I'm not a fortune teller.

Chapter 145 Confession
"Little brother."

At the dinner table, Zhang Yan, who still hadn't recovered, held his bowl and stared blankly at his family.

"Sister," Zhang Rui sighed and put down his bowl and chopsticks: "Don't be afraid, they won't have the chance to harm you in the future."

"I" Zhang Yan pursed her lips, not knowing what to say for a moment. Just now, she saw the Ran family escape in such an embarrassed manner. It was the happiest time in more than ten years for her.

But she had seen the methods of Boss Ran, and she was afraid that he would be like a maggot attached to her and cause trouble in the future.
"Sister, your brother is an official." Zhang Rui smiled and consoled her, "Do you think it's just the peasants in the village who are being bullied by him like that? If we spread the word here, he won't even be able to enter the capital."

"Really?" Zhang Yan asked cautiously.

She still couldn't believe it. Was the nightmare life of more than ten years really going to end like this?
When she came to Beijing, she had fantasized that if her brother helped her, she might have a chance to escape from this devil's den. It's just that everything went too smoothly.

"Really." Zhang Rui sighed and said comfortingly. In his memory, his eldest sister used to be like his mother, with a capable and straightforward personality. Now she has become like this. What kind of torture has she suffered in the past ten years?

I really deserve to be blamed for forgetting about my elder sister.
"But." Zhang Yan lowered her head and said, "Without the divorce certificate, I'm afraid I can only become a nun in the temple."

"Nonsense." Mrs. Feng said immediately, "Don't be afraid, my girl. We will help you get the divorce certificate in the next two days, and then find a good family for you in the future."

"I don't want to get married!" Zhang Yan turned pale and shook her head repeatedly.

"Don't marry, don't marry." Feng Madam hurriedly comforted her daughter with distress: "Don't marry, don't marry. Our family will support you for the rest of your life. Don't be afraid. Be good."

Across the dinner table, the princess had a slightly complicated look when she saw this scene.

Looking at the appearance of the man surnamed Zhang, he seemed to value his sister from the countryside very much. This was rare in a family of sorcerers. If he was such a loyal person, why did he
Just as he was thinking about how to open the topic and ask about his daughter, Zhang Rui suddenly said, "Thank you, Princess."

The princess smiled and was about to speak, but Zhang Rui said, "Let's go to the study and talk about what the princess wants to ask."

The princess and Hong Lie's hearts skipped a beat when they heard this. This kid had indeed noticed it.

"Mother," Zhang Rui looked at his mother who was comforting his eldest sister, "Please talk to my sister for a while. The princess and I will go to the study to discuss something."

"Okay, okay," Feng nodded repeatedly. It was a good opportunity for her to confide in her eldest daughter because there were outsiders present. Her daughter had suffered for so many years, and she had a lot to say to her daughter.
Half a minute later, the group came to the study. Zhang Rui didn't waste any words and directly opened a piece of drawing paper: "The commander-in-chief was looking for someone in the study just now, right?"

The content of the painting almost made the two of them lose their breath, and for a moment, a strong wind blew in the study.

But even with such terrifying momentum, Zhang Rui remained indifferent, which made the princess even more cautious.

What her husband said was right. This Zhang was very strange. He was obviously a sorcerer, but he was not afraid of warriors like them at such a close distance.

"Master Zhang," Hong Lie said in a gentle voice, "You should know what I care about most and why?"

"Because I'm not sure." Zhang Rui shook his head, sighed, and waved his hand. The person in the painting suddenly came to life and slowly walked out of the painting.

"My son!" Seeing the daughter she had been thinking about day and night was right in front of her, the princess with a strong character could no longer remain calm. Her eyes turned red and she was about to pounce on her. Seeing this, Hong Lie quickly stopped her.

The painting spirit seemed to be frightened, and its face turned pale as it tried to retreat into the painting. If Zhang Rui hadn't glared at it, it would have really hidden inside.

"Master Zhang, what on earth is going on?" Hong Lie stopped the agitated princess and asked in a deep voice.

"As you can see, this is a painting spirit!" Zhang Rui said directly.

"Painting spirit?" Hong Lie was stunned, but then he realized that indeed, his daughter's current posture was exactly the same as that of the painting spirit.

"I got this painting spirit from Master Tian Ye." Zhang Rui talked about his past in Fuchun County: "At that time, Master Tian pinned the case of the tragic death of the county lieutenant's family on her. I saw that this girl looked almost exactly like the Princess of Jialin County, so I put some thought into saving her."

Zhang Rui told a little lie here. He couldn't say that he had just taken over the body and took over the painting spirit in a daze, right?
"In that case, why didn't Lord Zhang tell you earlier?" Hong Lie asked hurriedly.

