Besides going out to play with Grandma Huo, Qiqi's favorite thing to do is sit on the back of the tiger eagle and patrol her "territory".
The Huo family villa and the mountains behind it were places they often went on "adventures." Every time they came back from a trip, Qiqi would share her new discoveries with her two older brothers.
The sun was shining brightly that afternoon.
Qiqi rode a tiger-eagle shrunk to the size of a foal, chasing butterflies in the garden behind the villa.
Huo Yuwei and Huo Yusen sat in the pavilion to the side, watching her with tender eyes.
Suddenly, the white jade bracelet on Qiqi's wrist felt slightly warm, and Bai Xuan's cold voice rang in her mind.
"Qiqi, about three miles to the southwest, there is an unusual fluctuation of yin energy, mixed with the aura of the soul in pain, which is similar to the characteristics of 'soul power dissipation' that Judge Lu mentioned."
Qiqi abruptly stopped chasing the butterfly, her smile vanished instantly, and she became serious.
She patted the tiger eagle's head to signal it to stop, then with a push of her little legs, she lightly jumped to the ground and ran back to the pavilion with her short legs.
"Big Brother Huo, Little Brother Jiu!" Qi Qi looked up, her big eyes sparkling with seriousness. "Little Bai said there are bad ghosts stealing other people's soul power in the southwest! Let's go take a look!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuwei and Huo Yusen's expressions immediately turned serious.
After their trip to the underworld, they became acutely aware of the seriousness of the matter.
"Can you pinpoint the exact location?" Huo Yuwei asked in a deep voice.
Qiqi closed her eyes, grasped the jade bracelet in her small hand, carefully sensed it, and then pointed to the southwest.
"In that direction, not too far from us, it seems... to be in a place with lots of children?"
A place with lots of children?
kindergarten?
Or... a children's hospital?
Huo Yuwei immediately stood up, took out his phone to make a call, and said to Qiqi and Huo Yusen, "I'll have someone check what organizations are there over there. Qiqi, can you sense a more specific location? We're getting ready to leave."
Huo Yusen had already instructed his bodyguards to go to the garage and get the car.
"Okay! Qiqi, give it a try!" Qiqi focused her mind again and, with the help of Bai Xuan's power, spread her senses out like a spider web.
A moment later, she opened her eyes, a hint of anger on her small face.
"Found it! It's a children's hospital called 'Sunshine Paradise'! Several children's soul power is being secretly drained, making them very weak!"
Just then, Huo Yuwei also received a message from his subordinates confirming that there was indeed a well-known private children's hospital three kilometers to the southwest, named "Sunshine Paradise"!
There's no time to lose!
A few minutes later, a low-profile but high-performance black SUV drove out of the Huo family villa and sped towards Sunshine Paradise Children's Hospital.
Inside the car sat Huo Yuwei and Huo Yusen, both with solemn expressions, and Qi Qi, who was eager to catch the "soul-stealing villain."
The tiger eagle was left at home to guard the house, mainly because it was too big a target and could easily cause panic.
Besides, the bad guys they're catching this time aren't that bad, so he doesn't have to go.
Dong Jiu was also left at the villa. His soul was still unstable, and Qi Qi was worried that the evil ghost that stole soul power might eat him.
On the bus, Qiqi took out several newly drawn talismans from her small bag and gave them to her two older brothers.
“This is a ‘Mind-Awakening Talisman’ to protect your souls from being affected. And this is a ‘Tracking Talisman’; if that bad guy gets away, we can use it to find him!”
She arranged things methodically, like a little commander.
Huo Yuwei and Huo Yusen took the talisman and carefully put it away.
Seeing Qiqi's mature demeanor, my worries inexplicably dissipated a bit.
With her around, even the strangest things seem to have a chance of being resolved.
Sunshine Paradise Children's Hospital soon came into view.
This is a hospital with a beautiful environment and advanced facilities.
But at this moment, in Qiqi's perception, the hospital was shrouded in a thin, yet unsettling, gray aura that was invisible to ordinary people.
Like an invisible vortex, it is silently draining the strength of some fragile lives.
The evil that steals the life force has even extended its clutches to the most innocent and vulnerable children!
Qiqi clenched her little fists, and two tiny flames ignited in her big eyes.
This time, we must find this villain!
The car stopped in front of the Sunshine Paradise Children's Hospital.
On the way there, Huo Yusen had already had someone investigate the hospital's background, obtained the hospital director's number, and called ahead to let him know he was going to visit.
So when they arrived, they saw the dean himself waiting at the door.
The dean looked very uneasy. Although he didn't understand why the two young masters of the Huo family had suddenly arrived, and with a beautiful little girl, his attitude remained respectful and warm.
"Young Master Huo, Young Master Huo, welcome, welcome! And this is..." The dean looked at Qiqi, who was being led by Huo Yusen, with some confusion.
“My sister, Qiqi.” Huo Yuwei cut to the chase without further explanation, “Dean, could you please take us to the inpatient department? Especially the floor where the children whose conditions have recently relapsed, whose causes cannot be found, or who are particularly weak are located.”
Although the dean didn't understand, he immediately complied, saying, "Okay, please follow me."
The group walked through the bright and clean outpatient hall and took the elevator to the inpatient department.
The closer Qiqi got to the inpatient department, the more she frowned.
She could clearly feel that the gray aura that was drawing away soul power was getting stronger and stronger, and the source seemed to be upstairs.
"Over there!" As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, Qiqi pointed her little hand in a direction at the end of the corridor.
That's the direction of the intensive care unit (pIcU).
The hospital director's expression changed slightly, and he immediately explained, "That's the ICU ward of the hospital. The children there are the most critically ill. Are you two young masters looking for someone?"
"It's precisely because of the critical condition and unstable soul power that we are more likely to be targeted." Qi Qi looked up at Huo Yuwei, her little face serious.
Huo Yuwei nodded and looked at the dean, "Would it be convenient for us to go in and take a look?"
An interrogative sentence, but with a tone of certainty.
Moreover, the aura they exuded clearly indicated that if he didn't agree, they would simply force their way in.
The dean dared not say anything more and hurriedly nodded, "Yes, yes."
Full of doubt and disbelief.
What did that girl just say? Unstable soul power?
Why does that sound so mystical?
Why do the sisters of these two young masters of the Huo family speak with the air of a con artist?
Qiqi didn't care what the dean was thinking. Hearing his agreement, she quickly took her short legs and walked over there with firm steps.
Huo Yuwei and Huo Yusen immediately followed, and the dean had no choice but to accompany them with trepidation.
There are strict disinfection and isolation measures at the entrance of pIcU, but through the huge glass windows, you can see all kinds of sophisticated medical instruments inside.
Several small figures lay on the hospital bed, their bodies covered in tubes, looking extremely fragile.
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