This is the truth that Luo Min, who once narrowly escaped genocide, has learned over the past century, and it is also what he has been instilling in Xiaohua since she was a child.
However, Xiaohua obviously has her own ideas.
"That's not the case, grandma. Someone who betrays you isn't a friend at all! Sister Xi helped me a lot when I was wandering around. After hearing about my life story, she even helped me hide my identity for my safety."
"She's trying to play the long game and catch a bigger fish!"
"No, grandma, Sister Xi isn't that kind of person. If she really had ulterior motives, she could have just tied me up and used me to threaten you, or she could have simply informed on me before we went out to sea and had me taken to the lab for research!"
"Get out of my way! The secret of the Luo tribe has been leaked. For the safety of my tribe, I will not let her go today!"
The old man quickly made a hand gesture, and his listless look suddenly became energetic. He drew the soft sword from his waist and attacked Wen Xi.
At this moment, He Tingyan, who had been standing by silently, suddenly jumped in front of Wen Xi like a cheetah. After a few moves, he snatched the soft sword from Wen Xi without hurting the opponent.
Under the hazy moonlight, the cold and solemn aura emanating from He Tingyan remained unchanged.
"If you really want to play the long game and catch a big fish, we don't even need to greet you. We can just trick Xiaohua."
After He Tingyan finished speaking, he returned the sword with both hands.
Luo Min grabbed the sword and was about to attack, but Xiao Bayi flew over and hugged her hand tightly.
“Boo, boo!”
"Stop it, grandma! Didn't you say Xiao Ba is a divine beast that understands human nature? If Sister Xi and the others were bad people, why would it stay in someone else's house and eat and drink for free, just like when you picked it up that year?"
"What? You said it..."
"If it weren't for Sister Xi's father's kindness in rescuing it, it would have been nearly killed! I got separated from it at the time, Sister Xi didn't recognize me, and they had no idea where it came from."
As if afraid that Luo Min wouldn't believe it, Bai Tuanzi whimpered and nodded at the same time.
Xiaohua continued to persuade her, "Sister Xi met it first, and then met me. What a great fate this is in such a vast sea of people. Maybe it's Grandpa Sheng's blessing from heaven..."
When Sheng Qingfeng was mentioned, Luo Min's hand loosened and the sword fell to the ground.
"Life is predetermined by heaven, why force it?"
"I don't believe in fate." Wen Xi met his gaze and said, "Master has treated me well. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will give it a try."
"Your sincerity is truly rare." The old lady looked at Wen Xi deeply and said, "It's a pity that you came a step too late. The spring water and medicinal materials needed to refine the elixir are all gone."
After the old man finished speaking, he turned around, glanced at the guqin on the table, and walked towards the main house holding the orchid.
"No, grandma, didn't we have a huge medicinal mountain? It's gone. What does that mean? And what about the holy spring? Why is it gone too?" Xiaohua scratched her head anxiously.
The old man walked on without turning back, but every word he said fell into the ears of the people behind him: "Three months ago, late one night, there was a sudden loud noise on the island, and then the Medicine Mountain sank. The sea water rushed back, drowning all the medicinal herbs, and the holy spring dried up."
"Ah! How could this happen!" Xiaohua was shocked.
"If you don't believe me, you can take them to see it."
After the old lady finished speaking, she closed the main house door tightly.
Xiaohua turned around and looked at Wenxi, her face a little ugly: "Grandma never lies, but I still take you to see it."
"Okay, I'll go now. Thank you, Xiaohua."
"Sister Xi, you're too polite. We are friends."
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