Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

Love and life?

Gu Jiaxi was taken aback by the question, and her originally flushed face instantly lost all color.

"You mean... I'll die if I chase after her?"

Wu Zhao shook his head: "It's not that you'll die if you chase her, it's that... you'll die as long as you love her."

The chance of surviving a near-death experience is one in 100,000.

Gu Chen gripped the armrests of the wheelchair tightly. He wanted to say something, but the words suddenly wouldn't come out.

Huo Weiwei, who was eavesdropping, was initially excited to have overheard some gossip, but when she heard Wu Zhao say this, she was so surprised that she covered her mouth.

After a long silence, Gu Jiaxi calmly said, "It's okay, I'm not afraid of death."

He was only afraid that he couldn't love her.

"...Whatever, just don't say I didn't warn you." Wu Zhao sensed his unspoken meaning.

The atmosphere in the room became somewhat somber. She coughed and said, "You know you have someone your mother sent to monitor you, right?"

Gu Jiaxi nodded.

“I know, I kept him by my side on purpose to put my mother’s mind at ease.”

Wu Zhao raised an eyebrow: "Do you know that this person was recommended to your mother by Shen Jiaojiao?"

"He also has a connection with Ning Zhiyuan. To be precise, this person is Ning Zhiyuan's man."

At this point, Wu Zhao felt somewhat surprised, "I didn't expect Ning Zhiyuan to have such a clever plan."

While plotting against Huo Tingchen, she also didn't let Gu Jiaxi off the hook.

Gu Chen's capable right-hand man and successor, Shui Lingling, has been completely scheming by him?

Slowly turning the ring on his hand, Wu Zhao became even more curious about Ning Zhiyuan, whose fate was unfathomable.

Ning Zhiyuan?

Gu Jiaxi frowned: "Who is he?"

"He's my brother's friend!" Huo Weiwei poked her head out from the corner of the wall. "His child is having a one-month celebration soon, and he invited my brother to attend."

Huo Tingchen's friend? Gu Jiaxi frowned even more.

He didn't know many of Huo Tingchen's friends, but he didn't have a good impression of any of them.

Perhaps it was her innate intuition, but Gu Jiaxi always felt that Huo Tingchen didn't have any truly good friends around him.

However, he didn't say it outright, after all, their relationship wasn't that close...

"What's the connection between him inviting Huo Tingchen to the full moon celebration and him placing someone next to me to monitor me?" Gu Jiaxi asked.

Wu Zhao knew that he must be filled with doubts right now.

So she said, "It's not really your business, but because you're on Gu Chen's side, Shen Jiaojiao has staked everything on Gu Yang. You... are all obstacles in her way."

The thought of Gu Yang filled Gu Jiaxi with disgust.

Despite being relatives, he had absolutely no liking for this woman who was addicted to infidelity and caused the death of Gu Chen's mother.

Not to mention he even wanted to kill Gu Chen!

“Let’s go together for the full moon celebration,” Wu Zhao said, looking at Gu Chen. “I’m quite interested in this Ning Zhiyuan.”

Gu Chen's lips twitched, and he asked in return, "What interests?"

"If the other person is not a fellow traveler, then something is obscuring my vision. Thinking about it this way, I'm very curious about his background because I can't see through his destiny."

Wu Zhao was still thinking about how to meet this person without being discovered, unaware that Gu Chen's grip on the wheelchair tightened and then loosened.

Huo Weiwei heard her words and ran over: "Me too! I can help!"

"Are you going to cause trouble?" Gu Jiaxi was speechless at her loud tone. "What if there's danger after you go? Will I have to protect you?"

Judging from his expression, he didn't approve of letting Huo Weiwei go.

Sticking her tongue out at him and making a face, Huo Weiwei said indignantly, "I don't need your protection, so I'm not listening to you!"

“He’s right, you’d better not go.” Wu Zhao tapped her forehead. “You can’t keep secrets. I’m afraid you’ll give yourself away when you see Shen Jiaojiao.”

It seems that Shen Jiaojiao hasn't given up on getting to Huo Weiwei yet, so we can't let her meet with Shen Jiaojiao for the time being.

Huo Weiwei still felt angry when she mentioned this person. She said, "I'm angry that she used me! But I promise I won't ruin your plans. I'll definitely listen to you. Besides, wouldn't it be better if I were here to confuse Shen Jiaojiao?"

Gu Chen replied, "Can you control your temper?"

Huo Weiwei choked and didn't dare to speak.

"You stay home and wait patiently. When you get back, I'll have Ziyao tell you what happened." Wu Zhao noticed the clothes peeking out from the corner of the wall. "I know you want to hear gossip, so I can just tell you verbally, okay?"

He shook her hand, and Huo Weiwei chuckled sheepishly, saying, "That works too!"

“But I contacted my brother, and he doesn’t seem to have done anything wrong.” Huo Weiwei remembered something and added, “My brother told me that the little paper doll you gave him is quite lively.”

Wu Zhao fell silent.

She could sense the little paper doll's condition herself, just as Huo Weiwei had said.

But this activity also made her feel a little strange.

Huo Tingchen must have had a lot of contact with Ning Zhiyuan during this period, and if there is anything wrong with Ning Zhiyuan, the little paper doll must have sensed it.

However, the little paper doll did not give her this information.

"Once you see him, you'll know what the problem is, right?" Gu Chen comforted her when he saw that she couldn't figure out the reason. "Too many things have happened these past two days. Get some rest tonight."

"Forget it, at worst I'll just throw out a Five Thunder Talisman and let it explode." Wu Zhao waved his hand.

Anyway, she had already figured out a way to avoid being punished by heavenly lightning.

Wu Zhao glanced at Gu Chen, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

Gu Chen felt a chill run down his spine under her gaze.

"What?" he asked, somewhat puzzled.

But all he got was Wu Zhao's departing back.

……

The night breeze was a bit chilly.

Wu Zhao stood on the balcony, silently gazing at the dark sky.

A few stars shone faintly, adorning the night sky.

Her gaze sharpened slightly.

In the courtyard next door, which was burned beyond recognition, stood a tall and slender man.

He gave her a faint smile.

...It was Ye Linyan.

He raised his hand and waved to her, as if to say hello.

By the faint moonlight, Wu Zhao saw a small snake slowly crawl out of his hair and coil around his shoulder.

It flicked its tongue at her.

Under the moonlight, the man's androgynous face was tinged with tenderness.

Wu Zhao: ...

Looking at that face, Wu Zhao was still somewhat dazed.

It feels like I experienced a similar scene a long time ago, but perhaps it was just too long ago.

She couldn't be sure which image was real.

"Miss Wu, I have a request."

Ye Linyan's voice came from downstairs.

Wu Zhao snapped out of his daze, chuckled, and looked at him.

"What do you want to say?"

She clenched her fist, feeling a little itchy.

"Miss Wu, I wonder if the Ye family would have the honor of inviting you to their full moon celebration?"

He smiled, gazing at her with deep eyes.

"It's hard to believe, but I fell in love with Miss Wu at first sight."