novelhk Chapter 21 She said every cause has its effect
Chapter 21 She said every cause has its effect
After saying this, Lin Lele stopped crying and carefully put away the identity document.
Upon seeing this, Wu Xingyun said, "You must be hungry after all that commotion all night. I'll go see if there's anything else to eat."
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Mr. Gu, there's been a situation on the island. Is there anything unusual on your end?"
Gu Chen gestured to Hong Yao.
Hongyao nodded and pulled Lin Lele upstairs.
After the two entered the room, Wu Xingyun opened the door and said, "What happened? We were exhausted from the auction tonight and were about to rest."
The person outside glanced discreetly into the room, and after seeing the bowls and chopsticks on the table, asked with a smile, "I see you're planning to have a late-night snack. Would you like our kitchen to provide some ready-made food?"
"No need, we've already finished eating." Wu Zhao politely declined. "If there's nothing else, please leave."
She could sense a trace of blood and Lin Lele's aura emanating from this person, suggesting that he had probably seen Lin Lele before.
Making him leave as soon as possible is the only way to ensure Lin Lele's safety.
Wu Xingyun said somewhat impatiently, "Your island has its own problems, why are you causing trouble for the guests instead of solving them?"
"If there's nothing else, hurry up and leave!"
After he finished speaking, he closed the door and shrugged at Wu Zhao: "Now it's quiet."
Hearing the footsteps outside the door leave, Wu Zhao looked towards Hong Yao and Lin Lele's room and said, "Be careful when you sleep tonight. I suspect they might use some other methods."
Then she looked at Gu Chen: "You'll be with me tonight."
Just in case a formidable opponent arrives, she can gather some purple energy to deal with them immediately...
Gu Chen nodded: "Okay."
"Huh?!" Wu Xingyun stared wide-eyed, glancing at Wu Zhao and then at Gu Chen, before hesitatingly saying, "Isn't it inappropriate for a man and a woman to be alone together like this..."
"You'll stay with Qingyao tonight, and don't wander around unless necessary," Wu Zhao instructed him. "If you fall for another sorcerer's tricks, you'll be kneeling in the ancestral shrine when you get back!"
Wu Xingyun was startled and shook her head repeatedly: "No, I definitely won't fall for it again!"
After realizing what he had just said, he was a little confused. How did Wu Zhao know that the Wu family was most afraid of kneeling in the ancestral hall?
"I'll give you a few talismans. If you find anything wrong, just throw them out." Wu Zhao reached into his pocket.
After distributing the talismans to them, he had Qingyao deliver the remaining ones to Lin Lele and the other person.
After making the arrangements, Wu Zhao pushed Gu Chen's wheelchair upstairs.
Wu Xingyun tried to stop him from behind: "How about I act together with Patriarch Gu tonight..."
"Mr. Wu, you should worry about yourself first!" Qingyao put his arm around his shoulder and dragged him away.
They vowed to defend to the death the chance for their patriarch and future wife to be alone together!
Wu Zhao had no idea what Qing Yao was thinking; she simply pushed Gu Chen's wheelchair upstairs.
Upon seeing that familiar door, Wu Zhao immediately recalled that awkward moment between the two of them, and she pretended to cough.
"I...I'll go get something first. You go in first, I'll be right back!"
After she finished speaking, she turned and left. Gu Chen watched her fleeing figure and found it somewhat amusing.
After calming down in his room for a while, Wu Zhao was about to grab something and go upstairs.
Suddenly she turned to look out the window of the room, and a strange yet familiar scent wafted in from not far away.
The villa they were in was very close to the sea and also very close to another landing point on the island.
"That's..." Lin Lele's father's aura. Wu Zhao realized what he meant and was somewhat surprised.
The person who followed Lin Lele on the first day but suddenly disappeared!
The little paper figure couldn't find his body or his spirit, so what was the reason for the sudden appearance of his aura at this moment?
Moreover, this aura was intermittent, giving her the feeling that it was moving around, sometimes near and sometimes far.
Looking at the gentle waves outside the window, Wu Zhao suddenly had a strange thought.
...Could it be that it was fed to the fish in the sea by some inhumane person, which is why it can sense things sometimes and not at other times?
Touching the ring, Wu Zhao suddenly whispered, "My body is in the sea, but where is my spirit?"
"Miss Wu, the head of the family asked me to ask if you need any help."
Qingyao's voice rang out from outside the house.
Wu Zhao replied, "No, I'll be right there."
She opened the window and released a small paper figure outside: "Go and see if you can find his spirit."
If Earl of the Night and the sorcerer made a deal, then Lin Lele's father's spirit was very likely captured.
The little paper figure floated lightly from her palm and drifted away on the sea breeze.
Wu Zhao then closed the window, picked up his backpack, got up, and left the room.
Seeing Qingyao standing outside the door, Wu Zhao said, "Get some rest early, and don't go out unnecessarily at night."
"Okay." Qingyao nodded and watched her go upstairs and into her room.
Gu Chen, who had already changed into his pajamas, was sitting on the sofa reading a book.
Her once neatly combed hair was now somewhat disheveled, and the neckline of her silk pajamas was slightly open.
A delicate collarbone was exposed to the air, appearing and disappearing as he casually flipped through the pages.
Hearing the noise, he looked up, a faint smile appearing on his handsome face.
"You're back."
Wu Zhao paused, inexplicably sensing that there was something more to his words.
“You sleep in the bed tonight, I’ll sleep on the sofa.” Wu Zhao shook his head and put his backpack on the sofa next to him.
She thought for a moment and said, "If we can't get that jade this time, then I can only think of other ways to help you. It's just that the effect may not be as good as the jade, after all, the spiritual energy in that jade is extremely pure."
"I didn't expect to encounter so many things this time." Her abilities haven't fully recovered, and she's finding it difficult to cope with the current situation.
Gu Chen replied, "It's alright, I believe you."
His gaze was deep, and his dark eyes seemed to reflect the stars under the light.
Looking into those eyes, Wu Zhao suddenly felt the air temperature rise.
She cleared her throat and said, "It's now basically confirmed that the alteration of your destiny is related to Yue Jinsheng."
"However, I haven't met his mother yet. Perhaps I could confirm it if I did."
Upon hearing Wu Zhao's words, Gu Chen fell silent.
After a while, he suddenly asked, "Is my mother's death related to this?"
Seeing the bulging veins on the back of his hand holding the book, Wu Zhao swallowed and said softly, "...It's somewhat related."
The yin energy that had been lurking above his head suddenly surged violently.
Knowing his intense emotional turmoil, Wu Zhao immediately reached out and pressed his hand down.
His hands were so cold they were piercing, making her flinch.
Suppressing the chill, Wu Zhao said, "Calm down! This will only make them take everything that's important to you away faster!"
"Don't worry, the consequences of your actions will eventually come back to haunt you!"
"Whatever they took from you, I will make them pay back a thousandfold!"
She could hear Gu Chen's heavy breathing, his voice hoarse: "Zhao Zhao, thank you for telling me all this."
Gu Chen closed his eyes, his mind filled with those hurtful accusations from the past.
"He's so young and has no emotions at all, he's a freak."
"Maybe his mother was cursed to death by him..."
"What bad luck! I don't want to play with him at all. If it weren't for my family insisting that I flatter him, I wouldn't want to be with this weirdo!"
……
A bitter smile appeared on Gu Chen's lips.
He looked up at Wu Zhao, his eyes brimming with intense emotions.
You're so late, I've been waiting for ages...