Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

Although they were guards, as protectors of important figures like the Grand Eunuch, they were actually officials with ranks but no official positions. They were all genuine martial arts practitioners. Even though they wore light armor, ensuring that the armor did not make any noise and did not affect the mood of the person they were protecting was a skill they had to learn.

So Momo took the lead and tiptoed forward, followed by several guards who also tiptoed. At Momo's signal, they sheathed their swords and extended their hands as Momo had done.

Only Gao Hai, standing at the door, stared blankly at Mo Mo's actions, watching Mo Mo walk towards the little girl and reach his hands under her armpits.

Given the loli's size, Mo Mo could easily wrap his arms around half of her upper body, right?

What is Momo trying to do?

Gao Hai truly couldn't understand it. Lacking something compared to Mo Mo, he found it difficult to comprehend Mo Mo's motives. However, Gao Hai was a man of wide experience. Seeing Mo Mo rushing straight for the red-haired little girl, he connected it to the fetishes of certain people in the Chinese Federation, and his eyes lit up, as if he understood something.

At this moment, Momo also came to Karen's side.

"Alright, little sister, we...we should go now, hiccup—"

"No way! You're eating so fast! You're full while I'm not! Let me finish this steak first!"

"But sister...who are you!"

When Hongyue Naoto turned around, he immediately noticed Momo standing behind his sister with a kind and friendly smile. Startled, he instinctively called out.

Karen was startled and instinctively tried to turn around, but a pair of large hands reached under her armpits, and a strong force pulled her up and lifted her up.

"Loli Get!"

"Who are you? What are you doing, you bastard? Put me down!"

"Let go of my sister— Waaah!"

Hongyue Naoto was shocked and immediately tried to rush towards Momo, but the guards who came with Momo probably understood what was going to happen. They immediately tied Hongyue Naoto's hands and pressed him to the ground.

Poor Naoto Akatsuki, why did he resist? Otherwise, he wouldn't have suffered this treatment.

"Brother, what are you going to do to my brother? Let me go, you bastard!"

Karen struggled desperately, trying to turn around to see who had grabbed her, but when she saw Momo, she froze, forgetting even to struggle.

At that moment, Karen had only one thought.

There are such handsome people in the world, I would offer myself to them—no way.

Karen discovered that the person holding her wasn't one of the Chinese Federation soldiers she expected, but a handsome older brother she'd never seen before. Especially striking was the friendly smile on Mo Mo's face, completely unlike the menacing Chinese Federation soldiers who were holding her brother down.

"you……"

Ten-year-old Karen suddenly found herself at a loss for words.

"Little friend, don't struggle or make a fuss. Just behave and... cough cough, be a good boy and I'll make them let go of your brother. Don't worry, I promise I won't hold you responsible for stealing food."

Karen was even more surprised, not expecting Momo to say such a thing. Even Naoto Kurenai, who was struggling on the ground, was stunned, looking at Momo with disbelief.

"Really...really?"

Karen now realized that they had not only caused trouble, but had also been caught red-handed. As panic began to rise within her, hearing Momo's words felt like the most comforting reassurance.

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030 Then try to comfort her

In response to Karen's question, Momo smiled brightly, put Karen down, and placed her on a chair.

Then Momo took Karen's hand and placed it on her cheek, letting Karen pinch Momo's face, and said, "If I lie, you can tear my face off, okay?"

Karen stared blankly at Momo, and seeing his sincere gaze, her anxious little heart gradually calmed down.

"I really will pinch your cheek, and it will hurt a lot, you can't lie to me!"

"Only a puppy would lie, swallowing a thousand needles. Let's pinky swear, shall we?"

Karen, of course, knew the Japanese pinky swearing custom, and hooked her little finger with Momo's. She looked at their intertwined little fingers, then at Momo's beautiful, ever-smiling face, and suddenly felt her face burning.

"Yes, don't lie to me!"

Of course!

The two were holding hands, while Naoto Kurenai, who was being pinned to the ground, stared blankly, seemingly forgetting that he was still being held down.

Karen was the first to react, saying, "Hey, you pretty-faced guy, let my brother stand up first, and get those two bastards away from me!"

As soon as Karen spoke, without even Momo giving an order, the two guards released Naoto Kurenai, bowed to Momo, and turned to leave.

"Karen, you..."

Naoto Akatsuki quickly stood up, wanting to ask Karen if she was alright, but he couldn't speak. Karen seemed more like she was fine than her brother.

"Whee!"

Karen made a peace sign and said, "I told you, brother, we'll definitely be alright! The people from the Chinese Federation aren't as fierce as you described!"

Karen's words almost made Naoto Kurenai choke. To say that a high-ranking official of the Chinese Federation was fierce and menacing in front of him was absolutely inappropriate!

Fortunately, the two important figures in front of them didn't seem like people who would get angry easily.

However, Naoto Kurenai was still a little worried. Had the two of them escaped punishment so easily? Could it be that a powerful figure from the Chinese Federation was playing hard to get?

Naoto Kurenai had such thoughts, but unfortunately Karen didn't. She turned to look at Momo, her gaze sweeping curiously over his face. Finally, seemingly a little shy, she turned away and said, "My name is Karen Hugh Dafelt, you... just call me Karen!"

"Karen!"

“Really? Karen, that’s a nice name. My name is Momo. You can call me by my name, or you can call me brother.”

"Mo...mo? What a strange name. Anyway, I'll just call you Mo Mo! I won't call you brother, hmph, I already have a brother."

Momo asked Karen to call him "brother," but Karen seemed to have her own ideas and didn't act according to Momo's wishes at all. This made Naoto Kurenai, who was standing to the side, very happy.

