After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Fourth Elder Uncle’s Accident
“Let’s talk in the study.” Grandpa Qin lowered his voice and carried Zhouzhou to the study.

Once the door was closed, he immediately asked, “Zhouzhou, what’s going on?”

Zhouzhou took out the Buddhist bead that Tao Lan had given her from her bag. Grandpa Qin couldn’t see any malevolent aura, but he wrinkled his nose after taking a sniff. “It smells terrible.”

Normally, Buddhist beads are made of bodhi seeds or various types of wood. Since they are usually kept in temples, they often absorb the scent of sandalwood. However, this Buddhist bead not only lacked the scent of sandalwood, but it also had a pungent smell, as if it had been soaked in something.

Zhouzhou explained, “That’s because the wood used for this Buddhist bead was nurtured with malevolent energy.”

“What?” Grandpa Qin’s face turned pale with shock, and his expression became unpleasant. Looking at the Buddhist bead in his hand, he couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable, whether it was a psychological effect or not.

Zhouzhou took it back and tapped his palm with an Exorcism Talisman, saying, “It’s not good for the body to come into contact with malevolent energy. I’ll hold onto it.”

As soon as the talisman paper touched him, Grandpa Qin felt a sense of relief throughout his body. The previous chill disappeared. Hearing this, he asked, “Are you sure it’s safe for you to hold it?”

“It’s fine, it’s just a bit of malevolent energy. It can’t harm me.” Zhouzhou dismissed it, thinking that malevolent energy would hide from her.

Hearing the little girl’s confident words, Grandpa Qin couldn’t help but smile. When he thought of Tao Lan, his expression darkened again. “Why would she do this? Fourth Elder Aunt has treated her well, and they used to play together the most. They even grew up together. Why would she harm her?”

Zhouzhou didn’t understand either. People in the world outside the mountains were too complicated.

“I heard her say…”

She repeated the words she heard at the bathroom door. After listening, Grandpa Qin’s expression sank to the bottom. Having lived for so many years, if he still didn’t understand, then he would truly be clueless.

Jealousy.

It all boiled down to this word.

Fourth Elder Aunt and Tao Lan grew up together, but Wen Yao married into the Qin family and became a daughter-in-law of a wealthy family, while she could only do ordinary work. Naturally, she felt unbalanced.

But to have such malicious intentions, it showed that her true nature was bad.

Moreover, she had started plotting against them since Little Feng was born. And for all these years, she had pretended to be innocent. They used to see her giving gifts to Little Feng and thought she was a good person. They never expected that people could be so deceptive.

Right, the gifts.

Grandpa Qin’s heart tightened, and he quickly said, “She has been giving Little Feng a lot of gifts over the years. Could there be a problem?”

He remembered that Zhouzhou had previously mentioned that the malevolent energy on Little Feng’s leg might have come from some object.

Zhouzhou wasn’t sure, so she asked, “Grandpa, can I take a look?”

“Sure, of course.”

He led Zhouzhou to a storage room.

After the brothers grew up, they all moved out, but the Fourth Elder Uncle’s family stayed because Little Feng was not in good health, and Qin Ze was often away. They didn’t feel at ease leaving Wen Yao outside, so they let them stay in the old house. That’s why all the gifts they received were kept there.

“This storage room contains all the gifts Little Feng has received over the years. I just need to check the records to see which ones were from Tao Lan.”

“No need to check.” Zhouzhou waved her hand. “I can pick out the problematic ones.”

She could tell directly.

“Okay.” This way, they could also see if anyone else was involved in this matter.

Zhouzhou went through them one by one. She was short, and many things were out of her reach, so she pointed them out and asked Grandpa Qin to help. It didn’t take long before they picked out more than ten items.

After double-checking to make sure nothing was missed, Zhouzhou said, “These are the ones.”

Grandpa Qin looked at the boxes of various sizes on the floor, his face becoming even more grim.

He didn’t expect so many of them to be problematic.

Was it only Tao Lan who had a problem, or were there others involved?

Just as they were thinking about it, Wen Yao walked over and looked at the items on the floor, puzzled. “Dad, why did you take out all the gifts Lanlan gave us?”

Grandpa Qin abruptly turned his head, his voice heavy as he asked, “Are you sure these are all from Tao Lan?”

