Li Ruyun was preoccupied with her own concerns, and she was restless all evening after returning home.
Li Ruyu asked curiously, "Haven’t you been hanging out with Yue Xiaohu quite often lately? What’s wrong today..."
Li Ruyun frowned and said, "Don’t mention him."
"Oh..." Li Ruyu didn’t know what had happened, so he just grumbled silently to himself.
Wasn’t their plan going smoothly just a few days ago? Talking about starting with Yue Xiaohu to find out Qingqing’s real identity.
And along the way, instilling the idea of inheriting the family business to provoke conflicts within the Yue Family.
Even he couldn’t figure it out, when they had grown up together.
Had the cunning of both people really all concentrated on Li Ruyun?
The car was quiet for a long while.
Seeing his sister’s tense face, Li Ruyu still cautiously asked, "So, did you find out? Is Yue Qingqing really... "
"No!" Li Ruyun glared at Li Ruyu, "And she never will be. Do you understand?"
Li Ruyu felt like he was being watched by a venomous snake and quickly lowered his head, not asking further.
Li Ruyun was thoroughly annoyed with her brainless twin brother.
If it wasn’t because he was a boy and sufficiently afraid of her, perhaps he wouldn’t even be alive now.
After all, if Zhuang Rouhui were left with only one daughter, it’s highly likely that Li Fuhong would remarry and have more children.
With a stepmother entering the picture, the situation would become much harder to control.
Li Ruyun was agitated and distraught as the car drove past the commercial street next to the school.
Unbeknownst to her, as they passed by one of the stores, a young woman inside suddenly let out a light laugh.
The laughter was like a silver bell, carrying a hint of some kind of magic.
The woman’s lower half of her face was covered by a veil, only revealing a pair of exceptionally captivating eyes.
An elderly man with white hair and beard sat opposite her.
"Master Gou, did you hear that?"
Gou Honghe leaned back in his chair, "You mean that little girl?"
Despite her young age, she gave off a very sinister vibe.
Seeing Gou Honghe’s indifferent demeanor, the woman raised an eyebrow.
"Don’t you think that such a child is naturally suited to be an evil cultivator?"
Gou Honghe did not expect this response and straightened up a bit.
"Ms. Hua, you’re not considering taking her as a disciple, are you?"
Evil cultivators like them often found it more difficult to take on disciples than the regular cultivators.
Everyone knew each other’s background; they all started as crooked saplings, and being cultivated, they could only yield poisonous fruits.
One careless move could result in being bitten back.
Therefore, they would often choose not to pass on their cultivation base even to their own children,
fearing that the karmic cycle would bring their past misdeeds back upon themselves through their offspring.
At his age, Master Gou had many capable followers, but he had never considered taking a disciple.
And Hua Miaofu seemed too young to be entertaining such thoughts.
"An enemy’s enemy is naturally a friend, and this little girl has a cruel heart, just like me."
The woman lifted her veil and picked up her cup.
The cup was filled with something black and wriggling, its nature unknown.
Even Gou Honghe looked somewhat odd as his eyes swept over it.
However, Hua Miaofu tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp, her face expressing enjoyment.
"The little demons that I went to great lengths to summon and intended to raise were all exorcised by someone. I remember this debt clearly and must find a way to repay it."
Gou Honghe shook his head, "Whether you call me cowardly or wary, I simply wouldn’t dare make a move in Zhuancheng."
Years ago, his cultivation base was mostly destroyed, and it took countless precious treasures to restore it.
His subordinates traveled all the way to the villages near Zhuancheng, but in the end, they couldn’t find the true target, and instead suffered misfortune for several months upon returning.
Gou Honghe was especially wary of the other party’s methods.
If it wasn’t for the fact that he had to come this time, he would have stayed as far away from Zhuancheng as possible.
Who knew whether that person would set their sights on him.