I untied the ropes around Little Nian Bai. Jiang Xiaohui watched from the side with a smile on his face. "What, can't bear to keep him tied up like this anymore? Could he really be my big nephew?"
I rolled my eyes at him. "No one will think you're mute if you keep quiet!"
Ye Jinghong said, "Are you planning to let him go?"
I shook my head. "I can't keep him tied up forever, can I?" I still hadn't told them what Old Shu had said to me.
I said to Little Nian Bai, "Come with me. I have something to say to you."
He looked at me bitterly, but still obediently followed behind me.
I turned to Ye Jinghong and the others. "Don't follow us. I want to talk to him alone."
Jiang Xiaohui said, "No way. This kid's cunning. I'm afraid he might hurt you."
I glanced at Little Nian Bai, then said to Jiang Xiaohui, "You don't need to worry about that. Just listen to me." Jiang Xiaohui wanted to say more, but Ye Jinghong grabbed his arm. "Listen to him."
Ye Jinghong knew that Ying Gou was inside my body. Little Nian Bai was out in the open now, so even if he wanted to do anything, Ying Gou would never let him succeed.
Actually, aside from Ying Gou, I had another greatest safeguard. Even fewer people knew about it.
That was the heart core. Whenever I truly faced a life-threatening crisis, the heart core would take control of my body on its own, unleashing tremendous power through me to resist the danger. At such times, I was at my most terrifying. Even Ying Gou might die at my hands.
Although I lost control of my body at those times, the heart core did not