"Not confirmed yet." Zhang Rui shook his head. "This painting spirit still has no memory of Jialin County Lord. I am not sure whether she is your daughter's incarnation. Moreover, she was able to be brought out of the painting market that year. It is obvious that she has some connection with the painting spirit master. If I tell you rashly, what if it is a trap? I don't want to take the blame."

"So that's how it is." The princess finally regained some of her composure at this time. After hearing Zhang Rui say this, she believed it about 50% to 60%.

The clues they had found so far were similar to what the other party had said. If this person had not planned all this, then his current approach was still very reasonable. "Then, Lord Zhang, do you have any solution?" Hong Lie asked cautiously.

The princess also looked over. Of course, she was eager to know whether the painted spirit in front of her was her daughter. If she was, what would it matter even if she was an evil spirit?

Those noble families have so many evil spirits, so what if I raise one myself?

"Logically speaking, if a person turns into an evil spirit, they will have some memories of their previous life." Zhang Rui nodded and said, "But she seems to have none. I infer that she has some missing parts, and the missing parts are either in the hands of the Lord of the Painting Spirit or in the hands of the evil spirit that killed her!"

"This..." Hong Lie gritted his teeth when he heard this.

Now the Lord of the Painting Spirit is hiding in a certain prince, and several major families are eyeing him covetously. It would be difficult to find clues about his daughter from the other party at that time.

As for the evil spirit that killed my daughter
According to inference, it is very likely that he has become His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now!
"Your Highness the Princess and the Commander-in-Chief should not have too high expectations." Zhang Rui still advised: "It is possible that they just look alike. Even if there is a connection, Hua Ling and your previous daughter are no longer the same thing. She..."

"She is our daughter!!" the princess said with certainty.

The way the child retreated in fear just now was exactly the same as Yaoyao, whom he had carefully raised since childhood.

There is no doubt about it, she is his child!!

"In that case," Zhang Rui sighed, put away the scroll and handed it over: "Princess, please take her away."

"Huh?" Both of them were stunned. They didn't expect Zhang Rui to give it to them so easily.

"I have already dealt with her painting spirit power. Now, except for being able to enter this painting scroll, she is no different from an ordinary person. It is difficult for her to harm others. As long as she is not found by the painting spirit master, there will be no problem."

The princess was delighted to hear this and was about to accept it, but was stopped by Hong Lie.

"Please continue to look after him for a while, Lord Zhang." Hong Lie said gritting his teeth.

"Hong Lie?" The princess immediately looked at the other party viciously.

Hong Lie smiled bitterly and said, "Just as Lord Zhang said, the methods of the Master of the Painting Spirit are beyond the ability of my husband and I to defend against. Moreover, I got the news suddenly this time, and I guess someone has noticed my daughter's existence. If I take her back rashly, I'm afraid she will be in danger again."

The princess reacted immediately after hearing this, and then looked at the painting spirit that looked exactly like her daughter, and fell into great confusion.

Just as Hong Lie said, the mysterious person who provided the information this time is most likely a sorcerer, and may be related to the Lord of the Painting Spirit. Taking his daughter back at this time would be dangerous.

Zhang Rui's methods are no less than Jiuqing's sorcerer. His daughter might be safer with him. The person in the dark probably doesn't have confidence in Zhang Rui, so he instigated him and his wife to come to the charge.

"I am not sure I can protect her." Zhang Rui said directly.

"Just do your best, sir." Hong Lie clasped his fists and said, "From now on, if you have any instructions, my wife and I will never refuse!"

Zhang Rui nodded and said, "In that case, I will take this matter. If the princess wants to see her, she can come to her house anytime."

"Okay," the princess nodded quickly.

Hong Lie shook his head helplessly, and then asked: "What do you plan to do about that evil spirit, Master Zhang?"

The evil spirit that replaced the prince had a grudge against him for killing his daughter. To put it in a bigger picture, it was endangering the country and the people. No matter what position he was in, he and the monster would fight to the death!
"It's actually a good thing that the Duke of Jin took action this time. We were too hasty at that time. It might not be a good thing to act rashly. The old man from the Qi family dared to set up such a big plan. He must have been very determined and had many backup plans. Even if the people from Tianyi Sect followed us to take action, they probably wouldn't have gotten away with it."

"Now that the world competition has been advanced, we still have at least ten days to prepare, which is a good opportunity to find out the details of the Qi family."

Hong Lie nodded. He also felt that if they took action at that time, the aristocratic families would probably stand on the opposite side, and it would be difficult for them to accomplish anything with just a few people.

"What is Master Zhang going to do?"

"First we need to win over some people who are willing to help. This competition is an opportunity." Zhang Rui whispered, "We need masters, the more the better!!"

(End of this chapter)