Liu Ming was a bit curious, so he carried Xiao Hina and walked out.
Not far away, a group of people was gathered.
Using his physical advantage, he quickly made his way to the front of the crowd.
Following everyone's gaze,
a child was clinging to a several-meter-tall Taiju.
Because he had climbed too high, the child was trembling with fear.
Everyone looked worried.
"Xiao Anzu, what are you doing? It's too dangerous, come down quickly!" Xiao Anzu's mother paced anxiously under the tree.
At this moment, Liu Ming also saw clearly that the child on the tree was precisely Xiao Anzu, the little girl he had met on the road earlier.
Liu Ming walked over to Teacher Yamamoto and asked curiously, "How did she get up there?"
"I don't know either, it's too dangerous. Teacher Doma has already gone back to get a blanket, but I don't know if he'll make it in time."
Teacher Yamamoto watched Xiao Anzu on the tree nervously, afraid she might suddenly fall.
"Leave it to me~" Liu Ming looked at the Taiju's height and its branches, nodding with a plan in mind.
"Can you do it?" Teacher Yamamoto asked, surprised.
"You help me watch Xiao Hina, I'll go bring her down now."
Liu Ming gently put Xiao Hina down, letting her stay beside Teacher Yamamoto.
Although Xiao Anzu's position was a bit high, Liu Ming's physical fitness was now several times that of an ordinary person.
He didn't even need to exert his full strength to easily climb to that height.
He accelerated slightly, and his whole body shot out from the crowd like an arrow from a bow, then, after several pushes off the branches, he was already beside Xiao Anzu, reaching out and gently holding her.
Teacher Yamamoto immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and her gentle smile reappeared on her face.
Not only her, but the parents present also applauded.
They praised Liu Ming's actions.
At this moment, Teacher Doma also arrived with the blanket, but it seemed there was nothing left for him to do.
"Who is this person? His movements are too cool!"
"I don't know, but don't even think about it. Since he's here, he must be a man with children."
"Alas, all the good resources are taken."
Liu Ming looked at Xiao Anzu in his arms and said with a hint of reproach, "You little rascal, do you know you scared the teacher so much?"
"But~~" Xiao Anzu also knew she had caused trouble, and she hung her head.
"Don't worry, the teacher won't blame you too much, as long as you don't do such dangerous things again in the future. I'll take you down now."
"Wait, I haven't gotten Xiao Mei's hair tie back yet," Xiao Anzu pointed her finger forward.
A red hair tie was hanging on a branch not far away.
"I'll take you down first, and then I'll come back to get it for you later."
Liu Ming rubbed her little head and said comfortingly.
"Can you? Thank you so much, handsome Uncle," Xiao Anzu recognized Liu Ming at this point.
Liu Ming's forehead broke out in black lines, and he strongly resisted the urge to throw her down the tree.
A few seconds later, Liu Ming returned to the ground with Xiao Anzu in his arms, gently setting her down.
Her mother immediately went forward and hugged her, her tone a mix of worry and reproach.
"Honestly, you scared Mom to death! You're not allowed to do such dangerous things again, do you understand?"
"Yes, I won't do it again," Xiao Anzu nodded in agreement.
Liu Ming glanced at Xiao Anzu's mother a few times; he always felt this woman looked a bit familiar.
However, now was not the time to talk.
He climbed the Taiju again, and easily retrieved the hair tie.
"Naughty little one, here's your hair tie," Liu Ming handed the hair tie to Xiao Anzu.
Xiao Anzu took it and ran to Xiao Mei nearby, "The hair tie, I got it back, though I didn't get it myself, hahaha."
"Mm, thank you, Xiao Anzu," Xiao Mei wiped her tears and took the hair tie from Xiao Anzu's hand.
"Are you Senior Sister Sakura?" Teacher Doma suddenly pointed at Xiao Anzu's mother and asked in surprise.
"Are you Xiao Tu?" Senior Sister Sakura was also surprised.
"Big Brother Liu Ming, look, she's Senior Sister Sakura, your classmate! It's been so long since we last met," Teacher Doma said happily.
"You're Liu Ming? No way, how did you change so much? You used to be a delinquent," Senior Sister Sakura hadn't expected to meet two old friends here.
"How many years ago was that? Why are you still bringing it up? Besides, you've changed a lot too, you even have a child."
Liu Ming rolled his eyes at her, bringing up his dark past in front of so many people.
"Hehe, how dare you say that about me? You have a child yourself."
Sakura pointed at Xiao Hina beside Liu Ming.
"Don't overthink it, I'm just her Uncle, and I'm still single," Liu Ming glared at her in annoyance.
"Haha," Sakura let out a string of hearty laughter, then looked at Liu Ming with a scornful gaze, "You're single and you say it so righteously? You're the same age as me, aren't you ashamed?"
At this moment, Xiao Anzu pulled her newly met friends over.
"Thank you for saving me, handsome Uncle!" She happily came in front of Liu Ming, then continued excitedly, "I didn't expect that after you hit on me on the road, you'd save me again now. Is this really fated? Could it be that you're my Prince Charming?"
"Hit… hit on?" The other two little girls' voices stammered a bit, and their heads started steaming.
Liu Ming squatted down, pulling her cheeks with both hands,
"Don't call me Uncle, you should call me Big Brother, do you understand? Also, I didn't hit on you, I have no interest in little kids."
"But, you clearly~" Xiao Anzu wanted to say something more, but Liu Ming's grip on her cheeks made it impossible for her to speak.
"I can't believe you'd even lay hands on my daughter, you really are something," Sakura's tone sounded a bit odd, not at all like anger.
"Hehe, you want to be a generation older than me? Don't even think about it!"