Bai Zhi immediately left the sickroom, a victorious smile on her lips. She was genuinely smiling, a smile that came from the heart.
Because she knew that her aunt had agreed.
Agreed to stay here, and then a few days later, to return directly to the thatched cottage in the mountains, where her aunt would be safest.
After leaving the hospital, Bai Zhi prepared to go back.
Bai Xin had cried for a long time and, exhausted, finally lay down to rest.
Li Mo looked at the door in silence.
It was only now that he realized how difficult Bai Zhi had it.
Growing up with such parents, and now facing dangers from all sides, as if people were ready to savagely devour her.
Yet this girl, she wasn’t scared at all. Instead, she wanted to make sure Bai Xin was settled in well.
She had said before that if she came to this hospital, she would leave the next day, and she must see Wu Wa in order to follow her and ultimately go to her house.
Then Wu Wa would lead them through another route back to the rear mountains of Bai Family Village.
When the time came, everything would be prepared for them there.
But Bai Zhi had said that would only be in the most dangerous times.
But who would have thought that those times had already arrived?
Li Mo didn’t understand why it was so dangerous.
Wasn’t the hospital safer?
But that night, after his father-in-law had told him, he understood why Bai Zhi was so anxious.
It was because, for the sake of profit, some people really would stop at nothing. To force Bai Zhi, his father-in-law, Bai Xin would be the prime targets.
"Don’t worry, give it a couple of days for you to stabilize, and then we’ll go home. We won’t look for Bai Zhi anymore and just pretend she’s not our niece."
Li Mo’s words made bai Xin realize that the walls had ears now.
Dad had said, the end was near, so this moment would be very dangerous, and she should listen to Xingxing’s arrangements.
But where was Xingxing?
She was just a child, was she to face the danger on her own?
To think she even argued with her, what was she trying to do?
Bai Zhi got home in the afternoon.
After making sure Bai Xin was in a better emotional state, she went to find Wu Wa to give instructions before returning.
Bai Fei was at the main gate, glaring at her fiercely.
"Where’s aunty? What did you do with her? Bai Zhi, I never thought you would turn out . If I had known earlier, had known..."
Bai Zhi looked at Bai Fei, inwardly raging, and laughed. "Had known what? I don’t need you to worry about my business; you’d better go home."
Bai Zhi thought that she was the only one in Han Sheng’s sights, so no one else should be in any trouble.
After all, this was Bai Family Village, where they wouldn’t dare to act rashly.
The villagers were not pushovers either, and letting Bai Xin leave was for her safety too.
"How can I not look after you when I’m your cousin? Do you even realize what you’ve done wrong? This house is also your aunt’s. How can you be so selfish?"
All those rules and regulations, they’re all nonsense.
If no one takes them seriously, what do they amount to?
"I am that selfish, what’s it to you if I am?"
Bai Zhi bypassed Bai Fei and started to open the door.
Han Sheng led Han Feng over from the back mountain, Han Feng carrying some chestnuts on his back.
"Bai Zhi, I saw some chestnuts in the mountains, they were growing nicely, here, Grandpa Han brought some for you.
I heard about you and your aunt, it’s all my fault, if it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have argued with her. But how could you drive her away?"
Bai Zhi looked at the chestnuts, in the heart of winter going to the mountains to gather chestnuts? Not to mention the villagers would have already picked them clean, those freshly sleek ones didn’t even look like they had just been collected.
"No need, Grandpa Han, how come I remembered we just had a falling out just a while ago, or have you already forgotten?"
This really is forgetfulness.
"How can you say it’s a falling out, it’s just a child not understanding, I won’t hold it against you."
Han Sheng’s gaze was gentle, looking at Bai Zhi as if he were looking at a mischievous younger relative.
Even if the younger relative gave him a bit of a headache, he still felt it was nothing serious.
"But I want to take issue with it, sorry I’m not magnanimous. You should just go back and not come clanging around in front of me when there’s no need."
Bai Zhi subconsciously touched her neck and, with a dark face, walked in and slammed the door shut.
Watching this scene, Han Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly, wondering what Xingxing was planning to do – she couldn’t possibly be planning to use herself as bait.
If that was indeed the case...
Yes, Bai Zhi was infuriating Han Sheng, she knew he was growing impatient, otherwise he wouldn’t still be at Bai Family Village at this time.
He couldn’t find the secret of Bai Family Village, so he could only start from her.
But Grandpa and the others still hadn’t found that place where crimes stacked to the heavens.
Bai Zhi could only wait...
Wait for Xu Yan, she needed something. A recording pen.
If Han Sheng didn’t personally confess, if they couldn’t find that place that shouldn’t exist, there was no way to do anything to Han Sheng.
Today’s Han Sheng is a meritorious official, a very important leader.
Without evidence, there’s simply no way to deal with him.
Bai Zhi thought it through clearly, it would be great if they could find it, but it wouldn’t matter if they couldn’t.
She just needed to ruin Han Sheng.
So, as long as Han Sheng laid a hand on her, everything would be over.
But Bai Zhi still wanted to expose his sins, behind the sins was a dirty industrial chain.
Bai Zhi was waiting, and so was Han Sheng.
He knew that Bai Dan and the others were making big moves, having already disrupted many of his plans, but he didn’t care.
He was dying, what was there to care about? As long as he could find the secret to immortality, as long as he could continue living.
His gaze greedily swept over the Bai Family’s courtyard, then shifted to Han Feng.
Such a young body, even if he couldn’t find that place in the end, even if he couldn’t find it, he must have this body.
But... he still needed someone.
The blood of the Guardian of the Bai Family.
Currently, he was living on the blood he had exchanged from his son and grandson.
And then consumed their souls. To have lifelong peace, he needed to find the Dragon Vein Guardian, to directly seize the Dragon Vein and the nation’s destiny.
Although the Bai Family hid it well, there were always those who knew.
He had searched for decades, not fearing that he wouldn’t find it. But first, he needed to stay alive.
Only by living could he continue.
"Are you Grandpa Han?"
Bai Fei looked at Han Feng and Han Sheng, "Han Feng, when did you come back?"
Bai Fei was always carefree, though she had just witnessed Han Sheng and Bai Zhi clashing fiercely. But she felt that today’s Bai Zhi was kinda annoying, and her tone was too much.
"A few days now, let’s head back, Grandpa."
Han Feng didn’t want to say much to Bai Fei, currently he wasn’t trusted by Han Sheng. But he knew that Han Sheng had brought many people.
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Bai Family Village now seemed the same as always, but in reality, unknown to many, it was already surrounded by people.
But they tacitly didn’t move...
Waiting for the first one to make a move.
"Yeah, let’s go. Whose child is this, you’re not even talking to her."
"I’m Bai Zhi’s cousin, Bai Fei. Bai Zhi is acting strange today, don’t take it personally, Grandpa Han."