"Picked her up..."
"Cough cough—"
Tu An'an on the bed coughed twice, her eyelashes fluttered, and the next second she slowly opened her eyes.
The light overhead was a bit blinding, and Tu An'an squinted instinctively. Then, a face full of loving concern appeared in her vision.
Qin Mu reached out and touched Tu An'an's forehead, looking relieved.
Tu An'an sat up with full vigilance and retreated, uttering the classic line: "Who are you? Where is this? Why am I here?"
Qin Mu brought a bowl of steaming porridge from the kitchen and sat by Tu An'an's bedside, speaking gently. "Little girl, don't be nervous," Qin Mu scooped a spoonful of porridge, blew on it, and continued, "You fainted by the roadside, and our Li Li picked you up."
Tu An'an: "..."
She remembered the elders in the mountains saying that there were many bad people outside, and one type of bad person was called... kidnappers.
They specialized in luring children...
They would give children food, and then sell them...
Thinking this, Tu An'an's gaze fell on the bowl of porridge in Qin Mu's hand, and she swallowed nervously.
So... she was being trafficked?!
Tu An'an's hand instinctively went to her lower back, and the next second her heart skipped a beat.
Where was her dagger?
At this moment, Qin Mu offered the cooled porridge to Tu An'an's mouth, saying gently, "Little girl, you must be hungry, have a bite."
Tu An'an shook her head, her body stiff, and said, "No... no, I'm not..." hungry...
"Grumble—grumble—"
Tu An'an awkwardly covered her stomach, avoiding Qin Mu's gaze.
Qin Mu smiled and said, "Auntie is not a bad person, eat up."
Tu An'an: "..." Bad people always say they are not bad people.
(ー_ー)!!
Seeing Qin Mu insisting on feeding her porridge, Tu An'an frowned. The Blood Hunter Bracelet on her wrist flashed a red light, and she was about to strike Qin Mu with her palm.
Qin Mu was stunned for a moment, not reacting to what was happening. The next second, her body spun in mid-air, moving away from her spot.
Ming Li, supporting Qin Mu with one hand, grabbed Tu An'an's attacking wrist with the other.
Tu An'an's heart sank. Looking up, she met a pair of eyes devoid of any emotion.
Tu An'an swallowed instinctively and asked, "Who are you?"
Ming Li ignored Tu An'an, took the bowl of porridge from Qin Mu's hand, and said in a faint voice, "Mom, you go out, I'll handle this."
Qin Mu nodded dumbfoundedly. "Okay, then Mom will go do her chores."
"Mm."
After Qin Mu left, Ming Li took out a dagger that glinted with cold light, glanced faintly at Tu An'an, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Are you looking for this?"
Tu An'an squinted warily. Before she could say anything, she saw her dagger in the woman's hand turn into... a pile of dust?!
Tu An'an's jaw dropped, seriously suspecting she was hallucinating.
How could anyone melt a dagger with their bare hands?!
"What were you trying to do to my mom?" Trying to hurt her target?! This heroine... she should be dealt with.
Detecting Ming Li's insane thought, the system's hand trembled, and the chicken leg in its hand fell to the ground.
"Hos-Host, what are you doing!" the system asked tremblingly.