What if you were targeted by a cool and aloof beauty?

"Waaaaaah..." Upon hearing Jiuge's question, Xiaoxiao burst into tears on the spot.

"My parents' bodies were eaten by the Chinese soldiers!" Tears streamed down her face.

"Oh dear!" Jiuge was quite frightened by Xiaoxiao's exaggerated expression.

And this experience...

She felt she had absolutely no way to take sides.

The little boy's parents had already lost their lives.

The Chinese army suffered so much back then; perhaps many people froze or starved to death...

But over here, those are the little, great parents...

"..." Zhang Zhidong's expression was a little awkward.

Being quite tactful, he didn't say "yes" this time.

"I was so angry, I swung my fist at those skinny humans, but I don't have a physical body, so my fists couldn't even touch them... and they looked so pitiful..." Xiao Xiao cried so hard that snot bubbles came out of her nose.

"Dad... Dad and Mom... were also standing there saying... 'Baby, never mind, never mind,' saying that they need to be well-fed to have the strength to fight... So... starting from the back... I practiced desperately, trying to... create a real entity, of course, in the end it was only underground..." She sniffled as she spoke.

But in the end, she didn't really resent the Chinese army.

It even swallowed the bones of a dead parrot; it must have been very hungry.

If we really have to blame someone, then it's that damned, deceitful illusion.

"Alas... I'm so sorry!" Jiuge apologized again.

She inadvertently asked about a past event that made Xiaoxiao particularly sad.

"You've really worked hard." An Chen bent down and patted the little head.

It really hurts.

but……

He still felt like something was missing from the conversation...

"It's okay." Xiao Xiao took a deep breath and stopped crying.

“I will get my revenge. If it hadn’t used my parents to do those strange modifications to me, I wouldn’t be unable to leave this place.” She shook her head abruptly.

Her twin ponytails swayed on either side.

"Snapped!"

The next second, because she used too much force, Xiao Xiao slapped herself in the face.

"Wow."

Soon, tears welled up in her eyes again.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhidong quickly squatted down and began to comfort the child.

"Hmm... then why would they protect their bones?" An Chen muttered to himself.

Did the phantom not disappear after it tricked the little family?

Or rather, it did something else to Xiaoxiao.

“It’s really strange, and the evil energy in the mountains, the evil energy on the cloned spirits, and the fact that things will go wrong if you come to the mountains…” Jiuge frowned.

They seemed to know a lot, yet they also seemed to know nothing.

"Is that phantom still here?" An Chen squatted down and poked Xiao Xiao, who was still clinging to Zhang Zhidong's arm.

“Phantom…he left immediately…” Xiaoxiao turned around and answered.

"Why is there black evil energy inside the clone's body?" An Chen continued to ask.

"I'm not entirely sure either, so I said at the time that the culprit might be me or not." Her small voice became weak.

"What do you mean by 'for freedom'?" Jiuge also squatted down.

"Because I can't get out of this mountain." This time, Xiaoxiao didn't play with fire and said she wanted Jiuge to be her mother.

“Not bad. Do you have any guesses about the reasons for the constant strange phenomena in this area?” Zhang Zhidong asked in a loud voice.

Even though the other person is just a child, you might still be able to get some information out of them.

Furthermore, Zhang Zhidong now really wants to take Xiaoxiao out of these mountains.

"Although that phantom is gone..." Xiao Xiao looked around, seemingly pondering whether what she was about to say could be considered a clue.

"But then a phantom with less energy appeared... Although they looked the same, its energy was less than one percent of the phantom I saw the first time," she whispered.

"What?...It's still here?" An Chen immediately stood up.

Why can't I sense any presence anywhere?

Jiuge stood up and immediately went into defensive mode.

Zhang Zhidong decisively picked up Xiaoxiao and looked away.

Seeing that things were not going well, the knight who was still in a sulk jumped down from the steps.

“It’s always been here.” Little Xiao stared with her big, round eyes and tilted her head.

