“Possibly,” Qi Qi nodded. “However, this kind of formation needs regular maintenance, so Zhao Tianxiang will probably go there often.”
Huo Yusen's eyes lit up. "The best time for us to make our move will be after the charity gala."
"However, this formation is very complex, and ordinary people simply cannot break it."
Nestled in Huo Yusen's arms, Qiqi frowned and said in her childish voice, "Forcibly breaking in will trigger an alarm. If they have set up a self-destruct device in the center of the formation, once a forced entry disrupts the balance of the formation, the formation will self-destruct. At that time, both the living souls inside and the people trapped inside will dissipate."
"Holy crap!" Huo Yuwei gasped. "What a vicious formation!"
Qiqi nodded with a wrinkled face. It really was vicious!
However, these people are inherently inhuman, so it's not surprising at all that they would set up such a vicious formation.
After a long while, Huo Yuwei tried to hold back, but in the end he couldn't.
He asked Qiqi, "Qiqi, do you have a way to break this formation?"
"Yes!" Qiqi nodded her little head, her big eyes sparkling, but then hesitated. "If it were before, this formation would be a piece of cake for Qiqi. But now... Qiqi's spiritual power hasn't recovered yet, and Grandpa Doctor told me to stay in bed and rest. My brothers also said I shouldn't move around too much, so drawing a high-level formation-breaking talisman would be..."
"Then let's not draw it." Before Qiqi could finish speaking, Huo Yusen interrupted her, "Let's think of another way."
In his heart, no one could compare to the little girl.
"But time is running out!" Qiqi looked at him pleadingly. "There are only seventy-odd days left until the night of the seven-star alignment, and they still have so many children in their hands. Nobody knows when they'll move on to the next step. If we don't rescue the children soon, they'll die!"
"There are so many people in the Xuanmen sect, it doesn't have to be a child like you to hold up the ceiling." Huo Yusen disagreed no matter what.
"But……"
Qiqi wanted to say more, but Huo Yuwei quickly pressed her little hand down and patted it.
"Alright, Qiqi, there's still time. Let's discuss this further."
Huo Yuwei knew that Xiao Jiu felt sorry for Qi Qi and couldn't bear to see the little girl suffer.
This injury made Xiao Jiu realize that no matter how powerful Qi Qi is, she is still just a child.
She can get hurt, she can feel pain, and she can... die!
Xiao Jiu is scared!
Huo Yuwei was certainly not afraid either!
Seeing such a beautiful and lovely girl cough up blood, his heart felt like it had been ripped in two.
However, some things still need to be done by someone!
While the saying "the capable should occupy the position" may sound somewhat morally manipulative, it is also... a fact!
Even so, he shared Xiao Jiu's opinion that they couldn't risk Qi Qi's life.
Just as the three were at an impasse, there was a knock on the study door.
"Go in," Huo Yuwei said.
The door opened, and Madam Ji walked in carrying a tray with three bowls of stewed pears with rock sugar on it.
Seeing the three of them with furrowed brows and the tense atmosphere, she couldn't help but ask gently.
"What's wrong? Are you having trouble?"
Qiqi jumped down from Huo Yusen's arms and ran over to hug Madam Ji's leg.
Looking up at Madam Ji with her little face, she complained, "Mommy, Qiqi wanted to help save the children, but Big Brother and Little Brother Jiu wouldn't let her."
The little girl puffed out her cheeks, looking as angry as a little pufferfish.
Madam Ji knew that Huo Yuwei and Huo Yusen were worried about her, which was why they didn't want her to go. But the little girl got so angry that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She put down the tray and squatted down to be at eye level with Qiqi.
“Qibao, Mom knows that our Qibao is very kind and always wants to use her abilities to save more people. That's great, and Mom is proud of Qibao. But, Qibao, we should also know that saving people should be done within our capabilities. If you are injured and in danger yourself, and you still insist on saving people, what if something happens? Those who care about you and love you will be heartbroken. Moreover, those you save will feel uneasy and guilty.”
"Qi Bao saves people so that everyone can be happy, right? But if something happens to Qi Bao, no one will be happy either."
"Qiqi knows." Qiqi lowered her head. "But Qiqi is still very sad because Qiqi could have helped..."
Things would be much simpler if she were to intervene.
It will be much safer!
Seeing the little girl's sad and self-reproachful expression, Madam Ji hugged her daughter tightly with heartache.
"Mom knows, but like Brother Huo and Brother Xiao Jiu, Mom is selfish and doesn't want Qi Qi to be in any danger!"
After speaking, Madam Ji looked at Huo Yuwei and Huo Yusen, "Is there any other way?"
Huo Yuwei shook his head with a wry smile, "Qiqi said that the formation is too complicated, and rushing in will trigger an alarm and self-destruct. I just sent the formation diagram to the Xuanmen Association, and the formation masters there all said they couldn't do anything about it. Among the people we know, no one can break it, except... Qiqi."
Madam Ji fell silent, tightening her grip on her daughter's arms, her heart filled with the fear of losing her.
Suddenly, the little girl nestled in her arms rolled her eyes, tilted her head up, and said, "Maybe... there is someone who can help."
"Who?" All three looked at her at the same time.
“It’s Qiqi’s senior uncle,” Qiqi said. “Although I don’t know where he is now, Master said before that when his senior uncle left the sect, he left Master’s contact information, saying that she could contact him if she encountered any difficulties. However, Master never used it. Later, when Master saw Qiqi off, he gave Qiqi his senior uncle’s contact information. Qiqi can ask his senior uncle for help!”
Madam Ji's eyes lit up. "Really? That's wonderful! Qiqi, you should contact your senior master right now."
"Okay!" Qiqi said, rummaging through her small bag.
Huo Yusen stared intently at the little girl's movements, and asked suspiciously, "Qiqi, when did you gain a senior master? Why have I never heard you mention it before?"
"Brother Xiao Jiu, your senior uncle didn't just suddenly appear; he's always been there."
Qiqi corrected him, lowering her eyes and focusing on rummaging through her small bag, avoiding looking into Huo Yusen's eyes.
"However, Qiqi has never met her master before, and only heard her master mention him once by chance, so she forgot about it! It was only because of the emergency that Qiqi remembered!"
After saying that, the little girl finally pulled out a palm-sized jade pendant from her bag.
The jade plaque has the character "天" (heaven) engraved on the front and a string of complex runes on the back.
"Master said that my senior uncle left a trace of his divine consciousness in this jade tablet. If you need to find him urgently, just input spiritual power into the jade tablet and he will be able to sense it."
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