The middle-aged man had a look of astonishment on his face that turned to delight when he saw that Eru was smiling at him. "Now, can you tell me what's your request?" Eru asked. Sitting beside Eru, Ling's lips curled up into a small smile, 'So young yet so eloquent. It's like he's done this before many times in his life; what a genius.' If only Ling knew that Eru had already experienced similar things from his previous life.
The middle-aged man was flustered for a while before finally managing to recollect himself, "I'm sorry about before, I'm Lan Di. I'm a humble farmer from a small village northwest from here." Eru nodded, "Can you tell me your request, Mr Lan Di?" Eru asked. "Hum, it's like this. Some times ago, we were just minding our own business, ploughing the fields like usual. Then, one day, suddenly something horrifying happened to us", the middle-aged man told Eru. Sensing the fear inside the middle-aged man's voice, Eru leaned his body inward, "What happened?"
