Sanni also started laughing, "Erni, I'll pinch you too..."
The group erupted into laughter and play.
But once the commotion settled, Erni let out a sigh, "It's a shame Mother can't have any..."
The mood among them instantly turned somber.
"Don't worry," Yang Ruxin said with a smile, "Mother will get better, just not right now..."
The younger ones didn't quite understand.
"All you need to know is that Mother is sleeping right now. Once we've got everything sorted, she'll wake up…" Yang Ruxin hadn't planned to keep the younger ones in the dark forever, but she couldn't be too explicit yet.
"Big sister, do you have a way to cure Mother?" Sanni, the quickest to catch on, asked immediately.
"Yes," Yang Ruxin nodded, "but I can't just yet..."
"Why not?" Sanni was confused.
"We're missing some medicinal ingredients," Yang Ruxin had to lie, "Once the house is in order, I'll go into the mountains. As soon as I find those two herbs, Mother will be fine..."
