Little Black hastily interjected, "Lin Feng, stop talking. Xiao… XYZ might be a taboo in this desert. Don't mention it."
Mid-sentence, Little Black actually resorted to using the pinyin it had picked up from the Blue Planet to replace Xiao Yaozi's name. It was evidently terrified.
Lin Feng nodded in agreement, while Lin Fen cast a thoughtful glance at the surrounding sand.
"Look, don't these sand tornadoes look like… they're protecting us?"
As Lin Feng voiced this observation, he paused, seemingly realizing it himself. Upon closer examination, they indeed appeared to be protecting them.
Little Black sneered. "What kind of joke is this? He's protecting you? You're not his son."
Lin Fen, incensed by Little Black's comment, shot it a hostile look.
Unexpectedly, another voice emanated from the surrounding void.
"My child…"
"Child…"
Lin Feng and Lin Fen exchanged glances, swallowed hard, and remained rooted to the spot.