Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

The Gu Family Villa.

Gu Chen's tall and slender figure was standing on the second-floor terrace.

His gaze remained fixed on the distant horizon, the midday sun casting a soft golden glow upon him.

A faint golden hue appeared in those dark eyes, gradually transforming into a scorching gold like the blazing sun.

A dark figure knelt on one knee behind him, its voice cold and devoid of any emotion: "The Frozen Heaven Prison has been activated. Should I step in to suppress it?"

Gu Chen, who had his back to him, slowly turned around, his golden eyes containing immense pressure: "Are you trying to fathom my will?"

"Your subordinate wouldn't dare!" The figure kneeling on the ground spoke with even greater respect, bowing his head even lower: "However, the Cold Prison is a great prison for sinners beneath the Yellow Springs, and its presence in the mortal realm might trigger the laws of nature..."

Gu Chen interrupted him calmly, "It's alright. Since it's a law... I will suppress it."

He spoke so casually, as if he didn't care about the rules of nature at all.

"Po Jun, don't show yourself again. If she catches you... I won't save you."

As if he had thought of something, Po Jun, who was kneeling on the ground, curled his fingers with some apprehension and said in a low voice, "Yes, this subordinate takes his leave."

Then it disappeared on the spot.

A dark cloud gradually gathered in the distant sky, with thunder rumbling within it, containing terrifying destructive power.

Gu Chen raised his hand, a hint of compromise in his expression: "I really have no principles when it comes to you."

He sighed deeply and chuckled softly.

"How can you talk about principles when you've gotten yourself into this state?"

……

Inside the cold prison.

The eerie chill completely enveloped Nie Wu, and the solid ice trapped her legs.

Wu Liufeng was forced back two steps by the cold air and spat out a mouthful of blood.

He clutched his chest and looked at Wu Zhao: "Senior, you—"

"Step back." Wu Zhao threw out a talisman, dispelling the chill emanating from Wu Liufeng.

She walked towards Nie Wu and took the finger bone from her hand.

The finger bone inside the ring became increasingly restless, so Wu Zhao simply took it out.

The two finger bones merged together, becoming a complete finger.

After comparing it with his own finger, Wu Zhao said, "It's actually just an index finger...?"

Nie Wu gasped when she saw her take out another finger bone, and her eyes lit up when she saw the two finger bones turn into one index finger.

"Aaaaaah—" she roared angrily, showing no fear of having her limbs slashed by the ice, even under Wu Zhao's somewhat surprised gaze.

It actually managed to break free from the shackles of the Cold Prison.

"By God above, protect the believers! Heaven and earth are boundless, turn!"

What?! Wu Zhao's pupils trembled.

Wu Zhao retreated with lightning speed, but unexpectedly, the complete index finger bone in her hand seemed to be activated by something and disappeared from her hand.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful surge of Yin energy erupted from Nie Wu's body, and after a brief flash of black light, Nie Wu had vanished from her spot.

The finger bone also disappeared.

Wu Liu was almost hit by the black light, but fortunately Wu Zhao's talisman protected him.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Wu Zhao standing there, looking somewhat dazed.

Nie Wu was clearly gone.

He staggered a few steps to Wu Zhao's side and asked, "Senior, did Nie Wu... escape?"

"How is this possible..." Wu Zhao clenched his fists, muttering in disbelief.

It was as if he hadn't heard a word Wu Liufeng said.

"Senior?" Wu Liufeng asked, somewhat puzzled. He reached out to touch Wu Zhao.

Unexpectedly, a powerful surge of spiritual energy suddenly erupted from her body, shattering the entire Cold Prison under the impact.

Beneath the shattered space, Phoenix swiftly appeared before Wu Zhao.

"Master, why did I sense that aura similar to yours suddenly appear and then disappear just now?"

Wu Nini and Wu Xingyun rushed over as soon as they saw their injured older brother.

Wu Xingyun helped him up and asked, "Brother, how are you? Are you badly injured?"

"Mom isn't here. Did they take her away?" Wu Nini had already searched the building while Wu Zhao and Nie Wu were fighting, but she couldn't find her mother.

Wu Liufeng reassured her, "Don't worry, I will definitely find Mother. Nini, don't—"

Before he could finish speaking, he fell into a deep sleep due to the immense strain on his body.

Wu Xingyun hoisted him onto his shoulder and looked at Wu Zhao cautiously, asking, "Grandma, are you... alright...?"

Wu Zhao raised his hand to stop him from speaking, "Take your older brother home, and don't worry about the rest."

Although somewhat puzzled, Wu Xingyun obediently pulled Wu Nini along and carried her older brother away.

Standing still, Wu Zhao looked around. Amidst the mess on the ground lay the puppets left behind by Nie Wu.

In the rush, the finger bone only took Nie Wu away, leaving behind these puppets who had no use for him.

Wu Zhao lifted her foot and slowly walked out. As she walked, black flames appeared where she passed.

The puppet quickly burst into flames after being touched by the black flames, leaving not even ashes behind.

In the quiet hall, only the soft rustling of Wu Zhao's footsteps could be heard as he walked across the carpet.

"How ridiculous! It turns out I was blinded by my own narrow view and didn't notice."

"The ones who have always been against me are actually the Wu family?"

A soft chuckle rang out, "How amusing..."

……

The Gu Family Villa.

Qingyao and Ziyao pulled Lanyao together nervously, whispering and laughing.

"Would you like to go?"

"I'm not going, it's terrifying, I dare not go."

After giving Ziyao a sharp rebuke, Qingyao rejected his suggestion without any hesitation.

So the two of them looked at Lan Yao, who was currently the only woman in the villa.

Zi Yao tentatively asked, "Why don't you go?"

Lan Yao was dealing with He Lan Jue's matter before, so he doesn't know what happened.

I had just returned and hadn't even had a chance to explain the information to Wu Zhao when the two of them pulled me aside and made me listen to them say some inexplicable things.

She frowned: "What are you doing? What happened?"

Qingyao took a breath before saying, "It seems something happened at the Wu family's place, and Miss Wu went to help. She just got back."

“But ever since Miss Wu came back, she has locked herself in her room and won’t even open the door when the head of the family knocks. So, the two of them have locked themselves in their rooms.”

Zi Yao shrugged. "That's right, it's already this late and neither of them has eaten. Uncle Ni went out this afternoon and hasn't come back yet. A Qing made dinner."

It was already dark, and there was no sound from the two people's room.

"Miss hasn't eaten yet, how can this be?" Lan Yao became worried as soon as she heard that Wu Zhao hadn't eaten, and she turned around and walked towards the kitchen.

Qingyao and Ziyao were left bewildered in the wind.

"This...has she forgotten that she is a member of the Gu family?" Zi Yao glanced at Qing Yao, her lips twitching.

In Wu Zhao's room on the second floor.

The room was dark and the lights were off; you could only vaguely see someone sitting on the sofa.

"Master, is it really the Wu family who want to scheme against you?" Phoenix's voice rang in Wu Zhao's ears.

Wu Zhao kept his eyes closed and remained silent, though his breathing was slightly disordered for a moment.

The hand wearing the ring slowly tightened, the sound of bones grinding together clearly audible in the quiet room.

“I can’t believe it either…” Wu Zhao’s voice was hoarse.

She raised her hand and pressed it against her temple, a faint pain coming from somewhere unknown.

"The Wu family..."

"Who is it that wants to take my life?"