After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 58

Chapter 58: Anomalous Movement of the Soul-nourishing Talisman
The dean was unaware of the silent disagreement between them. When he saw Zhouzhou, he was somewhat surprised. However, universities were more open-minded, and as long as there was no disturbance, it was permissible to bring someone along.

Moreover, she was brought by his favorite disciple, so he wouldn’t say anything.

He pointed to El beside him with a smile and introduced, “Fellow students, this is Dr. El from A Country. He has made remarkable contributions in the field of biological research. We are fortunate to have invited him for an academic exchange. Let’s give him a warm round of applause.”

Upon hearing his name, thunderous applause erupted from below.

El had a polite smile on his lips, appearing gentle and kind. He said, “No need to be polite. People from Hua A Country are very interesting. I was actually thinking of picking one or two individuals to bring back for research.”

As he finished speaking, his expression slightly changed. This wasn’t what he intended to say. What was happening?

For some unknown reason, he instinctively turned his head to look at Qin Ren and the others, only to see a faint look of surprise on Qin Ren’s face as well. It seemed he hadn’t expected El to expose himself like this. As for the little girl, she was blocked by Qin Ren, and her expression couldn’t be seen.

His fist tightened at his side. He suddenly had a foreboding feeling.

He despised this unknown and uncontrollable sensation.

Seeing him avert his gaze, Qin Ren quietly squeezed Zhouzhou’s hand. Zhouzhou put on an innocent face and when he looked back at her, she smiled at him and winked discreetly.

This little clever one knew how to play along.

It wasn’t that he was afraid of El, but he didn’t want the little girl to be targeted by him. That person was an absolute lunatic who could do anything.

For the sake of safety, it was better to keep some distance from him.

At this moment, the dean, upon hearing his words, furrowed his brows. “What did Dr. El say?”

What did he mean by bringing someone back for research? Where would they be taken back to and for what research?

For some reason, the dean instinctively felt uneasy upon hearing these words, and his gaze towards El became slightly guarded.

“I was just joking,” El smiled. “What I meant to say was to invite everyone to my laboratory for research together.”

After completing his sentence, El felt a slight relief.

Inside, Zhouzhou snorted softly. You big villain, just you wait. This is only a small punishment, and the real show is yet to come.

Hearing this, the dean still had some doubts, but considering his abilities, he didn’t pursue further and smiled, “Then please proceed with your speech.”

“Sure.” El took the stage and began his speech.

Indeed, he was very talented, with professional skills far surpassing many others.

However, whenever Qin Ren thought about how he obtained these abilities, his gaze turned icy.

Zhouzhou was eating when suddenly she felt some movement from the Soul-nourishing Talisman in her bag. She raised her hand to cover it, channeling some spiritual energy to calm it down. However, not long after, it started moving again.

The little Peng inside seemed to be overly excited.

What was going on?

In theory, the Soul-nourishing Talisman should have been nurturing his soul, so he shouldn’t have any evil energy. But why was his evil energy showing signs of being uncontrollable?

Something was not right.

Zhouzhou made a quick decision and gently tugged at Qin Ren’s clothes, whispering something in his ear.

Qin Ren nodded and immediately carried her, saying, “Dean, the child needs to use the restroom. I’ll take her there.”

Zhouzhou cooperated by making a shy expression and looked apologetically at them.

The dean chuckled and waved her off, saying, “Go ahead.”

“Thank you, Dean.”

After carrying her to a storage room, Qin Ren finally put her down.

Zhouzhou took out the Soul-nourishing Talisman and set up a barrier. Then she released the little Peng from inside. Seeing his pained expression, surrounded by intense evil energy, especially the surge of Yin energy at his tail of the eyes, she couldn’t help but be astonished.

Had he encountered the person who wanted to kill him?

Otherwise, why would there be such a strong reaction?

She raised her hand and threw a spiritual energy talisman to him. The Yin energy on the little Peng instantly suppressed, and he regained his composure, looking at Zhouzhou in confusion as he asked, “Little Master, what happened to me?”

“You don’t know?” Zhouzhou raised an eyebrow as she looked at him.

“I don’t know,” Little Peng looked at her helplessly, carefully recalling what had happened earlier, and said, “I seemed to have seen someone, and then suddenly I couldn’t control myself.”

He seemed somewhat uneasy and asked, “Little Master, did I cause trouble?”

Zhouzhou stared at him for a while, seeing that he didn’t seem to be pretending and was telling the truth.

Apart from Qin Ren’s classmates and the dean, the only person left in that classroom was El.

El!

Thinking of something, Zhouzhou pointed to Qin Ren beside her and asked, “Do you know him?”

Upon hearing this, Little Peng turned his head to look, and Qin Ren instinctively turned his head as well. Naturally, he couldn’t see the spiritual entity, but seeing Zhouzhou talking to the empty air, he could deduce the location of the spiritual entity. He didn’t understand why Zhouzhou was asking, but with Little Peng present, he could only suppress his doubts and let him observe.

After looking for a while, Little Peng shook his head, “I don’t know him.”

“Little Master, what’s happening to me? I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to, I just can’t control myself.”

Remembering Zhouzhou’s swift and decisive actions that day, he still felt the pain in his stomach where she had kicked him. He knew that despite her young age, she possessed great abilities, and he didn’t dare to provoke her at all. He was afraid that if he made her unhappy, she would raise her hand and make him disappear.

Fortunately, Zhouzhou wasn’t an unreasonable person. She had an idea in mind and said to Little Peng, “Later, I’ll put you back into the Soul-nourishing Talisman and take you to meet the person who was sitting there just now. If you encounter someone who gives you the same feeling as before, make a move and let me know.”

“Okay.” Little Peng nodded. “But what if I can’t control myself like before?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll strengthen the talisman, and you try to control yourself as well.”

“Okay.” Little Peng wanted to say that he was afraid he couldn’t control himself, but when he looked at her, he didn’t dare to say it. He could only remind himself to endure it.

After putting him back into the Soul-nourishing Talisman, Qin Ren asked, “Zhouzhou, what’s going on?”

Zhouzhou briefly explained the situation.

Upon hearing this, Qin Ren’s brows slowly furrowed.

He had been with the people in the classroom for a month and had some basic understanding of them. Even if there were malicious individuals, it was unlikely for them to be murderers.

“By the way, Grandma Cui said that his ghost age is quite long. He died ten years ago.”

Ten years ago…

Qin Ren’s pupils contracted, and his thoughts became even more certain.

However, he still needed Zhouzhou’s final verification.

The two returned to the classroom, where El was still giving a lecture. Qin Ren’s expression remained unchanged, but his gaze at El became colder.

After class, the classmates gathered around the podium to ask El questions, and he maintained the image he had crafted outside, patiently answering them.

Zhouzhou also pulled Qin Ren to stand up. With her small stature and the crowd providing cover, she paused in front of each person for a few seconds, and there was no abnormality from Little Peng inside the Soul-nourishing Talisman.

Until they stood in front of El, and the Soul-nourishing Talisman suddenly moved.

Zhouzhou’s eyes instantly turned cold.

It was indeed him!