After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 122

Chapter 122: Tears Shed for Ten Million
Cen Zhiyuan ignored him and looked at the little girl behind him, furrowing his brows. “Did you give the Nightmare Talisman to Madam Ye?”

So, it was for that wicked woman.

Zhouzhou frowned and, daring as ever, stepped out from behind Qin Lie, chin held high. “That’s right, it was me. That person is not a good person and deserves some punishment.”

“But it’s not up to you to harm others,” Cen Zhiyuan sneered. “Little girl, you’re still young. It’s best not to engage in such things in the future and harm your Yin virtue.”

That wicked woman has done many wicked deeds, so it’s truly harming her Yin virtue to deal with her. Zhouzhou was displeased and felt that this person had a blurred sense of right and wrong. She was about to speak up when she heard him ask, “Where did you get your talismans? Who gave them to you? Give them all to me. It’s not good for a child like you to have such things.”

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou’s eyes flickered, and she nervously clutched her bag, guarding it. “Grandpa, I bought them all with my own money. You’re not trying to snatch things from a child, are you?”

Her voice was a bit loud, drawing the attention of people nearby, who looked at Cen Zhiyuan with unfriendly gazes.

Seeing this, Cen Zhiyuan furrowed his brow. “Nonsense! I am the deputy director of the Ninth Bureau and the 98th generation descendant of the Mystery Sect. I currently rank tenth on the Mystery Sect Abilities Ranking. Do you think I need to deceive a child like you for such things? Whatever you spent, I’ll pay for it.”

He was not the kind of person who would bully children.

So, he’s only ranked tenth.

Zhouzhou remembered that her master was also on that list, ranked ninth, if she recalled correctly. And she heard that her master’s senior brother, her Senior Martial Uncle Tang, was even ranked first. They were more formidable than him, yet they didn’t act unreasonably.

But money still needed to be earned.

She smiled and took out the talismans from her bag. “They are not expensive, not expensive. Only one million each.”

“What?” Cen Zhiyuan was startled. “Why are they so expensive?”

However, in their line of work, there was no upper limit to prices. The more capable a person was, the higher the price they could charge.

He had seen Madam Ye’s talisman earlier today, and it did indeed have some capabilities. The talisman seemed to have been improved, not like an ordinary Nightmare Talisman. The person who could draw such a talisman had considerable ability, so the price was not too outrageous.

But still, it was too expensive.

Zhouzhou looked at him, blinked her eyes, and asked suspiciously, “Grandpa, aren’t you a deputy director? Ranked tenth on the list? Can’t you afford this little amount of money?”

Of course, he could afford it. Each of his talismans started at one million as well.

But that didn’t mean he was willing to spend one million to buy a talisman from a colleague. He only wanted to study it.

Seeing through her thoughts, Zhouzhou put away the talismans, sighed, and said, “Forget it, it seems that Grandpa, you’re not someone who can afford it. Let’s just forget about it.”

“No!” As soon as she said that, Cen Zhiyuan couldn’t refuse anymore. This was embarrassing. He had just announced his identity earlier, and if news spread that he couldn’t even produce one million, it would be quite humiliating.

For the sake of face, he forced himself to say, “I’ll buy it.”

“Alright, Grandpa, what kind of talisman do you want? Besides the Nightmare Talisman, I also have Safery Talismans, Protective Talismans, Wealth-Attracting Talismans…” Zhouzhou looked at him and was surprised. The quality of these talismans was excellent, even better than those drawn by Tang Qing, the director of the Ninth Bureau.

In a while, there would be a major Mystery Sect competition, and if he could learn these talismans, he would have a chance to advance.

Tang Qing was already in a sorry state, and it was time for him to step down.

With these thoughts in mind, Cen Zhiyuan gritted his teeth. “I want them all. Give me one of each.”

“That many?” Zhouzhou hesitated. In the end, she reluctantly took them out and told him, “Grandpa, you must cherish them. These are all my treasures.”

She wasn’t lying. She put her heart into drawing each talisman.

She took out ten talismans, and with each one she didn’t take, her little face pained a bit more. Shedding tears, she earned ten million. Her mischievous appearance made Qin Lie smile in his heart.

Cen Zhiyuan also felt a bit pained, but when he looked at these talismans, he couldn’t bear to give up. He asked, “Do you know who drew these talismans?”

It was her.

Zhouzhou looked at him but remained silent.

Seeing this, Cen Zhiyuan thought she didn’t know. Well, she was just a child, what could she know? He figured her family must have bought them for her, so he didn’t ask further. Holding the talismans, he hurriedly left.

Zhouzhou looked at the extra ten million in her account and felt immediately happy. “What a fool.”

He deserves to lose some money for helping that wicked woman and to learn a lesson.

“Forget about him. Dad, let’s go home quickly and let Grandma see our household register,” Zhouzhou said, pulling Qin Lie’s hand, urging him.

Upon hearing that, Qin Lie nodded. “Alright.”

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At home, Grandma Qin looked at the household register and nodded in satisfaction. “Leave it here with me for now, let me take a closer look.”

Qin Lie casually nodded since he rarely needed it anyway.

“Oh, right.” After looking at it for a while, Grandma Qin remembered something and picked up a red invitation from the tea table. “This is the invitation the Mu family sent a few days ago. They said their eldest grandson returned home and invited us for a meal.”

As soon as she heard about eating, Zhouzhou’s eyes lit up.

