Chapter 608: You don't want it? I do!

The giants' towering figures loomed like overlapping mountains, casting everyone in shadow.

They stepped forward together, faces full of anger, surrounding Xiao Dan Dan in the middle.

Xiao Dan Dan was clearly a head shorter than them, looking like a child before them.

Everyone was startled, drawing their swords and pointing the blades at the surrounding giants.

Xiao Dan Dan spread his legs, shielding everyone between his feet, and thrust the hands holding the two little ones behind him, letting out a sharp cry.

Tuan Tuan lost her balance and sat down in his hand.

She glanced down, saw everyone was protected, turned to Xiao Dan Dan and gave a thumbs-up: "Xiao Dan Dan, you're great!"

Kang An clenched the Wu Jin Mud in his hand, his face full of panic.

What's wrong with these Sharden? Why are they so angry at the sight of the Wu Jin Mud?

The giants stepped forward again, tightening the circle.

Pairs of orange-yellow eyes stared fixedly at Kang An, their throats emitting a low, thunderous roar.

Xiao Ningyuan's palms were sweaty: "Are they trying to trample us to death?"

Xiao Ningxun looked at the giants: "They seem to recognize that piece of original stone."

Xiao Ningyuan startled: "Ah?"

Xiao Er and Lu Qi also realized: "Could they think Kang An stole it, which is why they're angry?"

No sooner had the words fallen than a giant a head taller than Xiao Dan Dan stepped forward, raised his big hand, and pointed at Kang An's hand.

"Ooh——!"

He let out a deep, muffled roar, his gaze stern, as if questioning: "Where did the thing in your hand come from?"

Tuan Tuan also understood, shouting: "Why so fierce? That was given to him by his dad!"

Yes, it was personally given to me by my dad! It wasn't stolen!

Kang An's face turned deathly pale, yet he showed no fear, slowly rising to his feet.

He was tiny, small as a pebble among the giants.

He stood ramrod straight.

He lifted the original stone high, turned around, letting every giant see it clearly.

Then he gripped the original stone and pressed it to his chest.

He raised his head, facing those angry gazes, and shouted loudly: "This is mine!"

The giants froze.

Xiao Dan Dan let out another low, whimpering cry, as if trying to explain to them.

The giant who had been pointing at Kang An lowered his hand, the anger in his eyes gradually turning to confusion.

They looked at each other, uttering "ooh-ooh" nonstop, as if discussing something.

Only then did Tuan Tuan rub her sore little bottom and also stand up.

Seeing the giants' conflicted faces, she let out a "pfft" laugh.

"You don't believe me?"

She patted Xiao Dan Dan's big hand: "Xiao Dan Dan, you know Xiao An'an's home, right?"

She pointed at Kang An, then made the sleeping gesture again: "Go, to his home!"

Xiao Dan Dan lowered his head to glance at her, then at Kang An, and nodded.

He strode forward, passing through the giants and heading deeper in.

The giants paused for a moment, then followed, their huge footsteps "thud, thud, thud" ringing out, shaking the ground continuously.

Everyone watched countless giant soles sweep overhead, all instinctively shrinking back.

After the giants had passed, Xiao Ningxun lifted her foot and walked: "Everyone, follow!"

Xiao Ningyuan smirked: "Don't worry, with such a commotion, it's impossible to lose them."

Everyone hurriedly lifted their legs and followed.

Xiao Dan Dan didn't walk fast, weaving around many boulders and making countless turns, finally emerging from the white mist that shrouded heaven and earth.

Sunlight poured down, suddenly brightening everyone's view; a small valley appeared ahead.

The valley was horseshoe-shaped, its floor flat, with low stone houses scattered about.

Outside the houses hung drying pelts and jerky.

A stream flowed from a crack in the cliff, gathering into a small pool, beside which stood a crooked anvil.

The anvil was covered in dust, clearly unused for a long time.

Just like the anvil my dad used!

Kang An trembled all over, peeking his head out from the edge of Xiao Dan Dan's palm, staring at the anvil, his eye sockets instantly reddening.

He murmured: "Dad! I've found them."

The giants' footsteps had already stirred the valley's folk; a large crowd of old and young wearing fur shorts stood beside the stone houses.

The leading elder, his beard and hair white, furrowed his brows tightly, emitting a whimper like the giants', as if asking something.

The giants made similar cries, as if responding to him.

Wow! These people speak the giants' language! Are they Xiao An'an's tribe?

Tuan Tuan patted Xiao Dan Dan's palm, pointing downward: "Put us down, Xiao Dan Dan!"

Xiao Dan Dan squatted, gently placing the two little ones on the ground.

The elder's eyes were wary: "Who are you? Why have you come here? How did these Sharden come to help you?"

Kang An opened his palm, extending the half piece of Wu Jin Mud original stone before him.

The elder lowered his head to glance at it, his face drastically changing.

He stared fixedly at that raw stone, lifted his head to look at Kang An, his lips trembling: "This is, the raw stone I gave to Aizezi! Who are you?"

Tuan Tuan heard and was overjoyed: "Xiao An'an! This stone is what he gave to your father! We've found the right person!"

Kang An lifted his head to look at the old man: "You gave this to father?"

In that case, you are my grandfather?

He suddenly recalled his father's letter: "If one day you can return and see, then take this raw stone, go find him, and kowtow for me before him."

He could no longer hold back; tears burst forth, he fell to his knees with a thud, kowtowed to the old man, and blurted out:

"I, I am Aizezi's son!"

Tuan Tuan exclaimed in surprise: "Xiao An'an! You can say so much all at once!"

The gazes of the surrounding crowd, however, were very complicated:

"Zezi's son? Where is Zezi?"

"He's been out for so many years, who knows who this child is?"

"This child looks not small anymore, why didn't he come back before?"

The old man also looked at Kang An half-believing, half-doubting: "Where is your father? Why didn't he come back with you?"

Kang An listened to their discussion, lifted his head to see the doubt in the old man's eyes, his face turned white as if stabbed.

Tuan Tuan's little face instantly fell: "Hey! Old man! What kind of look is that?"

"His father and mother were killed by bad people, how could he come back with them?"

"You haven't already recognized this stone?"

"He finally avenged his grudge and came back to find you, yet none of you asked how he's been out there?"

"Old man! Xiao An'an isn't an unwanted child, you don't want him, I do!"

She ran over, grabbed Kang An's hand and pulled him up: "Let's go! Let's go back!"

At that moment, the panting crowd just arrived.

Tuan Tuan pulled Kang An's hand and ran to Xiao Ningxun's side, eyes red: "Third Brother, these people don't acknowledge Xiao An'an, let's go back! Ignore them!"