After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 797

Chapter 797: She’s Going to Be Squeezed Dry
Ancestral Master rolled his eyes dramatically, not caring to engage with them. He floated off with little chubby girl in one direction.

“Alright, a few cries are enough; let’s get down to business. We need to earn more merit and change our impoverished fate. Otherwise, not only will you not grow tall, but you’ll also end up poor, short, and unattractive,” he said.

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou’s eyes widened in disbelief. What nonsense was he talking about?

Zhouzhou secretly gritted her teeth, her little fists clenched tightly. Just wait until she grew to seven meters tall; then she would show him who was the short and poor one!

Hmph!

The little girl was so angry that her hair seemed to stand on end. Fortunately, Zhouzhou had a good sense of measure; as soon as Ancestral Master set her down, she immediately got to work.

The Earth Qi Formation centered around the entire mountain, continuously drawing energy from Jiang City. Its scope was vast, and resolving it wouldn’t be easy. They had to eliminate every formation node; if even one was left, it could lead to future calamities.

Zhouzhou’s short legs were nearly worn down from running. After a day turned to night and back to day, she finally collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.

“I’m so tired,” she said, her voice weak.

Despite training for a whole day, the little Chubby Girl hadn’t complained until now, proving just how exhausted she truly was.

Ye Lingfeng felt a pang of sympathy and stepped forward to pick Zhouzhou up, gently patting her small head. After a day and night of exertion, Zhouzhou’s eyes grew too heavy to keep open. Her head nestled against his shoulder, her chubby little chin comfortably resting there, and she quickly drifted off to sleep.

Ye Lingfeng unfastened his coat to wrap her up, standing on the mountain and gazing down at Jiang City, his eyes darkening slightly.

After a moment, he took a step down the mountain.

Ancestral Master was equally exhausted, lounging in the wooden carving with a look of contentment. “Now that this matter is resolved, I can just sit back and wait for the merit to roll in.”

Breaking the Earth Qi Formation meant saving all of Jiang City’s people. What a monumental amount of merit that would be!

He could hardly contain his excitement, thinking of how his body might not be able to hold it all. He planned to help his little disciple change her impoverished fate and even prepare some gold ingots for her protection.

Considering her current situation, she would certainly face plenty of dangerous tasks in the future, so accumulating more merit was undoubtedly a good thing.

In the midst of these thoughts, his legs began to sway with delight.

But Ye Lingfeng suddenly doused him with cold water. “You’re overthinking it; the matter isn’t resolved yet.”

“Hmm?” Ancestral Master blinked in surprise. “Who else is left?”

The one who set up the Earth Qi Formation had already been dealt with; how could there still be an issue?

At that moment, Xi Mo, who had been silent, spoke up. “The mastermind behind this, the one who instructed Master Wei to commit evil, hasn’t been found yet.”

That person was likely the true puppeteer behind it all.

Logically speaking, at least one or two of those they had kicked down the mountain yesterday should have escaped. If nothing else, Master Wei should still be around.

That person wouldn’t remain oblivious to the situation, yet they hadn’t seen a trace of him. He must have incredible patience.

Hearing this, Ye Lingfeng also remembered.

Right, that person was still unaccounted for. Frowning at the thought, he asked, “Do you have any way to find him?”

Ye Lingfeng didn’t respond but shifted his gaze to Zhouzhou’s bag. He was hoping her talismans had collected some of that person’s energy.

Ancestral Master realized this too and sighed. “Zhouzhou has gathered quite a few talismans.”

“But we don’t know which one belongs to him. If we start eliminating them one by one, will he escape first?”

“Not likely.”

“Not likely.”

Two voices chimed in unison.

Ye Lingfeng and Xi Mo exchanged glances, both raising their eyebrows in surprise that they had thought of the same thing.

Xi Mo said, “He’s very likely still hiding in Jiang City.”

Ye Lingfeng nodded. “Exactly. He has put so much effort into setting up this elaborate scheme; there’s no way he would easily give up.”

Ancestral Master wasn’t adept at this kind of thing. He yawned and said, “Well, you two figure it out. Just call me when you need me.”

With that, he fell silent, already fast asleep.

Ye Lingfeng and Xi Mo remained wide awake, their expressions growing more serious.

They had an unsettling suspicion that the mastermind behind all this wouldn’t be easy to deal with. After all, who else could orchestrate such a large-scale plot?

As they thought of this, both felt a headache coming on.

Looking down at Zhouzhou, Ye Lingfeng’s grip on her slowly tightened.

No matter what, he would protect Zhouzhou.

Anyone who thought to harm her would have to think twice!

Zhouzhou slept soundly against him.

Upon returning to the hotel, she didn’t wake at all, sleeping peacefully with her eyes shut tight.

Ye Lingfeng gazed at her, feeling his heart melt.

Xi Mo felt the same.

The two men watched Zhouzhou for a moment before saying, “Let’s go.”

They still had matters to attend to.

This issue needed to be resolved quickly; the little girl was still waiting to accumulate merit.

Without further hesitation, Ye Lingfeng headed out.

They first informed the Commander about the situation.

Upon hearing it, the Commander’s expression turned grave.

He had initially thought the toughest task would be dealing with that Master Wei.

Now it seemed the true mastermind was the more challenging problem.

Narrowing his eyes, he said, “I’ll go back and investigate everyone associated with Master Wei. We’ll identify those who might pose a problem, and then you can verify.”

“Even those who seem fine need to be checked,” Ye Lingfeng interjected.

The Commander looked surprised. “You mean…”

Ye Lingfeng met his gaze, stating, “Hiding in plain sight is sometimes the safest way.”

Being hidden in the darkness can be harder to discover than being concealed in the mountains.

Understanding this, the Commander immediately nodded. “Alright, I’ll get on it.”

“By the way, how’s the little girl? I remember she’s quite good with computers; let her help with the investigation as practice.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Lingfeng and Xi Mo turned to him in unison, their expressions cold and serious.

Commander felt a shiver run down his spine at their stares. “W-What’s wrong?”

Ye Lingfeng sneered. “You’re quite familiar with using my daughter for work.”

Xi Mo added, “Zhouzhou is only six; it’s inappropriate to push her so hard.”

Commander looked confused. “???”

Seeing that the two weren’t joking, Commander rolled his eyes.

“Fine, fine, no Zhouzhou. I’ll get someone else to do it, okay?”

That was more like it.

His daughter/nephew wasn’t some servant for him.

If he wore her out, how would she feel when she didn’t grow taller in the future?

They would all be responsible!

Day in and day out, they only laughed at her for being a little short.

Hmph!

After just one night, when dawn broke, Commander sent over a list.

Ye Lingfeng took a look, and his gaze suddenly paused on one of the names…