"Damn, damn, damn, damn... it's like another lifetime."
Lin Hang lay sprawled on the ground, arms and legs outstretched, as if drained of everything.
Lin Xintang managed a weak response, "Big sister, are you holding me?"
The little girl's eyes were big and round, resembling water-filled black grapes.
When she stared at me without blinking, I was irresistibly charmed into a smile.
It was a relief, such a cute little girl didn't have to die.
Alive and spirited in my arms.
"Aren't you scared of Tangtang looking like this?" Lin Xintang asked, sorrowful and confused, glancing at her long snake tail.
I kissed the small, fair, chubby cheek of the little girl, "Why should I be scared? Tangtang is so, so adorable."
After I kissed her, I regretted it. It was my first time meeting Lin Xintang, and I kissed her. Wasn't that too presumptuous?
Ah, facing such a cute and soft little girl.
How could that woman in the attic bear to do such a thing to Tangtang?
"Big sister, you kissed me, now Tangtang wants to kiss sister back." Lin Xintang blushed ever so slightly on her previously pale cheeks.
She leaned in and gently planted a kiss.
Lin Hang suddenly sat up, crawling over to Lin Xintang and me, "Weird, why did Xintang turn into a snake? Could it be the Forbidden Woman's demon art again?"
From all of Lin Hang's reactions, I decisively inferred that the usual Lin Xintang had absolutely nothing to do with snakes,
so I gently stroked Tangtang's small head and softly asked her,
"Tangtang, do you know how you turned into a snake?"
"I... I don't know. I woke up and found myself in the ancestral hall like this," Lin Xintang, bringing up the matter, felt incredibly wronged, her eyes quickly turning red, "Grandpa would definitely hate Tangtang if he saw me like this."
I pulled her small head into my chest and gently patted her thin back to comfort her, "Lin Hang."
"Here, what would you like me to do, cousin?" Lin Hang asked with a loyal dog-like expression.
I seriously instructed, "You stay here and take care of Tangtang, and also keep an eye on Lin Qianshan. Although Lin Qianshan is now useless, we still need to be careful. Yu Longting and I will go to the Alchemy Chamber to save someone."
Drawing spiritual power from Lin Qianshan was different from drawing from Lin Hang.
Yu Longting and I had first drained all the essence from Lin Qianshan, and where it fell short, Lin Hang filled in a bit.
The drained Lin Qianshan now lay on the ground like a dead body.
Even if he woke up, he could no longer practice the Cultivation Mystic Technique in this life.
"No problem, cousin, I promise to complete the task," Lin Hang seriously agreed.
I slowly let go of the very dependent and slightly frightened Lin Xintang in my arms, "Xintang, big sister has some things to do, can Brother Hang take care of you for now?"
"Who is Lin Hang?" Lin Xintang looked cautiously at Lin Hang, who was smiling kindly beside her, "Tangtang doesn't know him, his smile looks weird."
Pointing to himself, Lin Hang grew somewhat angry, "You little girl, you don't recognize me? I've given you yo-yos, pushed you on the swings! How could you not remember me? I'm your Brother Hang."
"Brother Hang... oh, I think I remember something. You're the big brother who stole the offering fruits during the Qingming festival and got pantsed and whipped ten times, right?" Tangtang tried hard to remember sincerely and finally squeezed out a bit of memory about Lin Hang.
Lin Hang's face stiffened, "Hey, you remember the part where I was pantsed and beaten in public vividly. Can't you remember something good about me...?"
"I'm leaving Tangtang with you, take good care of her." I handed Tangtang over to Lin Hang, digging through my pockets and finally pulling out a White Rabbit Creamy Candy usually used to prevent hypoglycemia, handing it to Tangtang, "Here, eat this. You've been trapped here quite a while, have some sweets to replenish your energy."