The little girl rarely threw a tantrum. Sensing that Big Brother was about to put her down, she simply clambered higher and hugged him tighter, bursting into loud sobs.
Ren Chun and the others wiped away their tears as well, making no attempt to stop her.
Fang Che had no choice but to hold the little girl in his arms. Then he instructed Ren Chun, "Go find your grandfather."
"Okay..."
Ren Chun wiped her tears and led the way, choking back sobs.
After leading Fang Che on a huge detour, Fang Che was torn between laughter and tears when he discovered that Old Thief really was cautious—he had actually set up Soul Restrictions.
Whenever they reached a certain area, some inexplicable force would begin sweeping away every trace. At such times, to outsiders, Ren Chun and the other Nine Small Ones seemed to vanish right there.
After another turn, they reached another such place.
Then they entered through a large gate and found another such place. After winding around and around, they finally entered a courtyard.
Eighteen Restrictions in all, front and back.
Each one was connected to the old man's Soul Power. If anything went wrong at any stage, Old Thief would know immediately.
And even the Nine Small Ones themselves could not enter their own home if they failed to follow the route precisely and tried to take a shortcut.
This arrangement opened Fang Che's eyes.
"Old Thief's caution is truly worth learning from!"
Fang Che thought to himself.
He could guess what Old Thief was thinking. If anything happened—no matter what—Old Thief would disappear at the first opportunity.
He would not care whether the children lived or died. He would leave immediately.
But Old Thief and Night Emperor, the two brothers who had already left, were absolutely