"Maybe we should leave first," Shen Weixun said with a frown.
They couldn't stay here for long. If they lingered for too long, it was hard to guarantee they wouldn't be discovered.
Although there was no one guarding this temple, the people from the Mystic Sect had many tricks up their sleeves. Even without guards, there were other ways to monitor this place at any time.
They had already destroyed an evil idol. It wouldn't be long before the Holy Cult detected the commotion and came to check.
"Okay, then let's go," Niannian said reluctantly, casting a lingering look at the closed door behind her.
She was really powerless at the moment.
It seemed impossible for her to save these spiritual beasts now.
The two quickly returned to the exit. Just as they were about to leave, Niannian turned around, formed hand seals with both hands, and looked at Shen Weixun pleadingly. "Third Senior Brother, can I use the merit power on me?"
"Use it, use it."
Shen Weixun actually wanted to refuse right away, but he couldn't resist Niannian's look.
She really wanted to help these spiritual beasts.
If he didn't let her do it, this child would probably regret and feel extremely guilty.
With Third Senior Brother's permission, the little girl smiled sweetly.
Without hesitation, she extracted the merit power from the center of her brow and divided it into portions, dispersing them into each room.
The entire underground passage suddenly exploded with dazzling golden light.
The little girl originally felt extremely weak. After all, the feeling of forcibly extracting merit power was extremely painful.
But just as the golden light faded, a lot of majestic spiritual power poured into her body.
It was the gratitude of the spiritual beasts towards her.
It was the reward for her kindness.
"Thank you for your gifts. I've received them. I will definitely come to save you," Niannian said.
The light of her merit soothed the angry moods of all the spiritual beasts that had been contaminated by the evil qi.
The spiritual beasts' emotions became peaceful, and their spiritual qi also became much gentler.
Otherwise, if the spiritual qi carrying negative emotions entered a person's body, an ordinary person would probably explode and die.
But now, the gentle spiritual qi could nourish a person's meridians and help Niannian improve her cultivation.
After saying that, Niannian didn't hesitate any longer. She followed Third Senior Brother and quickly left the temple.
Fortunately, the car was parked far enough away. There was only a little bit of evil qi at the edge. If an ordinary person got contaminated by it, they would probably just be unlucky for a few days. Niannian could dispel it with a few incantations.
The driver was called back and drove them home overnight.
The Eater of Lies was waiting for them at home. When it heard that they hadn't been able to save those spiritual beasts, it was a little disappointed.
But it also knew that it was a bit too much to expect these two children to save so many spiritual beasts.
Do what one can and leave the rest to fate.
These two children wouldn't give up. Hopefully, there would be a chance in the future.
After a tiring day, they were really mentally exhausted.
After Niannian got home, she lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep soon.
When she woke up the next day, Liu Chuchen knocked on her door in a hurry, followed by Shen Weixun.
"Liu Mei sent me a message. Liu Liye said he was going to take the two sisters to a high - society banquet in Kyoto next week. She also told me the location of the banquet. It's the place where the Holy Cult is going to cause trouble," Liu Chuchen said seriously.
Originally, when he received the message from Liu Mei in the middle of the night, he wanted to ignore it.
After all, Liu Mei was the daughter of his enemy. He didn't really care whether she lived or died.
Even if Liu Liye really wanted to harm his own flesh and blood, he would probably just watch coldly.
If Liu Liye finally reaped what he had sown, he might even clap his hands and cheer.
He just glanced at the text message.
When he saw the location of the banquet, he knew this message had to be taken seriously.
"Do you think there's a possibility that the banquet the Hu family mentioned has been advanced?"
This was what Liu Chuchen thought of, which was why he rushed to find Niannian today.
The Golden Tripod Hotel was a well - known hotel in the imperial capital.
Many high - society people liked to hold banquets there.
But people in their class weren't so idle that they could hold banquets every day.
Under normal circumstances, if there was no big event, someone would act as a go - between once a month. They would just find an excuse to hold a cocktail party or a dance party to invite new people into the circle and expand their network.
Both Shen Weixun and Liu Chuchen had checked.
This banquet was initiated by a woman named Chen.
She wasn't a very prominent figure. She was the executive president of a medium - sized auction house.
But she had a wide network of contacts, and there were still many wealthy people and socialites willing to befriend her.
At the beginning of this month, she had already held a cocktail party.
Just a few days later, she was going to hold a private auction.
Both times were at the Golden Tripod Hotel.
Most importantly, Shen Weixun couldn't find any specific information about this private auction.
The specific items for auction were even more unknown.
Shen Weixun even tried to use the Shen family's connections to get an invitation to this auction.
To his shock, even when he used the identity of the head of the Shen family, he couldn't get an admission ticket.
This small - scale auction completely shut him out.
In terms of social status, who could be more powerful than the Shen family?
If these people were just holding this auction to expand their social network, how could they let go of someone like the head of the Shen family?
There must be something fishy going on!
"I don't know, I don't know. Third Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother, you decide whether to go or not. I'm going to sleep for a while longer," the little girl said sleepily. Her eyes, which were usually wide open, were now narrowed into slits.
She was so sleepy that it felt like there was a jack pressing on her body.
After sleeping for a whole night, she felt even more tired mentally.
It was as if her soul had been floating outside for a whole night.
"Did you steal something last night? Why are you so sleepy?"
Liu Chuchen also noticed that the little junior sister was in a strange state.
Normally, the little girl was always full of energy.
She got up earlier than anyone else. After washing her face, she would be lively and seem to have endless energy.
Except when she was sick, he had never seen the little girl looking so listless.
"Ah, I don't know either. I just feel dizzy and extremely sleepy. Fourth Senior Brother, don't bother me. Let me sleep for a while longer."
Saying that, the little girl lay on the bed and fell asleep with her eyes closed.
Hearing her even breathing, Shen Weixun felt a pang of heartache when he saw the dark circles under Niannian's eyes.
He reached out his hand to cover the little girl with a quilt, afraid that the child would catch a cold.
But when his hand accidentally touched Niannian's arm, his pupils suddenly shrank.
"Niannian, Niannian? Niannian, wake up quickly! Don't sleep anymore. Wake up quickly!"