Qian Yuxin was so curious, she wanted to know what her father was doing. She hid from her mother's sight and secretly ran to the living room window to look inside.
"Qian Dabao, it's time to return the things you took to us." Qian Yuxin heard the man named Cha Rui urging Qian Dabao in an impatient tone.
"Cha Rui, my friend, didn't I make an agreement with your clan leader? I found the "holy tree" for you, and I lent me the thing your clan worships for ten years. It's not even seven years now, and you've already come after me. It doesn't seem good for you to be so untrustworthy!" Although Qian Dabao had a smile on his face, even the five-year-old Qian Yuxin could hear the unquestionable tone in his voice.
"Qian Dabao, things have changed, and there is nothing we can do. You just have to decide whether you want to return it or not! The clan leader said that if you return the things to us in advance, you won't suffer any loss. The jade mine on Wuya Mountain in the west will be regarded as compensation for your loss." Cha Rui knew that Qian Dabao was always cunning, but he didn't expect him to be so slippery and ruthless, so he had to reveal the trump card that the clan leader had told him in advance.
"Cha Rui, a jade mine in exchange for your tribe's sacred relic? Your sacred relic is way too cheap, isn't it?" Qian Dabao remained unmoved. As long as he could possess the relic forever, what did a jade mine matter? With the relic in hand, Qian Dabao could find ten jade mines. Fearing the Nawa tribe would discover the relic, Qian Dabao had secretly purchased two or three mines over the years, but they hadn't met his expectations. That was why he couldn't bear to return the relic to Na Rui just yet.
"Qian Dabao, have you thought this through? Are you going to go against our Nawa tribe? The sacred object originally belonged to our tribe. We only lent it to you for a few years. Now you're holding onto it and refusing to return it. Are you planning on never returning it?" Na Rui was so angry at Qian Dabao's words that he was breathing heavily. If the object wasn't so important, the tribe leader wouldn't have sent Na Rui to do such a thankless task. The tribe leader hadn't anticipated that after the sacred object left their tribe, no more babies would be born, and the adults were aging at an accelerated rate. If this continued, the future of their Nawa tribe would be bleak!
Originally, if Na Rui had waited another three years to come and take the things away, he could have done so legally. But now that he changed his mind midway, it seemed as if the Nawa people were bullying Qian Dabao.
The abnormal behavior of the tribe members was a secret, and Na Rui could not tell Qian Dabao about it. If the Harry tribe, the Nawa tribe's arch-enemy, knew that something had changed in the Nawa tribe, they might send their warriors to attack them.
After the clan leader knew the importance of the sacred object, he did not dare to stop for a moment and immediately asked Cha Rui to find Qian Dabao's location and bring him over. However, Qian Dabao refused to give in to any persuasion, and even a jade mine could not satisfy Qian Dabao's appetite.
"Nari, my friend, calm down. I didn't say I won't return your things. It's just that the time hasn't come yet, and I can't return them to you, right? Back then, for your sacred tree, I, Qian Dabao, almost paid with my life." Qian Dabao saw that Narui was almost furious, so he quickly comforted him.
"Qian Dabao, I don't want to say anything else. I'm not good at talking, and I can't win over you. Just answer me one question: are you going to return my things today?" Na Rui didn't want to argue with Qian Dabao anymore. He knew his chances of getting his things back from Qian Dabao were slim, but he still refused to give up. Without the protection of the sacred object, the Nawa tribe was no longer the same. Before he left, the tribe leader had instructed him to bring the sacred object back to the tribe as soon as possible, otherwise, their tribe would face genocide.
"No, I'll return it when the time comes." Qian Dabao was annoyed by Cha Rui's tough tone. He didn't "borrow" other people's things for free. He paid the price of thirty years of his life!
"Well, then you just wait for our clan leader's revenge!" Cha Rui looked at Qian Dabao coldly, turned around, and disappeared in the living room of Qian Dabao's house.
A living person just disappeared out of thin air. Qian Yuxin was watching outside the window and couldn't help but scream "Ah", with a look of horror on her face.
Qian Dabao then realized that his daughter had been standing outside the window. Qian Dabao smiled, waved at Qian Yuxin, and called out, "Baby, come here, come to Daddy."
Qian Yuxin looked at Qian Dabao and felt that her father was as friendly as usual, so she quickly went around to the gate and ran towards Qian Dabao.
"Daddy, was that man a magician just now? Could he perform magic tricks? Was he a bad guy? Did he want to steal Daddy's things?" Qian Yuxin asked, still thinking about the magic show she and Qian Dabao had seen in the theater yesterday.
The smile on Qian Dabao's face froze for a moment, then he stretched out a palm to cover Qian Yuxin's forehead, muttering: "My baby, what you saw today was just a dream, forget it! Forget it! Forget it!..."
Qian Dabao's voice grew longer and deeper, and Qian Yuxin felt herself growing sleepier and sleepier. Then, she seemed to see a square black stone appear in Qian Dabao's palm, and then she seemed to see a green light emanating from the black stone, and then she fell into a deep sleep.
When Qian Yuxin woke up again, she found that her home had changed. Her grandfather and mother, who had always loved her, were no longer there. Many days later, the six-year-old Qian Yuxin learned that Qian Dabao had moved their family to Country F while she was asleep.
Qian Yuxin no longer had any memories of Na Rui coming to see Qian Dabao.
In Country F, Qian Yuxin and her younger brother Qian Yucheng lived with Qian Dabao. Her mother Na Mei and grandfather Na Shan never appeared again.
Qian Dabao said that Qian Yuxin had been ill for more than a year, and Nashan and Namei both died in that year. Qian Dabao didn't want to be reminded of their loved ones by the sight of their remains, so he took Qian Yuxin and her brother to move to Country F.
Qian Dabao owned a beautiful manor in Country F, where the three of them lived happily. Qian Yucheng loved to be with Qian Yuxin, calling her "sister" in his tender childish voice. Qian Yuxin also loved her younger brother. Qian Dabao had once told her that her younger brother was all the hope of their Qian family.
It was not until three years later that Qian Yuxin saw the man named Na Rui appear in front of Qian Dabao again, and her memory came back.
This time, Na Rui looked much older, his once tall frame now hunched over. Only his gray eyes remained as sharp as they had been three years ago. Na Rui's aura had become gloomy and cold, like a demon crawling out of hell.
Na Rui didn't say anything this time. He just stared at Qian Dabao with cold eyes, not even glancing at Qian Yuxin who was standing next to Qian Dabao.
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