Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

Wu Xingyun clung to Wu Zhao's legs like a spoiled child, refusing to let go.

Phoenix immediately transformed into a little bird and flew onto her shoulder.

"My lord."

Barbatos put down his playing cards, stood up, and bowed slightly to Wu Zhao.

"Waaaaah, Ancestor, look at what's stuck to my face! They've teamed up to trick me!"

Wu Xingyun said angrily, rubbing the note off his face.

Wu Zhao kicked his leg, but couldn't shake him off.

"Wu Xingyun, get out of here right now!"

Seeing that he was clinging tightly to Wu Zhao, Huo Weiwei disgustedly tugged at his clothes, trying to pull him away.

Wu Xingyun was grabbed by the back of her neck and struggled but was pulled away.

"How did you all end up together?"

Wu Zhao walked to the sofa in the living room, where the cards they had just played were scattered on the coffee table.

There was also a plate of fruit on the other side.

This person doesn't treat themselves like an outsider at all.

Wu Xingyun finally managed to free his clothes from Huo Weiwei's grasp.

He ripped the note off his face and moved closer to Wu Zhao.

"I had something to ask the ancestor, but when I arrived, no one was home."

"I was thinking I'd just wait a bit, but then this little red bird suddenly appeared and said it was bored and suggested we play cards instead..."

He was waiting in his car outside when Phoenix appeared and immediately opened the villa's gate.

They brought him in and, quite naturally, took some fruit from the kitchen to eat.

Then they called out Barbatos and Nar, and they started playing poker together.

As he spoke, Wu Xingyun began to feel somewhat guilty.

This is, after all, Gu Chen's villa. He's just a guest, so it does seem a bit impolite for him to be so casual.

"What nonsense."

Wu Zhao's lips twitched.

She wondered why she couldn't sense the aura of those demon gods in the ring. It turned out they hadn't returned to the Demon God Pillar but had run off to the Gu family's villa!

Nar carefully removed the note from his face and avoided Gu Chen, who was following Wu Zhao.

"Master, you've been gone for a long time."

"I'm so tired of waiting, why are you only just getting back!"

He tried to deceive Wu Zhao, smiling obsequiously at him.

Barbatos shrugged.

“My lord, we only waited in the living room for a while and did nothing else.”

If it weren't for the overwhelming pressure emanating from Gu Chen, they wouldn't have left the ring to avoid him.

"It's okay, Zhaozhao, I don't mind."

Gu Chen looked at her and shook his head.

"Xingyun is your junior, so let him feel at ease at home."

"As for the rest... it doesn't matter."

The subtle pause in his tone made several demons look up and scrutinize him.

Wu Zhao pressed his temples, feeling a slight headache.

"Alright, all of you, stop hanging around in front of me."

Before she could finish speaking, Nal obediently returned the ring.

Barbatos gave Gu Chen a deep look before slowly disappearing.

Phoenix jumped on Wu Zhao's shoulder and then buried himself in Wu Zhao's hair.

Pretend you don't exist.

Wu Zhao felt the furry touch on his neck, and his lips twitched.

Seeing that the demon god had disappeared, Wu Xingyun straightened his expression slightly.

"Ancestor, the matter you entrusted to me has yielded results."

"The Wu Ling father and son are indeed highly suspicious!"

He spoke with unwavering conviction, his expression still showing lingering anger.

Wu Zhao raised an eyebrow.

She knew, of course, that the father and son were not as simple as they appeared.

Since they were able to get in touch with that young emperor, they must have some other methods.

I just don't know if the Witch Saint Cult has done anything behind this.

"What have you discovered?"

She asked, gesturing for him to sit down.

Wu Xingyun touched his nose.

"Because you, Ancestor, told me to have someone keep an eye on them, and then we went out with Huo Weiwei again, didn't we?"

“Wu Ling and his son are relatively marginalized members of the Wu family, but their uncle is a kind person and doesn’t treat them like outsiders. I hired two private investigators.”

Speaking of this, Wu Xingyun frowned.

"I originally thought that Wu Ling and his companion were able to work together with outsiders from within the Wu family, so they must have some methods that I was unaware of."

"So I asked my sister to keep an eye on them for me, but she didn't seem to find anything unusual. But... besides my sister, it seems like there's someone else watching them."

As expected, she was right. Wu Zhao paused for a moment.

Gu Chen tidied up the coffee table, and Qing Yao quickly brought out the food he had brought back.

The rich aroma drew a sidelong glance from Wu Zhao.

Afraid of disturbing Wu Zhao, Gu Chen silently placed the food in front of Wu Zhao.

Wu Xingyun looked up at her and continued with some suspicion, "The marks my sister left on them were erased by someone, which is why I hired a private investigator."

Since his mystical methods would be discovered, he might as well use some modern technology.

Private investigators are all very experienced and act very carefully.

Wu Zhao couldn't help but want to praise him.

"Well, you were actually quite clever this time."

"So what did these two private investigators discover?"

Wu Xingyun smiled smugly.

"You know what, there were other discoveries. Two private investigators separately filmed the meetings between Wu Ling and his son and the two groups of people."

As he spoke, he pulled the photo out of his pocket.

Taking the photo from his hand, Wu Zhao glanced down at it.

The person in the top photo was indeed an acquaintance of Wu Zhao.

"Nie Wu?"

Gu Chen naturally saw the photo as well, and he let out a soft gasp.

The person in the other photo surprised Wu Zhao somewhat.

"What is it...?"

She looked up and met Gu Chen's gaze.

The person in the photo was actually Yue Jinsheng.

"How come he's involved in this?"

Wu Zhao was somewhat surprised; she had thought that Yue Jinsheng had already been exiled by Gu Chen.

Wu Xingyun tapped on the photos.

"The private investigator said that Wu Ling and his son met with Yue Jinsheng three times. The first two times they had a pleasant conversation, but the third time it ended rather unpleasantly."

"The place where they were talking was quite private, and the detective couldn't get too close. So, we don't know what they talked about."

Wu Xingyun explained somewhat apologetically.

"Only photos were taken; their conversation was not recorded."

Wu Zhao put the photo aside.

"It's alright. Once we know who they met and what they talked about, it will be easy to find out."

"I'm hungry, let's eat first."

Huo Weiwei's eyes lit up; she had been waiting on the sidelines, her mouth watering.

Wu Xingyun also touched his belly.

"Well, I'm a little hungry."

He sat down as well, rubbing his hands together and looking expectantly at the table full of food.

"Hey! You bastard, this isn't for you!"

Huo Weiwei glared at him.

Seeing that the two were about to start fighting again, Wu Zhao's temple throbbed with a vein.

"If you don't eat properly, go stand over there as punishment!"

A faint smile appeared on Gu Chen's lips as he handed the bowl and chopsticks to Wu Zhao.

Huo Weiwei and Wu Xingyun both fell silent.

After finishing his meal, Wu Xingyun felt drowsy and leaned back on the sofa to doze off.

"If you're sleepy, go upstairs and find a room to sleep. Don't fall asleep here."

Wu Zhao reminded him of something.

A little dazed, Wu Xingyun stood up and yawned.

Then it suddenly dawned on me.

"By the way, Ancestor, Yan Xuzhe has contacted me several times."

"He wants to see you, alone."

Oh?

Wu Zhao smiled.