Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

They slunk away, looking dark and ashen.

Wu Zhao watched as he walked while whispering something to the person in his earpiece.

She closed the door and looked at Gu Chen: "It seems things won't be peaceful even after we get to the island. They're up to no good."

Wu Xingyun was somewhat uneasy. He frowned and asked, "Gu Jiaping's death might have been intentional, but why did they do it on the ship instead of waiting until they reached the island?"

"No, I need to contact my family. Wait for my message and don't leave the room without permission."

He said this quickly, opened the door, and left, his footsteps hurried.

Wu Zhao raised an eyebrow; it seemed he was going to call for reinforcements.

Gu Jiaxi's deep voice came through the phone: "...Uncle, I'm afraid we'll have to trouble you with this matter again. We haven't told Jiaping about it at home yet."

"I know," Gu Chen said calmly. "I already warned you to keep an eye on him."

Gu Jiaxi was silent for a moment on the other end of the phone before saying, "It's my fault. My mother accepted some things that were sent from there... I'm sorry, Uncle."

“Mingzhu Island is on the high seas, and I can’t go there without the military’s permission. If my mother finds out that Jiaping has already… she’ll definitely go crazy.”

"I will hold off the rest of the Gu family here in the capital; the rest is up to you."

"Uncle, please help me."

Gu Jiaxi couldn't continue speaking; the Gu family's messy accounts were difficult to settle.

Gu Chen's mother, Huo Lan, is his Achilles' heel; he will never forgive Gu Yang and that mother and son.

Gu Jiaxi never expected that two of her own family members would be so foolish as to dare to accept the gifts from that mother and son!

Wu Zhao shook his head and clicked his tongue twice: "There are quite a few people who want you dead."

Even without the destiny of an emperor, Gu Chen's life probably wouldn't be too easy.

Gu Chen looked up at her, a hint of sadness in his eyes.

He was already extremely handsome, and now his pale face, with the red mole at the corner of his eye, gave him a delicate and beautiful appearance, like a banana leaf being battered by rain.

When those eyes looked at him, Wu Zhao suddenly felt a tightness in his heart.

She instinctively reached out and patted his arm, saying, "Don't worry, I'll protect you. I'll never let those people hurt you or take away your destiny!"

Hmm, and I'll also try to get some purple aura!

Gu Chen nodded, a faint smile flashing in his lowered eyes.

I don't know how the people on the ship calmed down the guests, but the matter of the death was quickly brought to a close.

Gu Jiaping's body was nowhere to be found. Wu Zhao tried to find it using paper dolls, but to no avail.

He seemed to vanish into thin air from the ship, disappearing without a trace.

With a vague sense of unease, Wu Zhao stayed close to Gu Chen before they landed on the island.

Fortunately, Gu Chen's purple aura cooperated well, allowing her to draw many more talismans in the past few days.

After feeling the spiritual energy flowing through his body, Wu Zhao felt more confident.

As for Wu Xingyun, I don't know what he's been busy with these past few days. He always comes over in a hurry to have a meal and then rushes back to his room.

However, Wu Zhao could tell that he was not in any danger, so he didn't pay any attention to it.

Soon you'll be able to see the islands not far away from the cruise ship's deck.

As seabirds soared overhead, the interconnected islands gradually came into focus.

Wu Zhao sighed as she looked at the intertwined black mist and red light above the islands. She then looked at Gu Chen beside her and said, "I'm afraid you'll have to stay with me for the next week on the island."

The soaring yin energy from the archipelago colliding with the energy above Gu Chen's head—the scene was truly thrilling to imagine.

Gu Chen tapped the armrest of his wheelchair lightly and said, "I have people on the island, they'll take care of it."

What puzzled Wu Zhao was that she didn't see Shen Jiaojiao even after she disembarked.

Is there any connection between the missing body of Gu Jiaping and the vanished Shen Jiaojiao?

There were many people at the dock, and Wu Zhao couldn't see Wu Xingyun anywhere yet.

She pushed Gu Chen's wheelchair and turned to look at the cruise ship again. In the glaring sunlight, it seemed as if a figure had left from the other side of the ship.

Just as Wu Zhao was about to confirm, he suddenly heard an unfamiliar voice with a hearty laugh: "The esteemed presence of Patriarch Gu is truly an honor to my humble island!"

"Tonight, Patriarch Gu must do me the honor of having a couple of drinks with me. I feel an instant connection with Patriarch Gu!"

The man who walked over from a short distance away, surrounded by bodyguards, was dressed in a very elegant evening suit and spoke in a very strange tone.

