Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

Escorted into a private villa to rest by guards as if they were in an empty place, Wu Zhao couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Earl Black Night's pale face.

"You're really something, look how scared you made that dark night." Watching the bodyguard push Gu Chen out after he changed his clothes, Wu Zhao couldn't help but say, "Did you send people to the island a long time ago?"

Gu Chen nodded: "They just arrived on the island three days earlier and replaced the original guards."

He never fights a battle unprepared, much less on the high seas where there are no laws.

Seeing the guards so respectful to Gu Chen, Earl of the Night felt as if he had been slapped hard across the face.

Her face looked even worse than Shen Jiaojiao's when she was actually beaten.

He never imagined that the Gu family's Twelve Guards would infiltrate his territory!

Wu Zhao looked at the group with great interest: "Not bad, I was right, the bodyguards the Gu family employs are indeed different."

Each of them had delicate features and a resolute expression, not to mention the leader who was surrounded by a golden aura of merit.

It looks so tempting! Wu Zhao looked at Qing Yao with great interest.

Perhaps the admiration in her eyes was too obvious, for Gu Chen glanced at Qing Yao with a deep, unfathomable look.

Feeling a little uneasy under his gaze, Qingyao quickly lowered his head: "I'll go ask about the time of the evening banquet. You and... this lady, please rest for a while."

The patriarch's eyes are terrifying!

As he passed by Wu Zhao, he carefully observed her, thinking to himself: Could this be the long-awaited mistress of the family?

He had just reached the door and hadn't even left when he suddenly heard Wu Zhao say, "By the way, could you please check where Wu Xingyun is?"

Wu Zhao was puzzled that they hadn't found him after so long. Where had he gone?

Qingyao glanced at Gu Chen and, seeing that he didn't object, said, "Okay, I'll keep that in mind."

After he left, Wu Zhao found a sofa and sat down.

She twirled the ring on her hand and looked at the gloomy sky outside: "It's really going to rain."

Following her gaze, Gu Chen asked, "Isn't rain a good thing?"

Before the words were finished, a few drops of rain pattered on the French windows, quickly growing larger.

Amid the pattering rain, Wu Zhao raised an eyebrow: "Interesting."

Her power probably hasn't recovered to the point where she can command the wind and rain yet, right?

So who?

Wu Zhao looked at Gu Chen, only to see him pursing his lips with an innocent expression.

"what happened?"

Shaking his head with a slight chuckle, Wu Zhao then denied his own guess.

He's just an ordinary person born under a special destiny, how could his words possibly become law?

"Be a little more careful at tonight's banquet. This Shen Jiaojiao... is very strange."

The thought of that curse, like a persistent, malignant infection, made Wu Zhao feel extremely uncomfortable.

Aside from being tricked by the Heavenly Dao three thousand years ago, she has never suffered such humiliation again!

"It's all that damned Heavenly Dao's fault!" Wu Zhao couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Ahem." Gu Chen suddenly coughed twice.

Wu Zhao got up and closed the French windows, asking, "Are you alright?"

Gu Chen touched his nose and shook his head: "It's nothing, I just suddenly feel a little itchy in my throat."

The aura surrounding him remained vibrant and normal.

Wu Zhao nodded: "I will stay by your side all night. Something was wrong with that night."

"He must be wearing something; I can't quite figure him out."

Perhaps further contact is needed to more accurately determine the other person's destiny?

As Wu Zhao was pondering what to do that evening, he heard a familiar voice coming from outside the door.

"Patriarch Gu, Miss Wu. It is I, Wu Xingyun."

Finally here.

Wu Zhao walked to the door and opened it. Wu Xingyun's tense emotions instantly eased when he saw her.

Seeing the gloomy aura clung to his face and body, Wu Zhao frowned: "Who did you run into?"

Wu Xingyun's expression was somewhat solemn. He said, "This island is very strange. I suspect that Earl of the Night has ill intentions."

"Before disembarking, I noticed that they were taking a lot of things off the ship, and those things were all packed in iron cages covered with black cloth."

“There were many of them, and I didn’t get very close. But I could feel the death aura, it was very strong.”

His physique is very special; he is a born Yang spirit, and his perception of death energy is extremely keen.

Wu Zhao was somewhat surprised: "A corpse driver has come to the island?"

“It’s also possible that the corpse drivers are working for Earl of the Night again,” Gu Chen said. “The mines in the Pearl Islands have a very large output, so it’s hard to say that they might have used some other means to extract the ore.”

Wu Xingyun seemed to remember something and added, "By the way, communication has been disrupted since we arrived on the island. I sent a message to my sister using the family's contact information; she'll probably be on the outskirts soon."

"If anything goes wrong, she will go to the island. But it's quite unexpected that the entire archipelago is surrounded by this thunderstorm at this time."

Wu Xingyun clicked his tongue at the view outside: "I wonder how long this rain will last."

He glanced at the clock on the wall and patted his stomach: "It's almost time. I'll go back and change my clothes."

Before leaving, he reminded Wu Zhao, "It's best to eat something before the banquet, otherwise it will be hard to get through it."

Gu Chen nodded: "I'll have Qingyao bring some food over. Go change your clothes."

Wu Zhao dragged his suitcase into the bedroom, and Gu Chen took out a specially made phone and dialed a number.

"Have Hongyao bring some things over, and also some food."

Qingyao immediately replied, "Yes, Master, I'll have her go right away."

When Wu Zhao finished putting on the elaborate and gorgeous dress and went outside, she saw a short-haired woman in a smart suit standing inside the room.

Gu Chen's eyes flashed. "She's Hong Yao, here to get her makeup done."

Coming to her senses, Hongyao said somewhat awkwardly, "Hello, Miss Wu... cough, I'm here to help you with your makeup."

Qingyao didn't say that his future wife was a super beauty!

When Gu Chen saw Wu Zhao walk out in a pure red dress, his breathing slowed slightly.

She's been living a very comfortable life at the Huo family's place lately, and she's gained quite a bit of weight.

The red dress perfectly accentuated her curves.

In addition, her fair skin made her even more stunning in red.

At that moment, Wu Zhao was struggling with her hair and did not notice that Gu Chen's gaze was deep and focused on her.

Upon hearing his introduction of Hongyao, Wu Zhao even breathed a sigh of relief, "That's great, come quickly and help me deal with this dress..."

As she spoke, Wu Zhao pulled Hong Yao around and headed towards the bedroom.

When she turned around, her V-neck backless dress was fully revealed.

There seemed to be a gasping sound behind me, but it wasn't very clear amidst the noise of the thunder and rain.

Under the dim yellow light, Gu Chen's face was hidden in half of the darkness.

He stared at his legs for a long time before letting out a soft sigh.

"not the right time yet……"

……

The banquet venue was some distance from the villa where Wu Zhao and the others lived. By the time Wu Zhao finished applying light makeup and tying her hair up, the rain outside had already subsided.

But then it got completely dark.

Gu Chen had already changed into a black suit and was waiting for her.

He was dressed entirely in black, but he chose the same red tie clip and cufflinks.

It was the same color as the dress she was wearing.

At this moment, Gu Chen still had a trench coat on his arm. He said, "It's windy outside, wear this."

Wu Zhao agreed, "You're very thoughtful. Huo Tingchen really didn't get much fabric for the clothes..."

As she spoke, she walked out and draped the trench coat that Gu Chen had handed her over her shoulders.

Wu Zhao did not notice that Hong Yao, standing to the side, was holding a thin shawl and looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated.

They also failed to notice the triumphant smile in the man's eyes and the curve of his lips.