Chapter 223 Pitiful, Weak, and Helpless (Seeking Monthly Tickets and Subscriptions)

"From what I can sense, it's inside that building right now." Xiao Xiao pointed to the opposite side.

"It seems to live on the top floor of that building and rarely comes out. I wonder what it does all day," she added after a moment's thought.

"If you blow up the building or destroy it in one blow, will the spirits you copied be in danger?" An Chen took a few steps forward and asked slowly.

If the phantom inside is the real person, then he really wants to do this.

Whether or not the explosion kills them is another matter; the main thing is to vent my anger.

If it's not the original body but just an avatar, we still need to find out the information and then silence it.

If the clone manages to escape, the information will be transmitted from the clone to the original body.

An Chen must prevent this dangerous situation from happening again.

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao blinked her big eyes in disbelief.

"Please don't do that. Although there's no risk of it disappearing completely, recovery will still take some time..."

She imagined the terrifying scene of all her friends in the building becoming bloody and mangled, yet still facing her every day as if nothing had happened, and she couldn't help but tremble in Zhang Zhidong's arms.

Xiao Xiao is still a child and can't bear to see scenes that are too bloody.

"It's okay, I was just joking," An Chen smiled and gently comforted Xiao Xiao.

Although this wasn't a joke before hearing Xiaoxiao's answer.

“Miss Jiuge…” The knight carefully moved to Jiuge’s side, who had a stern face and was on edge.

"What's wrong, Uncle Knight?" Jiuge stared intently at the building opposite, her voice becoming much colder.

She glanced at the knight, then cast a protective barrier over the building opposite.

In case the contents inside escape.

"Who is your boyfriend?" The knight looked at An Chen, who was still some distance away, with some fear.

Even if it's a replica of the building... to blow it up in one fell swoop is just too outrageous...

"Is An Chen involved with the underworld or something?" he asked anxiously in a very low voice.

"Huh? The underworld?" Upon hearing this, Jiuge couldn't hold back anymore.

Her mind was filled with fragmented stereotypical images such as buzz cut, tattoos, burly build, and wearing sunglasses.

However... it's impossible for Jiu Ge to directly say that An Chen is the mysterious person the association has been longing for.

On the day they confirmed their relationship, she had already decided not to tell anyone until the time was right.

"I'm not." An Chen appeared silently next to the knight and patted the knight's armor.

"Hiss..." The knight was terrified.

He glanced at An Chen behind him out of the corner of his eye, who suddenly exuded an astonishing sense of pressure, and then fell silent.

I was originally going to ask what exactly the phantom was.

But right now, the knight didn't have the courage to ask any further.

Led by An Chen, the group tacitly crossed the road.

Everyone whose face was visible, including Xiaoxiao, had a serious expression.

The knight looked around, trying his best to make himself inside the armor look solemn.

“Good! You stay here.” When they reached the riverbank, Zhang Zhidong put Xiaoxiao down from his arms.

“That’s right! No, you should go back to the hotel across the street.” He pondered for a moment and added.

"..." Xiao Xiao silently took a few steps back.

Normally, she would definitely insist on following him aggressively.

But this time... An Chen's aura made Xiao Xiao chicken out.

"Go, Dad!" She raised her fist and saluted Zhang Zhidong, mimicking the way Hua Jun saluted in her memory.

Then, with stiff steps, she turned around and walked back towards the hotel, her hands and feet moving in unison.

That's terrifying, absolutely terrifying.

She began to hesitate in her heart about whether she should simply acknowledge An Chen as her great-grandfather and call him "great-grandfather" a few times.

If An Chen were her great-grandfather, Xiao Xiao wouldn't have to be afraid of that oppressive feeling.

……

To enter the building in a civilized manner, one must first cross the river.

There are no bridges or boats across the river; the only way to get to the other side is to swim.

"I can't swim... and if I swim there my clothes will be see-through..." Jiu Ge tugged at An Chen's sleeve and started whispering in his ear.