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Chapter 5220: 5.0972 A Glimmer of Hope

"Let Qin Cao carry you for a stretch; you'll be back soon," Qin Hong said with a smile.

Qin Cao forced a smile and made a gesture. "Please, Miss Mu."

Mu Xiaoxue's body stiffened. When she climbed onto Qin Cao's back, she felt like she was leaning against a cold piece of decaying flesh. When Qin Cao's hands gripped her legs without a care, Mu Xiaoxue felt so ashamed and enraged she almost wanted to die, feeling as if that person's hands were like venomous snakes, making her legs ache.

However, Mu Xiaoxue dared not say more. Her immediate priority was survival. Mu Xiaoxue simply buried her head, letting Qin Cao carry her out of the dilapidated temple and away.

After the two left, Luo He turned to the Qin family head. "Patriarch, you're giving Miss Mu a glimmer of hope, so she'll fight with all her might for you."

Qin Hong burst into laughter. "What of it?"

Luo He shook his head, tutting. "This Miss Mu looks like a smart person, but unexpectedly, she's quite foolish too."

"You don't understand, Luo He," Qin Hong said with a smile. "You don't know what it feels like for an ordinary person to see a glimmer of dawn before them."

"Now that Mu Xiaoxue knows there's a sliver of hope for her to embark on the path of cultivation, to become stronger, to become a powerhouse, do you think she won't desperately strive for it?"

"This talisman, it gave her hope, it gave her a ray of light," a cunning smile twisted at the corner of Qin Hong's mouth.

Luo He shook his head and chuckled, "She doesn't know, however, that this Qiankun Dou Zhuan Talisman is merely a semi-finished product. Even the Hall Master said that its talisman effect won't last more than three days."

In other words, this talisman could indeed transfer others' luck, fortune, and everything else. But once the time was up, everything would become an illusion, disappearing like bubbles with a pop.

However, three days of experiencing the path of a powerhouse would only drive Mu Xiaoxue even crazier. Before obtaining it, she would at most only fantasize. But once she had possessed such supreme power, only to lose it again...

Luo He shook his head; he dared not imagine what would happen to Mu Xiaoxue. Even someone with the strongest mental fortitude would probably not be able to withstand such a fatal blow.

Meanwhile, Mu Xiaoxue, filled with grand fantasies, was escorted all the way back to her residence by Qin Cao. Her current residence was also on Changle North Street, an inconspicuous house she was temporarily staying in.

"O-okay, put, put me down," Mu Xiaoxue snapped back to reality, realizing Qin Cao had already carried her back to her own boudoir. She couldn't help but feel annoyed and angry. This Qin Cao had been touching her inappropriately the whole way, behaving very unseemly. Now that he put her down, he still didn't forget to grope her, which made Mu Xiaoxue extremely displeased.

However, this person was sent to her by the Qin family head. She guessed it was because the Qin family head didn't trust her and wanted to send someone to keep an eye on her. She didn't dare to have a direct conflict with Qin Cao and could only coldly tell him, "Alright, you can go. I'm home."

Qin Cao, however, vulgarly licked the corner of his mouth and said with a smile, "Miss Mu, perhaps you have some misunderstanding about the Patriarch's arrangements."

"From today onwards, the Patriarch wants me to follow Miss Mu." Qin Cao took a step forward, almost pressing against Mu Xiaoxue, and sniffed her again. Mu Xiaoxue shrieked in fright and recoiled a step, bumping with a "thump" against the bedpost.