Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

Few members of the Lu family knew what happened that night; only Lu Lian'er, her mother and daughter, and Lu Linxi were aware of it.

But after that night, the Lu family treated Shen Qingyao like an ancestor.

Even Si Jingnian, Lu Linxi's direct superior, wasn't as prominent as her.

Si Jingnian watched with doting eyes as Shen Qingyao received warm greetings from the Lu family, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

The Lu family kept calling her "Master Shen," which made Shen Qingyao feel a little embarrassed. Their enthusiasm was really hard for her to handle.

After dealing with the Lu family's affairs, Shen Qingyao originally wanted to set off immediately to return to Nancheng, but when she thought of the mess left by the Mu family, she could only continue to wait.

Regardless of whether the Mu family wants her to intervene, she has to wait until Mu Huihui appears and subdues her before she can leave.

For five consecutive days, Shen Qingyao did not receive any news from Mu Qingya, and she knew that the Mu family did not believe it at all.

On the sixth day, Master Mu personally visited Shen Qingyao at the Lu residence.

"Something strange has happened at Master Mu's house these past few days, hasn't it? Otherwise, Master Mu wouldn't have come to the Lu residence to see me personally, with such a humble attitude."

Shen Qingyao lazily looked at Master Mu, only to see that his face was ugly and his eyes were full of fear.

"Yes, strange things have happened in our house. At night... at night someone is crying in the yard. It's... it's Mu Huihui's voice. Also... all the dogs and cats we keep in the manor are dead, and the birds are dead too... It's so strange!"

Old Master Mu wiped away non-existent sweat, his hands trembling uncontrollably with fear.

"It's not that difficult to resolve this matter."

Shen Qingyao looked at him indifferently, took a sip of tea, and spoke in a cool tone.

"Master Shen, I was blind to your greatness before. Please, you must save our Mu family."

Master Mu's face lit up with joy upon hearing this, and his eyes were full of expectation as he looked at Shen Qingyao. He was about to kneel down when he spoke.

"Don't move! Get up!"

Shen Qingyao put down her teacup, stood up, and coldly stopped Master Mu from kneeling.

The common saying that shortening one's lifespan is not just a joke.

He was older than her, and she wasn't an elder of Master Mu. His kneeling was like creating a connection; if she didn't resolve this matter for the Mu family, it would have a certain impact on her.

"If you want my help, then tell me the truth. Why... do you hate Mu Huihui so much?"

Shen Qingyao stared sharply at Master Mu with her cold gaze, her calm tone carrying an undeniable pressure.

Old Master Mu was slightly taken aback, his eyes darting away. After a long while, he sighed deeply, as if he had aged several years.

“Before Mu Huihui was born, someone told me that she was unlucky and would bring misfortune to her family.”

Old Master Mu looked pained; this grown man's eyes were red and tears were welling up.

"Just because of this, you hate her so much because of a random, irrelevant comment from someone? Then where does your hatred for her come from?"

Shen Qingyao pressed on relentlessly, determined to get Master Mu to reveal the whole truth, otherwise she would not take action.

Master Mu looked at Shen Qingyao with a pained expression and a blank look in his eyes, as if he were reminiscing about the past.

“At first I didn’t believe it either, but… but her mother died in childbirth when she was born, and from then on I was skeptical about it.”

"Later, when she was five years old, one of my concubines went to retrieve her kite. I saw with my own eyes that she had an evil look on her face, and then she pushed my concubine down the stairs, killing both her and her unborn child..."

"That was the woman I loved most in my life. She was only three months pregnant when that wretched Mu Huihui pushed her down the stairs, causing her and her unborn child to die. That wretched woman! That wretched woman!"

As he spoke, Old Master Mu slammed his fist on the table with a resentful look, his voice trembling with pain and a hint of sobbing.

After hearing these words, Shen Qingyao fell silent for a moment, unsure of what to say to comfort him.

She had never looked closely at Mu Huihui's face, so she didn't know if she was truly destined to bring misfortune to her family, nor did she know if what Master Mu said was true.

If the events are true, then it's understandable why Master Mu harbors such hatred for his own daughter, Mu Huihui.

"Tomorrow is the seventh day after Mu Huihui's death. If you don't want to die, you should move out of the Mu residence for the time being."

"I will go to the Mu residence tonight to take a look and make some preparations."

Upon hearing Shen Qingyao's words, Master Mu wiped away his tears and nodded.

"Alright! Thank you, Master Shen. I will lead my entire family to temporarily evacuate the mansion."

Shen Qingyao nodded calmly, then thought of Mu Qingya again.

Lu Linxi previously said that Mu Huihui would marry into the Wang family in place of Mu Qingya. Now that Mu Huihui is dead, does that mean Mu Qingya still has to marry into the family?

"By the way, about the marriage between your Mu family and the Wang family..."

"The engagement is off, and the cooperation with the Wang family is also... Alas! It's not that I want to force Qingya, but I have no choice. The cooperation between the Mu family and the Wang family was originally based on a marriage alliance. Now that the engagement is off, the cooperation is naturally canceled. The Mu family is now... in dire straits."

Old Master Mu's face showed pain and helplessness, but his tone also held a hint of relief.

"Would you rather break the contract than let Mu Huihui marry in his place?"

"Yes! That wretched child is not my daughter. I don't have such a vicious daughter! I want her to stay in the Mu family to repent and atone for her sins for the rest of her life!"

When Mu Huihui was mentioned, hatred rekindled in Master Mu's eyes, and his tone of voice was filled with resentment.

Seeing this, Shen Qingyao didn't say anything more, but nodded thoughtfully.

……

As night fell, with a creak, Shen Qingyao and Si Jingnian pushed open the gates of the Mu residence.

As soon as Shen Qingyao stepped into the Mu family mansion, she sensed a sinister aura emanating from it. Even though there were still people in the mansion, the entire place still felt eerie.

"Master Shen, you've finally arrived. Is there anything else we need to do?"

Master Mu and his family members, each carrying a bundle, were clearly planning to leave the Mu residence.

"Have the paper figures I asked you to prepare during the day been ready? And the birth dates and times of everyone in your Mu family?"

Shen Qingyao spoke in a cold tone, and Master Mu nodded repeatedly, then took out several sheets of red paper with the birth dates and names written on them.

Shen Qingyao nodded, took it, glanced at it, and then put it away.

"These are invisibility talismans. They can shield your presence and prevent ghosts from finding you. Each person should have one. Remember, they must not get wet and should be kept close to your body."

The members of the Mu family gratefully accepted the talismans, their faces showing varying degrees of fear and urgency.

"You go."

"Thank you, Master Shen."

"Go, go, go..."

As soon as Shen Qingyao spoke, the members of the Mu family rushed out of the Mu residence, as if Mu Huihui was chasing after them.

"They've all left, why aren't you leaving yet?"