Upon approaching, Wu Zhao discovered that the man had a pair of sinister and shrewd eyes; he appeared to be smiling, but his eyes were extremely cold.

He seemed somewhat surprised when he saw Gu Chen in a wheelchair and Wu Zhao behind him, but he quickly composed himself.

Wu Zhao noticed that the people around him stiffened when they saw this man, and some even showed fear and apprehension.

"It's the Earl..."

"Count of the Night..."

Hearing the respectful address from those people, Hei Ye's eyes were filled with pride and arrogance. Seemingly quite satisfied with the way they addressed him, he glanced around and nodded in response.

Gu Chen looked at him calmly and said, "Mr. Hei Ye, you are too kind. Tonight's banquet is indeed something to look forward to."

"I'm sorry, I can't hold my liquor."

Upon hearing his words, a deeply hidden anger flashed in Count Night's eyes.

You, Gu Chen, how dare you be so disrespectful!

"Mr. Gu is not in good health; I was careless."

"I just didn't expect Mr. Gu to bring only one person to the island. Did the Gu family not consider that it might be inconvenient for Mr. Gu?" Earl of the Night raised his hand, and a bodyguard immediately stepped out from behind him.

“This is my bodyguard, Shadow. He will stay with Mr. Gu on the island for the next few days.”

When they didn't get the desired response, they immediately changed their form of address to something offensive, which is really annoying!

Wu Zhao pulled his wheelchair back a few steps. "No, do you think just anyone can be the Gu family patriarch's bodyguard?"

“This guy, what’s with the black-clad Count? Our Gu family’s bodyguards aren’t as casual as you are,” Wu Zhao said, glancing at the bodyguard group behind Count Black Night.

She shook her head, her disdain evident in her eyes: "Keep some of the bodyguards with weird quirks if you like!"

All sorts of filthy things want to touch the Purple Star Emperor Star, get lost!

"How can you, a woman, take care of Mr. Gu?" Count Black Night, having been rejected time and again, could no longer maintain his smile.

He looked at Wu Zhao with a cold gaze. "Little girl, my bodyguards are not to be underestimated."

Unfazed by the threat in his tone, Wu Zhao made a startling remark: "That's true. A bodyguard who likes to sleep with a sow in the middle of the night is something most people can't compare to."

what? !

Earl of the Night said with a dark face, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

“Isn’t that right?” Wu Zhao smiled knowingly, her gaze sweeping over the bodyguards behind Earl Black Night.

"Uncle Hei, your bodyguard team is really full of talent. Some of them like old sows, others like wild monkeys. Oh, and some like to wear women's clothes. I must say, some of them are quite charming when they dress as women."

As Wu Zhao finished speaking, the group of bodyguards behind Earl Black Night froze, their faces turning ashen.

For a moment, the dock was silent except for the sound of seabirds flapping their wings overhead.

Earl of the Night, his face ashen, could no longer maintain his composure: "Enough, Mr. Gu, is this the person you brought? Are you going to let her continue spouting nonsense?"

Wu Zhao chuckled, "Why don't you ask your bodyguards first? By the way, Uncle Hei has been missing several pieces of his underwear lately, hasn't he? Ask that short guy behind you, maybe you'll get a surprise."

Plop.

Before Count Black Night could turn around to look, one of his bodyguards knelt on the ground behind him.

His face turned pale and he began to tremble all over.

"You—" When Count Black Night saw the man, his expression turned strange, as if he had seen something dirty. He pulled out the gun from the waist of his bodyguard.

With a click, the gun barrel was pointed directly at the kneeling bodyguard.

"How dare you!" Earl of the Night's face was flushed, whether from holding back or from anger, it was hard to tell.

The atmosphere suddenly froze.

Wu Zhao's expression turned cold, and he immediately pulled Gu Chen's wheelchair behind him.

Her movements were so quick that Gu Chen almost fell off his wheelchair before he could react. Fortunately, Wu Zhao raised her arm and pulled him closer to her.

It was as if he had been pulled into someone's arms; Gu Chen's body stiffened for a moment.

He seemed to hesitate for a moment, then slowly reached out and hooked his arm around Wu Zhao's waist.

Just then, a familiar voice suddenly came from afar.

"What's going on? Oh, it's such a pleasant surprise to see the Earl here. I never expected to meet the famous Earl of the Night so soon after arriving on the island. I'm so lucky."

"I'm really looking forward to the banquet tonight. I envy the person who gets to dance the first dance with the Earl."

Upon hearing this voice, Wu Zhao smiled but remained silent.

They've come at just the right time.

Shen Jiaojiao.