"Ow."
Qian Wanyu's mind went blank for a moment, as though she suddenly had no idea where she was. If Little Artifact Spirit had not been crawling through her hair like a caterpillar, tugging it back and forth, she might have forgotten even her own name.
"Little Toothless is gone."
"Little Ninth is gone too."
"Little Fatty is gone too."
It was this string of babyish voices playing on an automatic loop that reminded Qian Wanyu of her task. She caught Little Artifact Spirit, who was lying beside her ear and babbling incessantly, in her hand and warned coldly, "Stop repeating yourself."
"Then hurry up and find them." Little Artifact Spirit bounced in her palm, then put on an obedient, adorable act and blinked lively eyes at her.
Seeing Little Artifact Spirit making all sorts of cute faces while wearing Toothless's face put Qian Wanyu in a particularly foul mood. She grabbed the Longevity Cauldron atop Little One's head and lifted Little Artifact Spirit bodily into the air, saying with clear displeasure, "Change into something else."
Little Artifact Spirit struggled in midair and puffed up a bun-like face. "Why?"
"Are you changing or not?" Qian Wanyu narrowed her eyes. A tiny wisp of Metal Element spiritual power hovered between her fingers, but when she saw Little Artifact Spirit's entranced expression, she withdrew it.
"Mm." Little Artifact Spirit craned forward, staring longingly at her fingertips. Cowed by Qian Wanyu's tyranny, Little Artifact Spirit instantly changed back into Toothless's beast form, wagging a tail and looking at her with a foolishly adorable expression.
A vein throbbed between Qian Wanyu's brows. "No."
Little Artifact Spirit then changed into Little Fatty, Little Sprout, and Xiao Miao in turn. Finally, with a pop, Little Artifact Spirit became a miniature Dongfang Minghui, pouting indignantly with