"Lord Qilin, is it alright to just state your name like this?"

At this moment, Gao Hai also walked in. He naturally had nothing to say about Mo Mo's decision; after all, he was there to entertain Mo Mo, and Mo Mo's happiness was all that mattered.

"Lord Gao, Qilin is just a name. Since I came here, I would have introduced myself to you. That way, we would truly know each other and be qualified to be friends, wouldn't we?"

Gao Hai was slightly taken aback when he heard the word "friend". How long ago was the last time he heard someone call him a friend?

It seems that at that time, Gao Hai had not yet entered the palace and was still a child, a carefree child in Luoyang.

His heart skipped a beat, but his face remained unchanged. Emotions, such useless things, had become a means he could control on his path to becoming a powerful eunuch.

"Oh my, this servant is truly honored to be regarded as a friend by Lord Qilin. In that case, this servant should treat Lord Qilin with even greater hospitality."

As he spoke, Gao Hai gestured for them to join in, but then glanced at Karen, who was still standing on the chair, and said, "It seems that Lord Qilin really likes children. Does Lord Qilin intend to entertain these two children as well?"

“These two children, one is the daughter of Hugh Dafelt, and the other is her brother. As you know, there is chaos and war right now, and their mother brought them to me for refuge, so I took them in.”

Upon hearing Gao Hai's words, the two children, who were initially a little scared because of his sarcastic tone, immediately brightened up. They hadn't had enough of the delicious food they had just eaten.

“No…” Naoto Kouzuki waved his hand hesitantly. He felt that accepting the invitation from these two important figures would be inappropriate no matter what.

It's one thing that they weren't held accountable, but were they really expected to have to dine with two important figures?

However, it was clear that Naoto Akatsuki lacked confidence; he felt he didn't even have the courage to refuse.

"I see. Eunuch Gao is truly kind-hearted. Since the two children seem extremely hungry, how about we eat together?"

"Watching the children wolf down their food makes me feel even more hungry. What about you, Grandpa Gao?"

Gao Hai frowned. He hadn't expected Mo Mo to actually intend to have the two children stay for dinner. Was Mo Mo just trying to brush him off by not wanting to take this opportunity to say anything to him?

However, he immediately realized that Mo Mo had even handed over his briefcase to him, so his worries were probably unnecessary.

Perhaps Mo Mo felt that discussing matters at the dinner table wasn't a good opportunity, or perhaps Mo Mo genuinely... liked this red-haired girl?

“Eunuch Gao, given the current situation, it’s inconvenient for me to return to the Chinese Federation. I need to rest here for a few days until the situation settles down.”

Gao Hai's eyes lit up. Mo Mo didn't say it explicitly, but his words were already telling him that the two of them had plenty of time to talk and there was no need to rush.

Perhaps Mo Mo has some other conditions that require him, the Grand Eunuch, to give some indication before he will truly allow the two of them to enter the process of negotiating an alliance.

This is the custom of the Chinese Federation: speaking relies on guesswork. Everyone is guessing, trying to guess what the other person is thinking, what their purpose is, and what their subtext is.

"This servant would be more than happy to have the opportunity to spend a few more days with a young talent like Lord Qilin."

“Since Lord Qilin wishes to entertain these two children, then let’s join them. Haha, it’s been a long time since I’ve eaten with children. To be honest, someone of my status… has an even greater fondness for children!”

As he spoke, Gao Hai stepped forward and patted Hongyue Naoto's head. Hongyue Naoto froze, his eyes bulged, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

Karen naturally didn't understand the mystery in Momo's and Gao Hai's prophecy, but she understood one thing, and that was enough to make her widen her eyes and look at Momo with joyful anticipation.

Because she was able to continue eating!

"What, little Karen, do you still want to eat? If you do, how about calling me big brother?"

Momo grinned and leaned closer to Karen, but Karen avoided his gaze, turning her face away and saying, "No! I have one brother, that's enough. Naoto is my brother, I don't want you to be my brother!"

Naoto was deeply moved, while Gao Hai, seeing this, smiled and said, "Lord Kirin is very popular with children! He seems to be quite well-liked by them!"

"How could that be? Karen won't even call me 'brother'!"

As she spoke, to Karen's gasp, Momo picked her up again.

"Whoa, what are you going to do now? I can get down from this height by myself!"

"No, Karen, this is our first meeting today. I must take advantage of Lord Gao's hospitality to properly entertain you two. How about I personally feed you?"

As he spoke, Momo sat down and put Karen down, letting her sit on his lap.

Karen was still a little confused until she saw Momo pick up the food with his chopsticks, and then she understood what Momo meant.

"I'm not a child! What do you mean by this?!"

Karen was both angry and annoyed, seemingly unwilling to sit on Momo's lap. She struggled and jumped off, but then glanced at the large table, moved a chair over, and sat down next to Momo.

"Hmph, I'm a lady, I won't sit on you!"

"Alright, alright, Karen is all grown up now, a mature and beautiful lady. But Karen's arms are a bit short, how about I help you pick up the food?"

Watching Momo pick up food from the circle of plates, Karen swallowed hard. She glanced at Momo's sincere face, then subconsciously looked away, saying, "Do as you please. I'm the guest, you're the host!"

"Then it's up to me!"

And so, with Karen's feigned reluctance, Momo began his feeding journey.

As Momo's feeding skills improved, the creature named Karen, who was a loli, initially only allowed Momo to pick up food with his chopsticks, but gradually began to allow Momo to feed her directly. Eventually, she even opened her head to Momo, allowing him to ruffle her beautiful red hair.

"Stop touching my hair! I'm going to get angry... Waaaaaah, it's too big! Don't shove it directly into my mouth, it hurts!"