When Ming Shu entered the door in her Grandpa's arms, she saw five black dots that quickly made their way to them and attacked them. Li Zhiqiang, easily countered each attack without putting Ming Shu down. Once he finished five boys were in the ground moaning and looking at them with exasperated faces.
"Grandfather why your hand is so heavy today?!"
A boy, that should be around 12, took the role as the leader since none of his brothers could even talk right now.
"Of course to teach you a lesson. What would you do if Shu'er got scared? Different from you guys she's delicate like a flower"
One of the other boys that finally managed to sit down scoffed at his Grandfather's words.
"Like a flower? Her? More like a rock. Even I'm more delicate that this little tigress"
"You!"
"Cousin, if you are more delicate than me who is younger and a female, don't that say more about you than me? After all my family is focus in scholar studies and not military different from yours"
The five boys snapped their head synchronized towards Ming Shu. Since when that tomboyish cousin of theirs was so versed in words. What happened in this period that they didn't saw her that made her from stupid brute to a smart doll?? They remembered how last year, one of them asked her a question about math and because she didn't know the answer she punched him on the face. Either way, be it physical or by words, her attacks were merciless.
Whilst the five were dumbfounded with her changes, Li Zhiqiang was proud of how clever his baby was. She could defeat the five bear child not only with fists but also with her. After a hearty laugh, he patted her head.
This was the gesture that he made every time he got very proud of her. When Ming Shu felt the hand in the top of her head, she was confused what she had done that made him proud, but deciding that it didn't matter as long as he is happy, she circled her small arms in his neck and kissed his cheeks as 'thanks' for the pat.
Li Zhiqiang felt fireworks lighting in his mind once the kissed was registered. He ignore the five beats on the ground and went directly to his study. There no one would interfere his precious time with Shu'er. Taking wide strides he soon got there.
Opening the door, a room filled with war-related things appeared in their eyes. Ming Shu looked leth and right in this unfamiliar room. In the past she only got two chances to enter here, who would have thought that a simple kiss on the cheek would be a pass to this forbidden land?
Different from her father's study that was filled with renown calligraphies and landscape paints, here there was a lot of military paints, a map and her grandfather medals on the wall. She could also see the most beautiful spear she had ever seen. Although it was not first time she saw it, it still mesmerized her every time. Made with obsidian, the spear had two heads and was filled with red details, that would glint when the sun hit, just like real blood. It was a magnificent weapon and was the one that was responsible for her Grandfather's nickname be War Demon, as he looked like King Asura himself claiming all the life of the ones who opposed him.
Seeing his granddaughter almost drooling while looking to his precious weapon almost made him laugh. All of his children had similar reactions the time they saw it and his second even tried to steal it so he could touch at least once. He never allowed anyone to touch it, after a..
"Grandpa can I touch it?"
Mustering the most cute pleading face, which she improved in the six months by using it in her Father, Ming Shu asked the known taboo in the Li Family. She knew that her Grandpa didn't let anyone touch his partner, she asked in her past life two, only to have her request denied.
'Is not like it would hurt if I asked again'
Li Zhiqiang saw the upturned glittering eyes, that looked if they would drop tears in case he denied her request. Without being able to deny her he chose the next best option.
"Sure. But you have to give me two kisses"
Ming Shu was astonish with the answer. H-he let her touch it? No way right? It must be an auditory hallucination.
Zhiqiang saw that she just stood there blankly staring at her and thought that she was disgusted by his request. After all he was a old guy asking a baby doll two kisses... blushing slightly he tried to negotiate with her.
"A kiss only then. But you must come visit me once every week"
Seeing the still unresponsive baby, he quickly added:
"If you don't want it then forget it. Is not like it will be my loss anyway"
Ming Shu finally snapped from her stupor and quickly agreed with Grandfather. Are you kidding? Only a kiss and a regular visit to touch the most known weapon in the country?
She quickly gave him a big kiss and opened a big smile.
"That's a deal then Grandpa! You're the best!"
Giddy with the sudden happiness, Zhiqiang sat down and put his most prized doll in his lap.
"Of course I am! Haha. Don't forget Xiao Shu, you need to come every week to accompany this old fool"
"Grandpa is not old! Even less fool! Grandpa is great and might!"
A booming laugh echoed in the study. How could he not know that this lass had such a glib tongue? The next weeks would sure be entertaining.
"Yes, yes, Xiao Shu is right! So now tell me, what have you come here to do? I assume is not for training since you don't have the right garments on"