After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 791

Chapter 791: Impulsive Actions Lead to Losses
Upon seeing Zhouzhou, Xi Mo was startled and about to make a move, but then he saw Zhouzhou quickly wink at him.

The little girl was short, and the two men behind her didn’t notice the gesture at all.

Seeing that she wasn’t really under control, Xi Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the hand he had just raised quietly dropped.

He stared at the two men and coldly demanded, “What do you want? Let us go, now!”

“Stop shouting,” one of the men replied impatiently, “Don’t worry, we’ll send you on your way soon enough.”

With that, they turned and left.

Hearing this, Xi Mo’s heart sank. No wonder they had been coming and going so frequently these past few days–something was definitely going on.

But before he could think too much, his gaze landed on Zhouzhou, and he hurriedly asked, “What are you doing here?”

His teammates, who also knew Zhouzhou, had been holding their composure, but now, seeing the men leave, they couldn’t hold it in any longer.

Looking at Zhouzhou’s vacant expression, their hearts sank.

This was bad. The little girl had really gone dumb.

Just as they thought that, they saw Zhouzhou blink, then suddenly rush over to Xi Mo, her little legs moving fast, and nuzzling her chubby face against his neck. “Uncle! Uncle!”

Her movements were so quick and nimble that there was no trace of the vacant expression left.

The teammates immediately let out a sigh of relief. They had thought she really had gone dumb. How sad would that make Xi Mo?

Xi Mo ruffled her little head and asked again, “What are you doing here?”

Zhouzhou leaned in close to his ear and whispered, “I’m here on a business trip, Uncle Commander is covering all the expenses.”

Seeing her proud little expression, Xi Mo couldn’t help but chuckle.

Is that the important part?

To Zhouzhou, money was always the most important thing.

Looking around, Zhouzhou added, “Daddy came too.”

Hearing this, Xi Mo’s heart relaxed.

With Ye Lingfeng here, there would be no problems.

“What’s your plan?”

From Zhouzhou’s expression, it seemed like she already knew he was here.

She hadn’t shown any surprise when she saw him earlier.

Sure enough, Zhouzhou reached into her ear, took out an earpiece, and handed it to him. “You can talk now.”

Xi Mo immediately understood and put on the earpiece.

On the other end, the General’s voice came through, “Xi Mo, what’s going on?”

Xi Mo began answering the questions, while Zhouzhou listened and continued examining the formation on the ground.

After sitting there for two minutes, she felt a bit drained herself.

The bad guys sure had a lot of evil plans.

Pouting unhappily, Zhouzhou clenched her little fist and suddenly smashed it toward a certain direction.

In an instant, Xi Mo felt the energy draining from his body stop.

The formation had been broken.

He glanced at Zhouzhou, rewarded her with a gentle tug on her chubby little ear, and continued, “After we arrived in the city, we discovered that someone was leading children up this mountain, so we tracked them here. But we didn’t expect them to have set up a formation, which trapped us.”

“They brought me here, but they didn’t kill us.”

That was what puzzled him.

These people didn’t seem like law-abiding citizens.

Just from the fact that they had taken so many children, it was clear they weren’t up to anything good.

Yet, they hadn’t harmed them; they just confined them here.

The General also found it confusing.

If it were him, encountering such a situation, he would have eliminated the threat to ensure it couldn’t happen again.

After all, a few strong young men were much harder to deal with than children.

Weren’t they worried they would escape?

Listening to their conversation, Zhouzhou rubbed her chin, her little brow furrowed tightly as she studied Xi Mo for a moment, then suddenly came to a realization.

“I know!”

Xi Mo looked up at her.

Zhouzhou’s little face was serious for once, her small fist clenched tightly, making an audible crack as she squeezed it, looking quite angry.

Zhouzhou was indeed furious.

“They want to absorb the merit light from Uncle and the others!”

She had figured out what the formation was all about. It wasn’t just to drain their energy, but also to seize the merit they had.

But merit could only be given away willingly; others couldn’t just take it.

However, when the owner was in danger, the merit light would come out to help fend off disaster.

So, they intended to wear down Uncle and the others, and once their energy was exhausted, the merit light would come out to protect them, and that’s when the enemies would steal it.

How despicable!

Uncle had risked his life, while she worked tirelessly day and night to earn money, only to end up giving it all away for someone else’s benefit!

So infuriating!

Zhouzhou was so angry she felt like jumping up and going after them!

They wanted to steal the merit from her and the people around her and turn her into a crippled Zhouzhou.

How vile! Truly despicable!

The little chubby girl was so angry she almost charged out to fight them.

Seeing this, Xi Mo quickly stopped her and calmed her down. “Don’t act impulsively.”

Zhouzhou wasn’t calming down, and with a little swipe of her chubby hand, she demanded, “Uncle, stop holding me back!”

Xi Mo glanced at her and said, “Impulsive actions cost money.”

Just a moment ago, Zhouzhou was full of fiery energy, ready to fight, but now she suddenly calmed down, tilting her head in confusion. “Uncle, who said that?”

She had never heard of this before.

“I said it,” Xi Mo replied.

Zhouzhou’s smile immediately vanished, and she huffed.

Just tricking a child.

Xi Mo hurriedly said, “But it’s not nonsense. These people are cunning, who knows what tricks they might use? What if they get desperate and harm the children? If your mission fails, how are you going to get your reward? Isn’t that impulsive action wasting money?”

That made sense.

That wouldn’t do!

Zhouzhou stopped pouting and obediently sat down on the ground, resting her little chubby face in her hands. “Uncle, I’m sorry. From now on, I’ll stop being impulsive.”

She was quite good at naming things.

Admitting her mistakes was always the first step, but whether she would actually change was another story.

A flash of amusement crossed Ye Lingfeng’s eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

He lifted Zhouzhou into his lap and sat her down.

It was winter, and the ground was cold.

He wrapped her little hands in his, warming them, and then spoke. “Don’t rush. First, figure out the enemy’s strength. Only by understanding both yourself and your opponent can you win every battle.”

“Remember, don’t act rashly until you fully understand the enemy’s strength,” Xi Mo advised.

Ye Lingfeng had a more impulsive nature, while Xi Mo was steadier.

The things they taught Zhouzhou were different as well.

Zhouzhou listened carefully and nodded.

Meanwhile, the Commander also agreed.

Zhouzhou was still young, and no matter how capable she was, there would always be someone stronger.

If she acted too impulsively, the one who would suffer would only be her.

The consequences of that were too great for anyone to bear.

So teaching her to be cautious was a good thing.

Just as they were talking, Ye Lingfeng’s ears twitched, and his eyes sharpened.

Someone was coming!

At that moment, the door was slowly pushed open from the outside…