After descending the mountain, the aloof female CEO became attached to me.

The flames roared and instantly reduced the two wooden straw figures to ashes.

The intense malevolent energy was also burned away, turning into wisps of smoke that dissipated into the air.

"How could my Miao secret technique be broken so easily?"

Mr. Wu stared wide-eyed at the wooden and straw figures that had been burned to ashes.

"He actually did it?"

Lan Shiping's face was also filled with disbelief.

Miao ethnic secret arts are said to be unbreakable and unsolvable by outsiders.

It is the most mysterious and magical secret art in China, passed down for thousands of years.

Unexpectedly, Chu Tian broke through it with ease.

Who exactly is he?

"Mr. Lan, go back and check on the old man. If nothing unexpected happens, he should have woken up by now."

Chu Tian spoke up to remind him, his expression calm, as if he were doing something trivial.

"it is good."

Equally shocked, Lan Shize snapped out of his daze and immediately ran back into the house.

"I'll go as well."

Lan Yingying followed, looking somewhat nervous.

But within minutes, the father and daughter ran out excitedly.

"Dad, I always said that Brother Chu Tian is the most powerful person in the world. You should apologize to Brother Chu Tian right now."

Lan Yingying skipped and hopped out, like a playful little rabbit, pure and lovely.

Lan Shize was not angry at his daughter's reprimand; instead, he smiled broadly.

He quickly returned to Chu Tian's side and knelt down on the ground with a thud.

“Mr. Chu, I shouldn’t have doubted you before. I was short-sighted and didn’t recognize the true God.”

"I apologize for any offense I may have caused, Mr. Chu."

Clearly, the old man has recovered.

Chu Tian waved his hand. "Get up! I'm only doing this for Yingying's sake, it has nothing to do with you."

Lan Shize felt extremely embarrassed. As the future head of the Lan family, kneeling down in person was already a sign of his sincerity, but to his surprise, Chu Tian didn't give him any face at all.

However, after what had just happened, Lan Shize dared not speak out against his anger, and stood up after chuckling twice.

Lan Yingying was secretly delighted, never expecting that she held such a high position in Chu Tian's heart.

"Brother Chu Tian, ​​you saved my grandfather again. I don't know how to repay you."

Chu Tian smiled and said, "We can talk about repaying you later. Let's help you eliminate the traitor first!"

Traitor?

Lan Yingying was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses and looked at her second uncle, Lan Shiping.

If Lan Shiping could still make excuses before, then the appearance of the second wooden straw man, the burning of the wooden straw man, and the old man's recovery from his illness were enough to prove that everything Chu Tian said before was true.

Otherwise, why would the old man's illness have been cured as soon as the wooden puppet and straw man were burned?

"Second brother, what exactly is going on? I need a reasonable explanation."

Lan Shize was furious. He had been so focused on the good news of the old man's awakening that he had almost forgotten about the important matter.

Upon hearing this, Lan Shiping suddenly laughed, "Hehe! I thought Mr. Wu and I had a flawless plan, but in the end we were still one step behind."

"There are always people more capable than you, and there are always higher heavens beyond heavens. What a Chu Tian is! Heavens... ah!"

"I never expected you to be such a genius!"

Lan Shiping's laughter was desolate as he closed his eyes in resentment.

Just one step away.

Just one step away!

He could then eliminate Chu Tian, ​​and with the help of Mr. Wu, kill Lan Shize and the old man, thereby gaining complete control of the Lan family.

"Second brother, things have come to this point, and you don't even have a word of explanation?" Lan Shize roared, his eyes wide with anger.

Lan Shiping was too lazy to explain. "What's the use of explaining now? I did it all. Whether you kill me or punish me is just a matter of your word, Lan Shize."

"Come on! I was born second in command. Rather than living in your shadow forever, I'd rather die by your hand."

"I'm really tired after all these years."

Lan Shiping slowly closed his eyes, spread his arms, and prepared to die.

Murdering one's own father is an outrageous crime and deserves divine retribution.

Lan Shize seemed to realize something and whispered, "Are you jealous that the old man favors me and grooms me to be the head of the Lan family?"

"Ha! So you knew!" Lan Shiping sneered.

"Second brother, actually, things aren't what you think," Lan Shize explained patiently.

But before he could continue explaining, Lan Shiping seemed to have been severely stimulated, and he became extremely agitated, roaring wildly.

"Lan Shize, stop pretending with me."

“From childhood to adulthood, the old man has given you all the benefits.”

"He always takes you with him to important occasions."

“Even when it comes to parent-teacher conferences, he always goes to yours, he has never gone to one for me.”

"In the eyes of outsiders, I am a worthless Second Master Lan, I am just a bastard without a father."

“Some people even said that the old man was not my biological father at all, and that I was picked up by him from the wild.”

"Over the years, you have enjoyed all the benefits and are about to become the future head of the Lan family. In the entire three southwestern provinces, you will be second only to the emperor and above thousands of others."

"But what about me? I'm just a clown, no, I'm just a bug, living in the shadow of your light, and I can never see the light of day."

Lan Shize's body trembled violently. He had not expected that Lan Shiping harbored such deep resentment.

Over the years, he never showed it, and on the surface, he always treated him with great respect, like a good older brother, making him mistakenly believe that he had a very good relationship with his younger brother.

even if...

"Second brother, I admit that the old man is biased towards me."

“But all these years, your older brother has always treated you like his own younger brother.”

"I've said it before, your business is my business."

"No matter what difficulties or grievances you encounter, you can talk to your older brother."

"Instead of going to extremes and committing acts of murdering one's own father, which are worse than animals."

Lan Shize took a deep breath and gently comforted him.

"Ha ha!"

Lan Shiping suddenly threw his head back and laughed, a laugh more desolate than ever before, and a tear streamed down his face.

"My business is your business?"

"Okay, then what about my leg?"

"When you were assassinated, I risked my life to save you."

"During the escape, he accidentally fell off a cliff and broke his leg."

"Even now, I still suffer from aftereffects; I experience unbearable pain on rainy days."

"This pain is etched into my bones; I will never forget it in my life."

“If it weren’t for my broken leg, the old man wouldn’t have disliked me and always sided with you.”

In the end, Lan Shiping went completely mad, slapping his right leg hard while roaring hysterically.

Lan Shize was speechless, and seeing Lan Shiping so agitated, he also shed tears.

Brothers for decades, yet such hatred has been unknowingly sown.

Anyone would feel heartbroken in that situation.

"Perhaps you really are not Old Master Lan's biological son."

Just then, Chu Tian suddenly spoke up.