Wen Yao approached and examined them carefully, confidently saying, “Yes, these are all from Lanlan. She always puts a special mark on the gift boxes she gives.”

She pointed to a spot.

Sure enough, every corner of the boxes on the floor had a small orchid, barely visible if one didn’t look closely.

So it was really her!

Grandpa Qin and Zhouzhou exchanged a glance, pondered for a moment, and with an expressionless face, Grandpa Qin said, “It’s nothing. It has been raining a lot recently, and I was afraid the items in the storage room would get damp, so I thought of taking them out to air them.”

Apart from these items, he still needed more concrete evidence. Otherwise, it would be hard for Wen Yao to believe that Tao Lan was involved.

“These few items seem to be damp. Let’s move them out for now, don’t leave them here.”

Saying that, he pulled Zhouzhou and walked out. Not long after, someone came in and moved all the items on the floor to the room farthest from Qin Feng.

“Grandpa, don’t worry. Seventh Elder Brother is wearing the Exorcism Talisman I gave him, and he also has the Buddhist bead from the Master Abbot. No malevolent energy will dare to approach him again.” Seeing his bad complexion, Zhouzhou spoke up to comfort him.

“Mm.” Grandpa Qin nodded, appearing calm on the surface, but suddenly, he stumbled. If Zhouzhou hadn’t reacted quickly and held him, he would have fallen to the ground.

Quickly helping him to sit on a chair, Zhouzhou held his hand and pressed certain acupoints to help calm his emotions.

Looking at his well-behaved and sensible granddaughter, Grandpa Qin’s heart softened. He pulled her to sit beside him, furrowing his brows. “Fourth Elder Uncle is often not at home, and we were afraid that Fourth Elder Uncle’s wife would have strange thoughts, so we frequently asked Tao Lan to come and keep her company. We never expected that it was like inviting a wolf into our home!”

He hated it. He hated himself for not discovering it earlier, and he hated himself for being blind to her true nature.

If he had seen through her earlier, would his grandson have suffered so much?

“Grandpa, don’t think like that. You don’t understand mystical arts, so you can’t see malevolent energy. It’s normal. It’s okay. I’m here, and I will definitely help Seventh Elder Brother stand up again. Whatever he lacks, I will make up for him!” Hearing his words, Grandpa Qin’s complexion improved significantly. He looked at Zhouzhou gratefully and said, “Zhouzhou, thanks to you.”

Zhouzhou blinked her eyes and said in a childish voice, “It’s thanks to Grandpa and Grandma for taking care of Zhouzhou. Otherwise, no one would be able to afford to raise Zhouzhou, the one lacking money and fate.”

So whatever she did for them, she was willing to do it.

Eldest Senior Brother said, the one who gives food is the boss!

Hearing her words, Grandpa Qin couldn’t help but chuckle softly. He held the little girl’s hand, full of gratitude, and said, “Zhouzhou is very good. Zhouzhou is a great blessing for the Qin family. With you here, we are fortunate.”

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou was also moved. Her eyes became moist, and she looked at him with teary eyes as she threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly and saying, “Grandpa is so good. Zhouzhou likes Grandpa the most!”

Just as Grandma Qin entered and heard this, she immediately became displeased. “Qin Qiankun, you dare to snatch Zhouzhou from me as soon as I arrive? I’m the one she likes the most!”

Upon hearing her forceful voice, Zhouzhou shrunk her neck and quickly ran to her, hugging her leg to please her. “Zhouzhou also likes Grandma the most!”

Grandma Qin’s expression instantly changed from cloudy to sunny, a smile filling her face. She looked triumphantly at Grandpa Qin, showing that she was indeed the powerful one.

Grandpa Qin smiled at her and thought to himself, “What a mischievous child.” He raised his hand, signaling her to sit down, and recounted the events to her.

After listening, Grandma Qin’s face changed drastically. She slammed the table and angrily said, “That Tao Lan!”

She never expected it to be her!

“No, I have to call your Fourth Elder Uncle and ask him to come back immediately. He’s always out there, and now his wife and children are being harmed!”

Saying that, she dialed the phone, but there was no answer from the other side.

Grandpa Qin said, “There’s a time difference. It’s still the middle of the night over there.”

However, Zhouzhou looked at Grandma Qin’s expression, furrowed her brows, and calculated by pinching her fingers. Her little face instantly changed.

This is bad! Something happened!