After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 562

Chapter 562: Zhouzhou, the Complaint Master
After a moment, Zhouzhou sidled over and asked, “Brother Fox, what do you plan to do with that villain?”

“No need to deal with him,” Luo Jin replied nonchalantly. “The Mystery Sect has a dedicated law enforcement hall. Such matters should be left to them.”

Stretching lazily, he added, “Let’s go back. Otherwise, your dear father might worry that I’ve sold you off, and then I’ll be in trouble.”

“Brother Fox would never sell me,” Zhouzhou exclaimed happily, clinging to his leg like a koala.

Luo Jin smiled but looked slightly disdainful as he said, “Get down, you chubby girl.”

“No!” Zhouzhou refused decisively. Not only did she not let go, but she also clambered up his leg, wrapping her arms around his neck. She shook her head earnestly, saying, “Daddy said I’m cute, not fat.”

“Your dad lied to you,” Luo Jin retorted bluntly.

Ever since Zhouzhou believed she would grow to be three meters tall, she no longer worried about her weight.

No matter how heavy she was, it wouldn’t matter compared to her imagined height. She would average out to be a “Little Skinny Pole.”

She patted his face with her chubby paws, looking sympathetic. “It’s not your fault, Brother Fox. You’ve never been fat, so you don’t know how cute it is. I understand.”

Then, she patted his shoulder seriously. “Don’t worry, just eat more with me, and one day you’ll be as fat as me.”

Luo Jin thought, “There’s no need for that.” She was adorable with her chubbiness, but it wouldn’t be quite the same for him.

Despite her young age, the little chubby girl had a quick tongue and plenty of twisted logic. Luo Jin didn’t argue with her, instead, he picked her up and strode out.

As they walked, Zhouzhou asked, “Brother Fox, are we leaving now? Don’t you want to save your grandchild?”

“No need to save him,” Luo Jin replied coldly. Initially, he had come with the intention of rescuing someone, partly because Ye Lingfeng had asked him to bring Zhouzhou.

However, upon seeing Qingyang, he knew it was too late. His time was up, and no amount of rescue would help.

It wasn’t just the talisman; his own body couldn’t endure anymore. In such a situation, trying to save him would be futile.

Zhouzhou understood this too, so she hadn’t administered any medicine to Qingyang.

Swinging her short legs, she continued, “I told him you hadn’t used the talisman before. He seemed to believe it. Don’t you want to hear him apologize?”

After all, it had become a demon in his heart, something he surely cared about deeply.

Luo Jin shook his head. “It doesn’t matter anymore. There was a time I wanted to hear their apologies, but now it seems meaningless. The pain and suffering can’t be erased by a mere apology.”

He shrugged, taking a deep breath, his eyes clearer and more at peace than before. Perhaps he wasn’t that important to Qingyang.

If he had mattered, Qingyang wouldn’t have doubted him back then, nor would he continue to misunderstand him now. Maybe Luo Jin had overestimated his own significance.

He pinched the little chubby girl’s cheek and said with a smile, “Hearing their empty apologies is pointless. I’d rather they compensated me with money.”

Zhouzhou agreed, but…

“Their money is tainted. We don’t need it,” Zhouzhou said, shaking her head. She cupped his face with her chubby paws and declared, “I have my own temple. Once I’m done being the temple master, I’ll give it to you, Brother Fox. We don’t need anything from them.”

There were too many bad memories here for Brother Fox. Accepting anything from them would only add to his misery. It was the first time the little chubby girl said such words, and Luo Jin’s eyebrows rose slightly. His eyes gleamed with more evident joy.

He lifted the little chubby girl and, genuinely relieved, said, “Alright, I’ll wait for you to make me the temple master.”

Zhouzhou grinned. “Sure, we’re family, after all.”

As they chatted happily, Chu Xun stood by the door, his eyes filled with discontent.

Temple master? You’re just giving away Baiyun Temple like that?

Thinking of her earlier words, Chu Xun looked at Zhouzhou as if she were a wastrel, shaking his head continuously. But Zhouzhou didn’t care; Brother Fox’s happiness was what mattered most.

Without bothering to say goodbye, Luo Jin carried Zhouzhou and walked out. As they reached the door, they encountered two familiar faces.

Seeing the people dressed in black, Zhouzhou immediately became alert, clutching Luo Jin’s neck tightly and glaring at them with hostility. “What do you want?”

The little chubby girl, relying on Wen Jing’s fondness for her, threatened, “If you bully Brother Fox, I’ll tell on you!”

She bared her tiny teeth fiercely.

The newcomers were from the law enforcement hall, the same ones who had come to interrogate Luo Jin before. Zhouzhou didn’t have a good impression of them.

The two exchanged a look, unsure of what to say. They knew their hall master was very fond of this little girl. Remembering Wen Jing’s protective nature, they sighed and softened their expressions.

One of them spoke, “Little girl, we mean no harm. We just sensed something unusual here and came to check it out.”

Zhouzhou’s eyes shifted as she scrutinized them. Seeing they seemed truthful, she whispered conspiratorially, “There’s a villain inside, the one who looks like an ugly monster. You should catch him.”

She excitedly swung her short legs, eager to lead the way if Luo Jin weren’t holding her back. She didn’t forget to ask, “Will there be a reward for telling you this?”

She extended her chubby paw expectantly. The two men exchanged glances. Refusing her could mean trouble if she complained to Wen Jing. She clearly had a knack for making complaints.

After a moment, one of them cleared his throat and handed her a copper coin. “Here, this is for you. Thanks for the information.”

Zhouzhou examined the coin but couldn’t discern its significance. Her fortune-telling coins were ordinary ones her master had found.

Luo Jin, however, recognized it as a Fifth Emperor coin and said, “Keep it, Zhouzhou.”

With his approval, Zhouzhou immediately hung the coin around her neck, its weight comforting against her chest. She smiled broadly, feeling even one second slower was great disrespect to the money.