"Is it fun?" A small child beside him tentatively asked Zhou Lin.
"Of course it's fun. Look at that slide, and the sand, they're all things to play with. Do you want to play?"
As Zhou Lin spoke, he began to rock the wooden horse beneath him, swaying back and forth like a roly-poly toy.
"I want to play, but..."
One of the children spoke first, but their eyes couldn't help but dim, as if hesitating.
"No, we have very important things to do, we can't play."
Another one looked at Zhou Lin warily and quickly reprimanded him.
"But... don't you want to play? This is the first time I've seen this, I want to play too. We've been here for so long, don't you find it boring?"
"Exactly, we don't play every day. We can play later, can't we? When we have free time, it's much more fun than these humans."
The five children were arguing amongst themselves, each with their own opinion.
The archaeological team and mercenaries behind them were all annoyed to hear that they had become playthings.
So, they, living adults, were just toys? Truly...
But they couldn't get angry. They couldn't win in a fight, and they could easily become mummified if they weren't careful.
In the live stream.
"Oh my god, what is this thing? Cute kids? These ones are so pink and tender, they're really adorable."
"Forget it. When they were dealing with the archaeological team just now, did you still think they were cute? They almost beat the professor and the students to death."
"Exactly, but... I also think they're cute, but that doesn't stop me from being afraid of them."
"Your Great Xia's tombs are so terrifying. Even a child is a dangerous thing?"
"Our Old Eagle Country is safer."
"No, no, no, you're not safe, you have terrorists."
"..."
Inside the tomb.
Zhou Lin watched the children arguing and finally chuckled softly.
"Stop arguing. I just want to ask you a few questions. Just answer me truthfully, and nothing else matters."
"What do you want to ask?"
One of the children asked in confusion.
"Do you want to kill us?"
As Zhou Lin said this, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared instantly.
"No, we have no intention of killing. You are insulting us mountain spirits. We cultivate spiritual energy, not ordinary mountain demons or tree monsters."
When one of the children heard the word "kill," a cold light instantly flashed in their eyes.
"That's right, we just like to play. If there's danger, it's not us mountain spirits who did it."
"Exactly, you are too wicked."
Several of them chirped out in anger.
"Are you sure? In a haunted house before, there were two heads. Wasn't it you who did it?"
Zhou Lin sneered at the children.
"No, many things here are in this place, but it was definitely not us. We just want to use the Yin energy here to transform it into spiritual energy, that's all."
"But where this Yin energy comes from, that's not our concern."
One of the children said with resentment.
As if they had suffered some injustice.
Zhou Lin understood after hearing this. The thing he saw before was not these mountain spirits, but something else.
"You are quite capable, being able to turn Yin energy into spiritual energy. I underestimated you. But you treated my companions like that just now, wasn't that too much?"
Zhou Lin glanced at the mercenaries and students beside him. He should ask for some benefits.
"Hmph, you humans are insidious and cunning. It's just a few small wounds. Look at you guys, it's really not fun."
One of the children saw the mercenaries beside them and released a green light. After the light disappeared, the mercenaries' wounds were gone.
Everyone was overjoyed, and the pain in their bodies disappeared.
"Alright, I've finished asking my questions. I'll leave this to you. Next time someone comes, they will bring you candy, but I have one request: the people who bring you candy are good people, and you are not allowed to play with them."
Zhou Lin stood up and gave them the wooden horse he was sitting on.
"Hmph, you say we shouldn't play and we shouldn't? Why should we listen to you?"
One of the mountain spirits was a little unconvinced.
"Why?"
Zhou Lin's aura began to press down on them. An invisible pressure was attacking them.
Although these mountain spirits had thousands of years of consciousness, they were still somewhat fearful of such a powerful bloodline.
Zhou Lin was just testing the waters, and he wasn't sure if it would be effective.
"Okay, we promise you. But you must bring candy."
The first child, who was a bit greedy, felt Zhou Lin's oppressive aura and could only bow their head in submission, not forgetting to remind Zhou Lin to bring delicious food.
"Okay, I'll tell them."
Zhou Lin chuckled, his eyes full of pampering.
"Wait a moment, this is for you, as a return. If you get injured, this is the best healing medicine."
One of the children threw a wooden bottle at Zhou Lin.
Zhou Lin thought of what the system had said about unexpected gains and understood.
He really didn't want to owe anyone a favor.
"Okay, let's go."
Zhou Lin led the professor and students towards the exit.
As they left, he saw the mountain spirits playing on the slide and in the sand, having a great time.
"Zhou Lin, where did you get all this equipment? Your backpack can really hold anything, can't it?"
The Xuanxue Professor called out to Zhou Lin as he saw his retreating back.
"My backpack is a magical artifact, so it can hold anything."
Zhou Lin told the truth.
"But this thing... why do you carry it with you? This is from a children's playground, isn't it?"
Guo Liang looked at him even more confused.
"Who doesn't have a childlike heart?"
Zhou Lin threw this sentence and turned to walk inside, ignoring the stunned looks from behind him.
They were all dumbfounded. Because he had a childlike heart, he carried a lot of children's equipment in his bag?
It had to be you, Mr. Zhou Lin.
"Let's go."
Guo Liang suppressed a smile and finally reminded everyone to follow.
In the live stream.
"Haha, it's still my boss. The things he carries with him are beyond my reach."
"Childlike heart, haha. I have that too, but I don't have the boss's foresight to carry children's playground equipment with me."