"Hey, stop with all this nonsense. Just tell me whether this old monster is worth anything."
Qiqi didn't want to listen to his nonsense; all she could see now was merit.
All I want to do is quickly accumulate enough merit here so I can retrieve her precious artifact, the Xuanyuan Sword!
Upon hearing this, Tiandao was so angry that his beard bristled. "Valuable, incredibly valuable!"
He misjudged the little girl who only had "money" in her eyes.
"As long as it's valuable!"
The little girl waved her hand, severing her communication with the Heavenly Dao.
Since this old monster is valuable, she'll reluctantly part with it.
Huo Yuwei and Qiqi were huddled together, so he could clearly see Qiqi's little actions.
Raising an eyebrow and asking with her eyes, Qiqi playfully winked at him.
Huo Yuwei: ...
The little girl is so clever and mischievous.
It seems that Deng Gang really has a problem.
The other party immediately accused him of intentionally injuring someone, clearly trying to protect the group of spies.
Could it be that he has been bribed and is in cahoots with them?
Therefore, they really did have internal problems.
Their battle plans must have been leaked by someone, which allowed the enemy to always be able to prepare one step ahead of them.
This resulted in their near-total annihilation before they obtained useful intelligence, and only half of that intelligence was true.
You must know, they are the nation's elite.
Every loss is a major blow to the nation, let alone the near annihilation of the entire army this time.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuwei was filled with anger and sadness.
A small hand covered the back of his hand, so small that it could only cover part of his palm, but the gentle warmth was like a warm current, seeping into his heart.
Huo Yuwei's tense expression suddenly softened.
How can this little girl be so well-behaved?
Is she really only three years old?
Forget it, just protect the little girl when the time comes, and don't let her suffer at Deng Gang's hands.
Just then, I heard a screeching sound of brakes.
Immediately afterwards, the driver jerked the steering wheel, and everyone in the car was thrown to one side due to the sudden inertia.
Bang bang bang!
The sound of heads hitting the windshield echoed repeatedly!
Then came a violent impact!
The car was thrown to its side by the impact, rolled several times on the ground, and finally came to a stop after crashing heavily into the flower bed in the middle of the road.
The accident happened so suddenly that Huo Yuwei immediately shielded the little girl, Nao Nao, under his body and held her tightly the whole time.
I thought that with such a serious car accident, both I and the little girl would inevitably get injured.
Unexpectedly, after the car stopped, amidst a series of shrill screams, Huo Yuwei checked on the little girl and himself and found them both unharmed, without even a scratch.
Huo Yuwei couldn't believe it. He looked up and met the little girl's smiling eyes.
He suddenly remembered the lucky charm the little girl had given him.
Could it be... because of that!
This lucky charm is just too useful!
In contrast, among Deng Gang's group, the driver was the most seriously injured and had already passed out.
Deng Gang, who was in the passenger seat, was in a similar situation, his head and face covered in blood. Strangely, as he lost more blood, his hair began to turn white visibly.
Two of his teammates were in the back seat, flanking Huo Yuwei and Qiqi on either side. They were also bleeding from head injuries after hitting their heads on the glass, but they were still barely conscious.
"Grandpa, your hair has turned white." Qiqi pointed at Deng Gang, a half-smile on her face.
Deng Gang panicked. Still feeling dizzy, he subconsciously struggled to pry open the passenger-side mirror to check his condition.
Seeing that not only had most of her hair turned white, but also that she had developed age spots, she panicked immediately.
No, we can't let his youthful appearance, which he has worked so hard to maintain, slip away like this.
He glanced at the driver, who was slumped unconscious over the steering wheel in the driver's seat, and his eyes gradually turned malicious.
"Grandpa, you're not planning to drain that brother's lifespan right in front of us, are you?"
"What?"
Huo Yuwei was shocked and instinctively stepped in front of Qiqi. At the same time, he quickly pulled a military dagger from his boot and held it to Deng Gang's neck. "I'm warning you, you'd better not make any rash moves, or don't blame my dagger for being blind."
Even with a knife pointed at his carotid artery, Deng Gang showed no sign of panic, glancing at Huo Yuwei with disdain.
Now that the little girl had seen through his identity, he decided to stop pretending.
"You think you can hurt me with this ordinary dagger?"
Qiqi, "Dagger basics? People who use daggers don't need to be basic!"
After the little girl finished speaking, she slapped a talisman onto Huo Yuwei's arm.
With her large eyes slanted at the corners, she looked at Deng Gang.
That look seemed to say: Now?
Deng Gang: ...
The relaxed expression on his face was gone, replaced by an extreme gloom.
As he lost more blood, his entire appearance underwent a dramatic change.
His once jet-black hair had turned completely silver, his face was sagging, and his entire face was covered with age spots. His body was in terrible shape.
Huo Yuwei was greatly shocked by this change in him. "How could he... become like this?"
“He’s always been like this, he didn’t change!” Qiqi explained earnestly. The little girl spoke very clearly, unlike a three-year-old who would mumble. “The reason he looked so young before was because he used evil magic to absorb other people’s lifespans and convert them into his own. But the conversion rate of this evil magic is very low, probably around ten to one.”
Huo Yuwei was deeply shocked, and his gaze toward Deng Gang turned icy. "So, he was able to maintain that state by inhaling the drug from at least a hundred people?"
"Not just that!" Qiqi held up a finger and shook it. "So far, he has absorbed the lifespan of a total of 157 people!"
"You're asking for death!" Huo Yuwei pressed down, and the dagger cut a line of blood on his neck.
Deng Gang's pupils dilated.
Qiqi reached out and pressed down on Huo Yuwei's wrist. "Big Brother Huo, he can't die yet."
"Why?" Huo Yuwei didn't understand. Why keep such a menace that drains other people's lifespans for its own use?
"The people whose life force he drains won't die immediately; they can even have their lifespan restored."
Upon hearing Qiqi's words, Huo Yuwei immediately let go, "Qiqi, do you have a solution?"
"Watch me!"
Qiqi rummaged in her pocket, pulled out a talisman, and slapped it onto Deng Gang's forehead.
Deng Gang, who had originally planned to take advantage of Huo Yuwei's loosening of his grip to escape, froze instantly, fear spreading throughout his body.
"What do you want to do?" he asked in a trembling voice.
Qi Qi snorted coldly, "Of course, I'm returning everything you stole from others!"
After speaking, she held out both her little hands and made a hand seal in each hand.
She was already beautiful, and with this pose and the solemn expression on her small face, she unexpectedly looked somewhat sacred, much like a little fairy in a New Year's painting.
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