Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

A sinister and eerie aura surged from Wu Zhao's body in an instant.

A dark, gloomy cloud suddenly appeared over the Gu family's residence.

Silver lightning churned in the clouds, carrying a terrifying pressure and imposing aura.

Gu Chen sat on the sofa in the study, his fingers twitching as he turned the pages of the book in his hand.

He ran his long, slender index finger across the book cover, then lifted it up and tapped it on the cover.

Hey.

A very soft sound.

The rolling clouds outside the window froze instantly.

"The weather is changing so strangely, I'm going to close the window."

"It would be terrible if it rained."

Qingyao put down his teacup and muttered something to himself.

He looked up and glanced at Gu Chen, who had no expression.

"Master, we agreed to take Miss to the art museum today... It looks like it's going to rain. Should we reschedule?"

Gu Chen closed the book and glanced indifferently out the window.

"How ungrateful the weather is..."

His voice was indifferent, yet it conveyed a sense of disdain.

Amidst the rumbling thunder, Qingyao inexplicably felt that the dark clouds and the thunder were somewhat... aggrieved?

"Homeowner?"

Seeing Gu Chen stand up and walk to the window, Qing Yao was somewhat puzzled.

Gu Chen merely glanced at the sky and sighed softly.

"Never mind, I suppose she doesn't have the time..."

He casually closed the window, seemingly a little impatient with the weather outside.

"Have Lan Yao make some snacks that Zhao Zhao likes, she... should be heading out soon."

Qingyao nodded in response.

"Yes, master."

After he pushed open the door and went out, Gu Chen gave a bitter laugh.

"They're so disobedient! I told them not to summon the Twelve Pillars anymore..."

He shook his head.

"Po Jun."

A dark figure appeared behind Gu Chen and knelt on one knee.

"My lord."

After a moment of silence, Gu Chen finally spoke, "Tianzhu, how is it?"

Po Jun lowered his head, his expression somewhat complicated.

"There's nothing wrong at the moment, but... the aura of the demon god is too immense, and it has already caused cracks in the pillar of heaven."

Gu Chen pressed his temples, his voice sounding somewhat tired.

"I understand. Guard the Heavenly Pillar well."

Before he could finish speaking, footsteps sounded outside.

"Gu Chen?"

Upon hearing Wu Zhao's voice, Gu Chen's expression turned cold.

His gaze shifted to Po Jun: "Leave."

Po Jun stood up, paused for a moment, and then disappeared in the next second.

"I am here, Zhao Zhao."

Gu Chen opened the door and subtly sized up Wu Zhao.

"The weather's bad today, let's not go out."

Wu Zhao was preoccupied and didn't notice Gu Chen's expression.

"Xingyun sent a message saying there might be some trouble. I'll probably need to go out for a bit, but don't worry, there won't be any danger."

Gu Chen raised his hand and tapped Wu Zhao's brow.

Warm fingers gently touched him, and a barely perceptible tenderness appeared in his eyes.

"Zhaozhao, go and come back soon."

Wu Zhao was stunned for a moment, then her ears burned as she avoided Gu Chen's focused gaze.

"I, I know!"

……

On the other side, a mysterious ancient village.

Wu Xingyun and his group were taken to a secluded courtyard.

The courtyard was quite dilapidated, with even the door looking like it would fall off at the slightest touch.

This was the first time Wu Xingyun had ever seen such a dilapidated courtyard, and he couldn't help but frown.

Ye Zhao, however, said nonchalantly, "You grown men can stay here. The women in our village are quite conservative and don't like meeting outsiders like you."

Then his gaze fell on Huo Weiwei and He Wen, and his smile was somewhat meaningful.

"But since you two are girls, you can naturally stay in a nicer place."

"I'll take you to my house, it's right next to the village chief's. It's a three-story building, and you can even take a shower and use the toilet inside."

He spoke with great pride and self-satisfaction, as if he felt that what he said was hard to refuse.

Zhao Lan felt even more uncomfortable, and she subconsciously raised her hand to hug He Wen.

"No need, my girlfriend and I are going to live together."

She was about to give Wu Xingyun a wink when Wu Xingyun reached out and pulled Huo Weiwei to his side.

"My girlfriend and I will also live together. We have never been separated before, and we certainly won't be this time either."

Upon seeing that both girls were accompanied by men, Ye Zhao's expression immediately turned ugly.

The look in their eyes as they looked at Huo Weiwei and He Wen was filled with anger and accusation.

It was as if their relationships with men were something he found extremely unacceptable.

"You filthy bitch..."

"Such shamelessness... must be disciplined... locked up..."

"Only boys can give birth to...children..."

Ye Zhao muttered to himself, so softly that it was almost impossible to hear what he was saying.

Although she didn't understand why Zhao Lan said she was her girlfriend, He Wen still complied and leaned into her arms with a slight blush.

Professor Wu realized what was happening, and his expression was no longer as gentle as before.

He said coldly, "Thank you for your arrangement, we can live together."

Although Ye Zhao was rejected, he was not angry.

He just gave a strange laugh twice.

"It's up to you, but there's a rule in our village."

"You absolutely cannot go out after 10 p.m."

He chuckled, pushed the door open forcefully, and left.

The creaking door finally gave way and slammed to the ground with a bang.

Professor Wu only moved stiffly after his figure disappeared at the end of the road.

"Thank you all for tidying up the house."

"Stay here for now, and leave immediately if things don't go well."

Fortunately, there were more men among them, and the four bus drivers were all hired by the Huo family.

They were all retired military personnel, serving as bodyguards and drivers.

Huo Weiwei's arm was being held by Wu Xingyun, and she asked in a low voice, "Is something wrong here?"

Wu Xingyun looked solemn.

"Ah."

The four drivers found some relatively clean basins and buckets in the yard and went to the well to fetch water.

Soon, the sound of tables and benches being moved could be heard from inside the room. Wei Wenxue and Hu Datian rolled up their sleeves and went to help.

"Let me try to fix this door."

Hu Datian pushed the door that had fallen to the ground back up, and Zhao Lan followed him over.

"Senior brother, let me help you."

Wei Wenxue waved his hand to shoo her away.

"You guys go and keep the teacher and his wife company for a while. We'll tidy up a room first."

"It will be soon, don't worry."

Phoenix looked up at the gloomy sky and flapped its wings on Wu Xingyun's shoulder.

"Don't worry, I have already enveloped this small courtyard in my senses."

"With my barrier in place, evil things can't get close."

After speaking, Phoenix looked around the dilapidated yard and clicked his tongue twice.

Some laughed with schadenfreude.

"I think what's bothering you most right now is how you're going to sleep in this shabby house at night, isn't it?"

"The young master of the Wu family, who only brought one suitcase and seems untouched by worldly affairs?"

Wu Xingyun suddenly felt embarrassed.

Among all these people, he had the least amount of luggage; even the four drivers had two suitcases each.

"I just...didn't expect that."

He muttered under his breath.

Phoenix grunted twice and flapped its wings.

Two suitcases appeared out of thin air in front of Wu Xingyun.

"Here, Master asked Little Blue to prepare this for you."

Wu Xingyun was so moved that he almost cried, and couldn't help but hug Phoenix.

"Wow, I'm so touched! Thank you, Ancestor! I really am Ancestor's favorite grandson!"

Phoenix rolled her eyes in his arms.

This silly boy has no idea that the luggage his master prepared for him really means he'll be staying in this run-down village for a long time...