Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

Wu Xingyun's wailing did not last long.

After the ship docked, people quickly disembarked.

She was a smartly dressed woman with the same appearance as Wu Xingyun.

It was his older sister, Wu Shiyu.

Watching his older sister walk straight toward him with a stern face, Wu Xingyun huddled behind Gu Chen's wheelchair like a quail.

He muttered to himself, "You can't see me, you can't see me..."

Wu Shiyu wished she could slap her shameful younger brother away.

"It's been a long time, Young Master Wu," Gu Chen said as she approached.

Wu Shiyu, who had originally intended to teach her younger brother a lesson first, stopped in her tracks. She looked at the person hiding behind the wheelchair and then at Gu Chen, who was clearly blocking her way.

He raised his slender eyebrows slightly and said, "Everyone says that the Gu family patriarch is eccentric and unapproachable, but he doesn't seem like that to me."

"Sister, how could you say that about Patriarch Gu? If he hadn't contacted you in time, you might not have seen your dear brother again."

Wu Xingyun's head popped out from behind the wheelchair. "I think the most important thing right now is to get out of here. You didn't come here by yourself, did you?"

Wu Shiyu naturally brought a lot of people with her, because Gu Chen had indeed told her that Xingyun was in danger.

Although the spirit lamps enshrined in the ancestral hall were not extinguished, she felt that since the message came from the Gu family, it should be credible.

...That's what she thought until she saw the lively Wu Xingyun again.

Shortly after she disembarked, members of the Wu family began to see off the islanders onto the ship in preparation for their departure.

“Patriarch Gu lied to me.” Wu Shiyu’s expression was cold, as if she felt offended and angry.

She didn't want to offend Gu Chen easily because of his noble destiny, but that wasn't a bargaining chip for him to joke around with his younger brother.

The Wu family is extremely protective of its own.

Gu Chen remained unmoved, simply saying, "In times of emergency, one must act expediently. Young Master Wu shouldn't mind, right?"

"Yeah, yeah, sis, this is really serious!" Wu Xingyun said. "If it weren't for that old lady, I might be dead..."

Wu Shiyu's expression changed: "What nonsense are you spouting?!"

Feeling wronged after being scolded, Wu Xingyun shrank back behind Gu Chen's wheelchair.

Gu Chen tapped the armrest of his wheelchair lightly, his expression indifferent: "Young Master Wu, it would be better if you understood what happened first."

"...I should probably look into it."

Wu Shiyu's eyes darkened.

When Wu Zhao returned, he saw Wu Xingyun, who looked like a quail, squatting on the ground counting ants.

Gu Chen was talking to a woman who looked exactly like Wu Xingyun.

"That's just the way it is."

She heard Gu Chen say that.

Hearing footsteps, Wu Xingyun looked up and, seeing Wu Zhao, quickly stood up: "Grandma, you're finally back! Quickly, tell my sister—"

With a slap, Wu Xingyun's next words were cut short by Wu Shiyu's slap.

Wu Zhao's expression changed. She pulled the somewhat bewildered Wu Xingyun aside and couldn't help but say, "Just talk it out, why are you hitting people?"

Wu Xingyun rubbed the back of his head, almost thinking, "You didn't hold back when you hit me before either..."

But seeing Wu Zhao's dark face, he hesitated to speak.

"Wu Xingyun, you are really too presumptuous. What nonsense are you spouting?" Wu Shiyu's expression had been tense ever since Wu Zhao appeared. The beautiful but unreal Wu Zhao in front of her gave her an extremely terrifying feeling.

It felt as if I were facing the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall, creating an extreme sense of oppression.

"I wonder what this senior is like..." she tentatively looked at Wu Zhao.

Wu Zhao chuckled at her: "You're quite interesting, the young master of the Wu family?"

"He has good talent; he's a promising prospect."

Looking Wu Shiyu up and down, Wu Zhao nodded: "Much better than this brat."

Wu Xingyun pouted: "Don't keep emphasizing this point..."

Upon hearing Wu Zhao's evaluation, Wu Shiyu inexplicably felt a strange sense of satisfaction, as if she had been praised.

"Thank you for the compliment?"

She frowned, trying to shake off the strange feeling.

When Gu Chen saw Wu Zhao walk up to him, he asked, "Is everything taken care of?"

Wu Zhao thought of something and sneered: "Don't tell me, there's actually a golden coffin in the basement of that Earl of the Night."

"I originally went to deal with those corpses, but I didn't expect to actually find that coffin."

