Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

"I mean, you're lucky to have met me. Your leg will be healed very quickly!"

Wu Zhao patted his wheelchair and continued, "Haven't you noticed that you're not in as much pain these past few days?"

Some people become unusually busy when they feel guilty.

Seeing Wu Zhao sitting on the sofa fiddling with shredded paper, his eyes darting around, Gu Chen couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Thank you so much for your help," Gu Chen cleared his throat. "Thank you for your hard work, Zhao Zhao."

His voice was deep and slightly hoarse, as if whispering in her ear.

The way Wu Zhao pronounced the name "Zhao Zhao" so softly and gently made her ears feel hot.

I think they haven't been discovered yet...

Seeing that he didn't pursue the loopholes in her words any further, Wu Zhao breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Perhaps it was because the island was too big, because the little paper figure didn't return even after we had eaten.

Wu Zhao closed his eyes and sensed the surroundings. "Thankfully, the little ones are still here. They probably haven't been found yet—"

"There might not be any news tonight, you should get some rest," Gu Chen said. "Give me a nudge?"

Purple mist drifted over and brushed against the back of her hand. Wu Zhao couldn't resist the temptation: "Okay, then I'll push you back to your room."

Qingyao suddenly rushed in from outside, his expression somewhat strange: "Patriarch, I just received news that after arriving on the island, that person not only met Earl Black Night, but also Mr. Xingyun from the Wu family."

"They seemed to be having a good chat. It was that car over there that brought Mr. Wu back."

Wu Xingyun?

Come to think of it, Wu Xingyun wasn't seen in the banquet hall tonight. What was that little guy doing? Wu Zhao wondered.

She asked, "Does the Wu family have any connection with other members of your Gu family?"

“I haven’t heard of that before… but I remember that ten years ago, when the head of the family, Mr. Gu Yang, married his second wife, he consulted the Wu family to calculate the auspicious date.”

"Does this count?" Qingyao glanced at Gu Chen cautiously before answering.

Ten years ago? Wu Zhao twirled the ring on his finger, frowning.

It was probably around that time that Gu Chen's fate and fortune were manipulated. Could it be that the Wu family was among those who plotted against Gu Chen?

The Wu family follows the Way of Heaven and would never do anything against the will of Heaven.

Not to mention scheming against the chosen one...

Thinking of this, Wu Zhao said directly, "Go and bring Wu Xingyun to me. I want to ask what the Wu family did ten years ago."

Is it really that direct? Qingyao hesitated; the Wu family was not one to be easily offended.

“Go ahead, please invite Mr. Wu to come and have a seat,” Gu Chen said.

Qingyao responded and went out.

Unconsciously, Wu Zhao stroked the blood-red gem on her ring. The fine golden thread in the center of the gem seemed to be alive as it slowly contracted under her fingertips.

Gu Chen's body stiffened slightly, as if he moved somewhat uncomfortably.

Wu Xingyun arrived quickly; he had been somewhat excited as he walked in.

"Patriarch Gu, Miss Wu, I just met with Earl Black Night. It turns out that there are elixirs for sale at the auction, which are very beneficial to mystical practitioners—"

He continued talking to himself, but when he saw Wu Zhao sitting there expressionless and staring at him, his legs went weak and he almost knelt on the ground.

Why... why does it feel like I'm seeing an ancestral tablet...? Wu Xingyun lowered his head and slowly moved in front of Wu Zhao like a quail.

"What happened?" Wu Xingyun asked cautiously.

Wu Zhao laughed in anger, as if he wanted to slap this unfilial descendant to death!

When she saw Wu Xingyun walk in, she knew why the boy had run into trouble.

They didn't even know they'd been bewitched; were they actually members of the Wu family?

The eldest brother was practically swarming with yin energy, but this brat was still happily acting like nothing was wrong.

"Let's just summon a bolt of lightning and kill him!" Wu Zhao moved his fingers.

Suddenly, a muffled clap of thunder sounded outside the window, booming loudly in the quiet night.

"Is it going to rain again?" Wu Xingyun turned his head to look out the window, a little puzzled.

"Slap your head!" Wu Zhao slapped him on the head.

With a thud, Wu Xingyun crashed to the ground.

He looked up in surprise, about to speak, but instead spat out a mouthful of black blood: "Pfft—"

A foul, fishy smell instantly filled the living room.

"This, this is-"

A wriggling worm struggled for a few moments in the filthy blood before turning into black blood and disappearing.

"When did I get tricked?" Wu Zhao threw a cleaning talisman over and wiped away the bloodstains.

Wu Xingyun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and answered with unusual shrewdness, "...No, I didn't feel anything."

Seeing Wu Zhao raise her hand again, Wu Xingyun scrambled behind Gu Chen's wheelchair and hurriedly said, "Grandma, I really didn't notice anything!"

"Grandma my foot! I'm your ancestor!" Wu Zhao looked at Wu Xingyun with exasperation.

Uh… A head popped out from behind the wheelchair. Wu Xingyun said, “That won’t do. The Divine Witch Ancestor is above. Children’s words are innocent, children’s words are innocent, haha.”

What if the ancestors in the ancestral hall really hear this and manifest their power?

"That brat, just kill him!" Wu Zhao's face darkened.

Gu Chen moved his wheelchair slightly and said, "He's young and inexperienced, so let's just let him learn a lesson."

"With you here, nothing serious will happen to him."

Wu Zhao sneered: "He deserved it if something happened to him!"

"Quickly tell me who you've been seeing before!"

Seeing that she had put her hand down, Wu Xingyun slowly climbed up from behind the wheelchair.

Rubbing his head, he thought for a moment and said, "Uh... when I got off the ship, I was going to look for you, but then I saw an old lady with a little boy about to leave."

"I saw they had a lot of luggage and weren't very mobile, so I helped carry the little child. And then, that was it!"

"Oh, right! The old lady was wearing a lot of jewelry, and the little boy was wearing an anklet. The bell kept ringing when I was holding him."

Bell?

“The sorcerer from the Southern Frontier…” Wu Zhao pursed her lips, “You’re so stupid, you dare to be so helpful to just anyone!”

A sorcerer's body is covered in bizarre and mysterious insects, making it difficult for ordinary people to detect being cursed. The fact that Wu Xingyun, a member of the Wu family, didn't realize he'd been tricked speaks volumes about the master's skill!

A child? He might be an ancient monster who has lived for countless years!

Wu Zhao still felt an urge to hit the child.

Gu Chen then spoke up: "And what about the corpse drivers you mentioned? What's their connection to sorcerers?"

"Corpse drivers and sorcerers are from the south and the north respectively and don't have much to do with each other. The only connection is that they both like to deal with corpses."

"However, corpse drivers prefer corpses that died of natural causes, while sorcerers... may not."

She touched the ring and looked at Wu Xingyun: "You just said that there were also pills for sale at the auction. What kind of pills?"

“I don’t know the specifics, but I heard it was sent by the Gu family. Uh, I’m definitely not talking about the head of the Gu family, but another one…” Wu Xingyun said, then added, “I think that Earl of the Night seemed very excited, saying that the auction would definitely be a resounding success and everyone would leave with a full load.”

Gu Chen's expression turned cold. "I didn't expect him to know this kind of person."

In a flash, Wu Zhao realized something: "That damned Earl of the Night, does he sell corpses in addition to people?!"