Chapter 52: Is This Really Nothing? It's a Big Deal!
"No, wait, wait, it cannot be like this, I..." Bai Qianzhou was burning with anxiety, trying to stop it, but that red thread had already taken root like a vine in Pei Hexuan's palace of descendants, wrapping around it tightly.
"W-what is wrong?" A trace of puzzlement crossed Pei Hexuan's expression, his gaze revealing deep concern for Bai Qianzhou, seemingly unable to understand why she was in such a panic.
Clutching her sword, Bai Qianzhou sat down on the ground with her mind in utter chaos and a tempest of mixed emotions. How on earth did she suddenly end up bound in a father-daughter relationship with Pei Hexuan?
It definitely hadn't been there before!
So, simply because she accepted an heirloom sword from the Pei family?
This sword... could she return it?
"Little sister, are you alright?" Seeing this, Pei Yanlin hurried forward, reaching out to help her up with a look of concern in his eyes.
Why on earth would she suddenly sit down on the ground like this?
Bai Qianzhou gave an awkward smile, thinking to herself: Alright? Is this supposed to be alright? This is a huge problem!
"Forget it, aren't we supposed to go to that manor thingy? Let's go," Bai Qianzhou said listlessly, shoving the sword in her hand into her portable pouch.
Both Pei Yanhui and Pei Yanxing widened their eyes in disbelief. Hearing about it was one thing, but seeing it with their own eyes was entirely different!
How could such a large sword fit into such a tiny pouch? It was simply too magical!
"How much stuff can that pouch of yours hold?" Pei Yanhui asked, staring curiously at Bai Qianzhou's pouch.
"I don't know, it's never been full," Bai Qianzhou sniffled.
Seeing Bai Qianzhou act this way, both Pei Hexuan and Pei Yanlin felt she was hiding something from them.
Yet Bai Qianzhou refused to tell them!
The two cars departed together, driving for over an hour before finally arriving at the Pei family manor.
Gazing at the towering, solemn manor, which was surrounded by a dense, gloomy shroud of yin energy, Bai Qianzhou's jaw nearly dropped.
A storm of doubts raged in her mind: "Is that old fogey actually sending me here to save people, or to march to our deaths together?"
"Hiss—" A searing heat suddenly flared in Pei Yanlin's chest. He hurriedly pulled a safety talisman from his pocket, only to find that the previously bright runes had now turned completely dull and dark, as if they had lost all their power.
"Little sister..." Startled, Pei Yanlin quickly looked over at Bai Qianzhou.
Bai Qianzhou leaned in to take a look, almost forgetting that this poor wretch had his fortune and luck pilfered by others.
"Why don't you stay outside? Having your fortune stolen makes you unlucky enough as it is, and the baleful energy here is far stronger than what's already on you."
"That won't do. Since you are all going in, I'm going in too. Besides, with my little sister here, I'm not afraid." Pei Yanlin swallowed hard and instinctively ducked behind Bai Qianzhou.
Bai Qianzhou raised an eyebrow: If you aren't afraid, what are you hiding for?
"Zhouzhou, is there something here?" Pei Hexuan furrowed his brows, his gaze filled with concern and puzzlement.
"I'll go check the surroundings first. Don't come near." Without a moment's hesitation, Bai Qianzhou strode forward and stepped into the manor.
Although the manor before her eyes was meticulously manicured, in her vision, several corners radiating dense yin energy were clearly visible.
She investigated carefully, connecting the four points that emitted yin energy, and was startled to find that they unexpectedly formed a perfect square. A wave of vigilance rose in her heart.
"Here, start digging." She pulled several small shovels from her pouch and solemnly handed them to Pei Yanlin and Pei Yanhui.
"Dig? Dig where?" Pei Yanhui knitted his brows, while Pei Yanxing blinked, looking at Bai Qianzhou in total bewilderment.
"Right here." Bai Qianzhou walked over to a spot and stopped, pointing at the ground beneath her feet with a resolute expression.
Without asking any further questions, Pei Yanlin and the others followed her instructions, grabbed the shovels, and began digging away with great effort.