It's probably not something I prepared for myself; how superstitious!

Thinking of that ugly coffin, Wu Zhao's lips twitched.

She turned to Wu Shiyu and said, "We'll need your people to help us carry the coffin onto the boat later."

“Okay.” Wu Shiyu nodded without asking any further questions.

Before long, Wu Zhao spotted Shen Jiaojiao and Yue Jinsheng sneaking around in the crowd as they boarded the ship.

There was actually a trace of jade-like spiritual energy emanating from Yue Jinsheng's body.

Wu Zhao's eyes lit up, and she whispered in Gu Chen's ear, "I've found something good."

She leaned very close, her breath brushing against Gu Chen's ear and cheek.

Beneath his jet-black hair, Gu Chen's earlobes turned slightly red.

"Oh? What good stuff?"

Gu Chen asked casually, turning his head to look at her.

Soft lips brushed against his ear and pressed against his face.

Although it was only for a brief moment, a thought suddenly popped into Wu Zhao's mind: He always has a cold and handsome face, but he's very warm when you kiss him.

And, you also get quite a bit of purple energy from kissing someone's face.

Wu Zhao, snapping out of his daze: What was I thinking?!

"What's wrong?" Gu Chen's eyes showed a hint of doubt, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

Seeing that he didn't react, Wu Zhao quickly said, "Yue Jinsheng should have taken the jade from the auction onto the ship. We'll sneak on later..."

She blinked and mouthed: Take it.

Gu Chen felt like laughing, but still silently replied, "Okay."

The golden coffin was so heavy that it took some time to transport it to the dock.

As the coffin was carried up by more than ten people, Wu Zhao remembered something and took out a few talismans, handing them to Wu Shiyu.

She said, "It's a storage talisman I drew on the spot. Inside... are all undercover police officers. They've been cursed by the corpse-driver. I'll tell you the details when I get back."

"I think it's safer to leave it to you."

Wu Shiyu looked serious. She reached out and took the talisman: "Thank you. I will dispose of the body properly and hand it over to the police."

The sky was beginning to darken.

People were still boarding the ship one after another.

Wu Zhao wanted Gu Chen to board the ship first, but Gu Chen said he could only feel at ease after Qing Yao and Chen Fang's injuries were bandaged.

Seeing Qingyao and Chen Fang limping over, supporting each other, Wu Zhao asked, "How are you feeling?"

"Hongyao helped us stop the bleeding and immobilize the wound, so we should be fine when we get back," Qingyao said.

Gu Chen glanced at the sky. "Let's get on the ship. We should be able to leave Pearl Island before dark."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a violent explosion erupted from the mountaintop in the center of the island.

Red magma gushed out.

Screams erupted instantly at the dock.

"An active volcano?!"

Wu Xingyun exclaimed in surprise.

wrong.

Wu Zhao sensed a familiar yin energy from the lava erupting from the volcano.

At the same time, a figure flashed by not far away.

"Team Leader Lin!"

Chen Fang, with his sharp eyes, exclaimed in surprise.

Lin Lele's father?

Did he trigger the volcano to kill everyone on the island?

The lava surged down from the mountaintop at an extremely abnormal speed.

The lava must be stopped before everyone boards the ship!

Just as Wu Zhao was about to rush forward, Gu Chen grabbed her hand tightly.

"You can't go!" Gu Chen's warm, large hand gripped hers tightly.

Her body had just been ambushed by Shen Jiaojiao, so where would she find the extra spiritual energy to deal with the lava?

"I'll go." Wu Shiyu glanced at his younger brother. "Bring the people onto the ship and maintain order."

Wu Xingyun looked at her nervously: "Sister, you—"

“You can’t handle this.” Wu Zhao couldn’t break free from Gu Chen’s grasp at once, and she quickly said, “There’s also Lin Xuguo, you can’t handle him either.”

Gu Chen's expression was solemn. "Wu Zhao, your body simply cannot support you to solve this. Don't push yourself."

This was the first time he had called her by her name, and his serious and earnest tone made Wu Zhao a little stunned.

She stared at his lips, and a rebellious thought suddenly popped into her head.

The body can't hold on because it has no spiritual power left. Isn't Gu Chen in front of me the best way to recover?

Under the shocked gazes of the Wu siblings and Qingyao, Wu Zhao grabbed Gu Chen's hand.

Caught off guard by his gaze, he bit down hard on Gu Chen's lips.

Sorry, Emperor Star, please give me some purple aura to save my life!

Gu Chen opened his mouth in pain: "Ugh—"