Grandma Qin found it amusing and continued, “I’ve been busy with other things these past few days and completely forgot about this. If you want to go, take Zhouzhou with you for a meal. Your older brother and sister-in-law are busy and don’t have time to go, so you can go as a representative.”

Speaking of the eldest grandson of the Mu family, he was quite a peculiar person. When he was eighteen and got accepted into A University, he met a Taoist priest on the way and decided to become his disciple after a brief conversation. Since then, he followed the priest to a Taoist temple and became a Taoist himself.

The Mu family was desperate and rushed over, but when they arrived, the young man was already wearing Taoist robes and refused to come back. The Mu family investigated and confirmed that it was a legitimate Taoist temple, so they could only let him be.

Now that he finally returned home, they probably would try their best to keep him.

“Oh, by the way, let’s see how they handle things. I think we should arrange something for Zhouzhou too, so that no one dares to offend her in the future.”

She was very protective of her little calf.

Qin Lie hadn’t planned to go initially since he didn’t like these kinds of banquets, but he nodded when he heard her words.

Zhouzhou also nodded eagerly, like a little chick pecking at rice. “Mhm, let’s eat other people’s food first, then eat mine.”

Grandma Qin laughed, realizing that after all this talking, she was fixated on the food.

She handed the invitation to Qin Lie. “That’s settled then. Take Zhouzhou with you and let her meet more people.”

“Okay.” Qin Lie nodded and agreed.

The Mu family’s banquet was in the afternoon. Qin Lie played with Zhouzhou for a while before they set off.

Wangcai loved to stick by Zhouzhou’s side. Wherever she went, it followed. As soon as it saw her leave, it immediately followed suit. Seeing this, Zhouzhou smiled and said, “Wangcai, are you hungry too? Don’t worry, Dad will take us to eat soon.”

What? Food!

Wangcai’s expression changed drastically, and his paws skidded on the floor, attempting to make an emergency stop. However, he couldn’t stop in time and ended up rolling on the ground. He quickly got up, not bothering to shake off the dirt, and ran away immediately.

He didn’t want to eat grass ever again!

“Hey, Wangcai…” Zhouzhou panicked and tried to chase after it, but Qin Lie stopped her. “Let’s go. It’s better to let Wangcai eat at home. He’s a tiger, and we can’t bring him to crowded places, he will cause panic.”

Alright.

Zhouzhou sighed with some regret. “There will definitely be a lot of delicious food today, and Wangcai won’t have the chance to enjoy it.”

That tiger probably doesn’t want that kind of fortune.

Qin Lie thought to himself but didn’t say it out loud. He held Zhouzhou’s hand and they left.

The Mu family was different from the Qin family. The Mu family had more people involved in politics, and the old master of the Mu family rarely showed himself in the city. He preferred a low-key lifestyle. It was probably because their eldest grandson returned home this time that they were genuinely happy and invited so many people.

But all of this didn’t matter to Qin Lie and Zhouzhou. They were just there to eat.

As soon as they arrived at the Mu family’s house, Qin Lie carried Zhouzhou and headed straight to the dining area, where various pastries and fruits were prepared for the children. The main course would be served later.

Looking at all the cakes, Zhouzhou’s mouth watered with anticipation.

Qin Lie remembered the lesson from last time and said before Zhouzhou could speak, “I’ve been on a diet recently and cut out sugar.”

Zhouzhou was about to share a piece of cake with him but was surprised by his words. “Dad, why are you on a diet? You’re not fat.”

“I am.” Qin Lie said with a straight face, without any hint of embarrassment.

“Go ahead, eat,” he urged.

Zhouzhou sighed, “Then Dad won’t enjoy it either.” The cake tasted so good.

He didn’t want that kind of fortune either.

Seeing a layer of cream on the corner of her mouth, Qin Lie raised his hand and gently wiped it for her.

Du Wan entered and saw this scene, a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.

She suddenly asked the person next to her, “Is the young master’s room in that separate courtyard?”

“Yeah, I heard that it was specially arranged by Master Mu for him to make him comfortable. He treasures this eldest grandson so much. Why are you asking about this?” the person replied.

“No reason, just curious.” Du Wan smiled, a hint of cunning in her eyes.

In addition to this, she had also heard that the young master of the Mu family had a strange temper and disliked people getting close to him, especially children.

And that annoying little girl turned out to be from the Qin family.

Well, she wanted to see if the Qin family could protect her if she offended the young master of the Mu family.

Zhouzhou was completely immersed in the delicious pastries and didn’t notice any of this.

On the side, someone pulled Qin Lie to talk, and he casually responded.

Zhouzhou didn’t bother him and obediently ate her cake. Suddenly, a cat flashed by in front of her eyes. Her eyes lit up, she glanced at Qin Lie, saw that he was still busy, and then slid off her chair and ran outside.

“I caught you, kitty. Let’s play together.” Zhouzhou said as she hugged the cat and stood up. Only then did she notice that she was now in a small courtyard with no one around. She exclaimed, “Huh?” How could there be a formation in this courtyard?

It seemed somewhat familiar.

Out of curiosity, she quickly found the formation’s eye and broke the formation, striding into the house.

Inside, there were talismans everywhere, as well as copper coins and peach wood swords. Zhouzhou’s eyes brightened. She liked it here!

Just as she was thinking about it, the door upstairs suddenly opened, and a young man in Taoist robes walked out, rubbing his tired forehead and impatiently said, “Who is it!”

Hearing the voice, Zhouzhou looked up, her eyes lighting up with delight. “Eldest Senior Brother!”