"Man can achieve anything. The fate of the human race has never been in the hands of gods. The protection of the gods cannot solve all problems."
Little Yuanzi thought his words made no sense at all. She also had her grandmaster! Every time she talked to her grandmaster, the memorial tablet would respond to her. But she couldn't just turn to her grandmaster every time she faced difficulties, could she?
Man can achieve anything.
A person's fate is in their own hands. Although the general direction may be predetermined by heaven, due to different personalities and choices, the final outcome of one's fate will naturally vary.
Sometimes, even Taoist priests and fortune - tellers cannot rely on mysterious things to change their own destinies.
Without self - strength, even if all the gods and Buddhas descend to the human world, the simplest problems cannot be solved.
"I've crippled his hands and feet. He shouldn't be able to escape. Brother Meng Chang, I just met something that looked like a bat spirit but wasn't. He said he was a vampire. Do you know what that is?"
"Vampire?!"
Hearing Niannian's words, Meng Chang was even more surprised than when he saw the most - wanted criminal in front of him.
"That's not a local thing. It's a Western monster. How did you see one in this school? No, no. How could a vampire cross the border?!"
Although the East and the West are not completely opposed to each other, they have always respected each other's territory.
The gods, demons, and goblins of the East don't go to the West, and the Western monsters and witches don't come to the East. This is the rule.
Those who try to sneak across will be hunted down to the ends of the earth, even if all relevant departments have to join forces.
This is the same principle as "Those who violate our territory will be punished no matter how far away they are."
Fang County has been on high alert. No monster should have been able to get in. How could there be a vampire within the territory, and most importantly, in the imperial capital, the heart of the East?
"I don't know either. But I saw this guy getting really anxious after the vampire left."
It was a Western monster. No wonder she knew nothing about it. Niannian carefully recalled what the vampire looked like.
Come to think of it, he was quite good - looking.
"Did he capture it? Why on earth would you capture such a thing?"
Meng Chang kicked the man on the ground, extremely annoyed.
"I need an endless lifespan. Vampires have an eternal lifespan. I captured him to take his life."
Meng Chang was speechless.
The heretical cult kept coming up with crazy ideas. First, they targeted spiritual beasts, then the rich, and now even Western monsters.
Oh, just how many more surprises did they have in store?
"This place isn't safe. Let's go quickly. Brother Xia Ji seems to be losing his strength."
Seeing Xia Ji's weakening breath, Niannian thought it was time for them to leave this god - forsaken place.
Reminded by her, Meng Chang remembered the half - dead man on his back. He quickly nodded and took Little Yuanzi back to the relevant department.
The relevant department had its own medical institution. Xia Ji's identity made it inappropriate for him to go to a regular hospital. Moreover, they had to watch over the most - wanted criminal, so it wasn't suitable for them to wander around.
The subsequent interrogation and Xia Ji's treatment were no longer Niannian's concern, but Little Yuanzi was forcibly kept in the relevant department.
The reason was simple. The uncle who was researching formations last time saw Niannian and insisted that she stay to study a few more formations.
To win Little Yuanzi's favor, the uncle's pocket was like Doraemon's magic bag, constantly producing one snack after another. Niannian's eyes lit up.
The best part was that these were all her favorite snacks. After a long and tiring day, she was starving. Seeing so many delicious things, she couldn't move.
With a Langwei Xian in her left hand and a Wahaha in her right, Little Yuanzi's cheeks were bulging like a little hamster's.
The uncle smiled obsequiously beside her. "Hehe, Little Master, what else do you like to eat? Or do you have any other needs? Just tell me. As long as I, Lao Kui, can do it, I'll make sure it's taken care of."
"No, thank you, Uncle. These are enough."
Little Yuanzi shook her head like a good - behaved child. Her mouth was so full that her speech was a bit slurred.
A patrol officer seeing Niannian like this would surely be overwhelmed with maternal love, finding her incredibly cute. But this man, who was clearly only obsessed with formations, completely ignored Niannian's cute appearance. His mind and eyes were only on the knowledge in her head and her attainments in formations.
"Hehe, I have a formation that's missing a corner. Could you take a look?"
It was time to work after eating. Having taken so many things from the uncle, Little Yuanzi didn't feel right refusing.
She swallowed the food in her mouth, wiped her mouth carelessly, and nodded. "Okay, I'll take a look."
Seeing her nod in agreement, the uncle quickly took out a parchment scroll that had been prepared.
Just from the appearance, it was obvious that the parchment scroll was quite old. The ink on the yellowed parchment was a bit blurred. The other piece of paper the uncle took out was a copy of the runic formation on the parchment.
"This parchment scroll was found in a tomb. Due to its age, even after emergency restoration, it couldn't be fully restored. The formation on it is quite interesting. I've never seen it before. But this is all I could copy. I can't figure out the rest. Could you please tell me what kind of formation this is and if there's any hope of completing it?"
Niannian wiped her hands and gently took the parchment scroll. After carefully examining it from beginning to end, her eyebrows immediately furrowed.
She looked up at the uncle and studied him for a long time, secretly wondering whether he was a good or a bad person.
By examining his face, she finally concluded that he was neither completely good nor completely bad. Once he became obsessed with something, he would stop at nothing to achieve his goal.
Little Yuanzi decided that she couldn't reveal the secret of the formation on the parchment. But Niannian didn't know how to lie, so she just kept silent, which made the uncle extremely anxious.
"Oh, you must have seen something, right? If you know, could you please tell me? I've been studying this formation for a while, but I have no clue. I just want to know what it's for. It doesn't matter if I can't complete it..."
"Uncle, why are you so obsessed with solving this formation? It's not a good thing. If this formation appears in the world again, who knows how many people will die."
Little Yuanzi stared at him steadily, her clean and clear eyes full of inquiry.
The uncle's face was reflected in Niannian's pupils.
Looking at his own image in those eyes, the uncle felt that he seemed to be distorted.