Chapter 26: Backing

“Fifth Sister!”

Seeing that Lady Hua Wu had already taken her seat in the bridal sedan chair, Hua Changxi hurriedly ran toward it without greeting the elders.

However, when she was still two or three meters away, she was stopped by the proud-faced Aunt Shen. “The time is up. Concubine Hua must leave now.”

Hua Changxi pleaded, “I just want to say a few words to my Fifth Sister.”

Aunt Shen refused outright, “No, you’ve already delayed for too long. The Third Madam is still waiting at the Hou residence.”

I agreed verbally, but as soon as I hung up the phone, I immediately opened the address. The location shown was in the outskirts of Beijing, and it was slowly moving. I had no idea where it was headed.

The view was filled with towering trees, lush and verdant, with birds and beasts darting and circling among the woods, making a cacophony of calls.

“This is a two-room place,” Chu He arranged. “You and Dad will share one, Grandma will have the other, and I’ll stay in the living room.”

The merman who had been struck down by Li Xiuyan’s punch seemed unhurt. He brushed off the dust and stood upright.

Upon hearing this news, Kou Ning burst into joyous cheers, immediately forgetting that his martial soul was a turtle.

Early the next morning, it was still Wang Yong and Chai Jin traveling together. They bid farewell to the Su family, then left Su Jin’s home, passing out of Fengtian Town. Su Jin’s mother did not come to see them off, nor did she send Sun Erniang; she merely had a maid deliver some food to Wang Yong.

Seeing that Wang Yong showed no intention of drinking and only held the bowl, Su Jin’s mother grew uneasy. Though she forced a calm expression, the bitten lip she unconsciously pressed betrayed her true fear.

Compared to before, this time I was more cautious and never let Du Pian out of my sight. Knowing it would be difficult to extract useful information from Jing Yue, I simply warned her not to overthink things, then took Du Pian to a secluded place for thorough questioning.

Whether it was on my maternal grandfather’s side or paternal grandfather’s, the bloodline was singular. Aside from me, there was no other candidate.

But Chu He didn’t care much about these matters anymore. Over four years of university, she had done so many things; her life was fulfilling.

Wu Xi stepped back two paces, staring at Xiao Ye in horror. He admitted to himself that he was no match for Xiao Ye. Now he believed what Xiao Ye said. Xiao Ye hadn’t even furrowed his brows against his attack, and he clearly had not used his full strength.

At this moment, Shen Huchan noticed that Huowu Mei was enveloped in a golden aura, cutting through the air at high speed under the strong flow of energy.

She despised Wen Yihuan utterly. Now that Wen Yihuan had taken the initiative to bring this up and offered her the chance, it was already a cruel torment. Having to plead humbly before Wen Yihuan was nothing less than slapping her face fiercely.

Because there were eighty-four people, the amount of food needed was overwhelming. Everyone had gone a whole day without eating.

I stood dumbfounded, watching the scene unfold in a daze. Was the curse master really killed so easily? Was he too weak, or was the corpse demon too strong?

Wang Shanhui enjoyed this feeling, like the Oba family members who lorded over outsiders with condescension.

Han Zirui, Zhang Zhao, Fang Yixin, and Liu Mukai went out, but Xu Yuanzhou was burning with anger inside.

A familiar sensation immediately flooded his heart. How could such a monster appear here?

Jing Hong heard Hong Yan call this Meili “Brother Yunjia” and was filled with suspicion. However, due to rank, he dared not question further. When Hong Yan signaled for him to withdraw, though reluctant, he could only leave with a heavy heart.

At night, this charm would double in power, making one lose their mind and desperately willing to offer anything to her.

Xu Yize need not worry about his wife’s family harming him. As long as they shared property, they could both win.

Gradually, a multitude of insects crawled out from under the cloth covering Lin Yue’s eyes, covering her entire face.