaxed a little.

He knew that a child who came with his family to drink tea was probably unable to sit still and walked around aimlessly and came in here by mistake.

It's not like this hasn't happened before.

Some children are just more lively and adventurous.

However, entering someone else's home without the owner's permission is not something to be boasted about.

Especially, he took the host's things without realizing it.

……

"Pearl fish, I will help you get the pearl back."

The corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth curled up slightly, and his eyes were full of seriousness.

"Really?"

There was a hint of surprise in the voice of the pearly fish.

Then, the pearl fish shook its head and said, "Master Xiao Xiao, if it's troublesome, forget it."

“It’s not something rare.”

For the pearl fish, as long as it is given enough time, it can produce an endless supply of pearls.

It was very happy that Lord Xiao Xiao had this intention.

The depression and anger in her heart because her pearls were taken away by humans without her permission was also alleviated a lot.

Besides, the reason why it was so angry was that in its eyes, these pearls belonged to Lord Xiao Xiao.

Lord Xiao Xiao's things were taken away right under its nose. How could it remain calm?
It feels very guilty about its own incompetence.

……

It failed to protect Lord Xiao Xiao's pearl.

……

"No trouble."

Xiao Xiao shook his head, "My things were taken away from my own home."

“It’s a little hard to explain.”

He could see that the pearl fish cared about those pearls.

"I'll get the pearl back for you."

"Thank you, Master Xiao Xiao."

The pearl fish no longer refused, and its four eyes curved up, revealing an obvious smile.

(End of this chapter)