Chapter Thirteen: It's Your Daughter

Wei Anhan stared intently at the man who entered, his body shrouded in black energy. He gradually lost his mind and lunged forward, his sharp armor gripping the man's neck, but he was repelled by a golden light.

Jingwu glanced at him in surprise and saw the man fall to the ground, the amulet he was wearing on his chest falling out.

I see.

She made hand seals and chanted the Heart-Cleansing Mantra in a calm yet powerful voice.

As soon as the sound entered her ears, the anger in her chest gradually subsided, and reason slowly returned.

He looked at his elder brother Wei Anchen standing in front of him and his wife Xia Tang who had fallen to the ground, a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

He remembered that he didn't have to die; he had a chance to clear his name. It was the meal Xia Tang brought him that was drugged, causing his heart palpitations and leading to his death in prison.

Master Wei helped his eldest son up, then looked at his youngest son with a puzzled expression: "Anhan, what are you doing? This is your older brother, the one who has loved you the most since childhood!"

“If he truly cared about me as his brother, he wouldn’t have had an affair with my wife, fathered this daughter, and then plotted to kill me.”

Looking at the two-month-old baby in the cradle, Wei Anhan's hatred deepened.

"What did you say?" Upon hearing this, disbelief flashed in Master Wei's eyes. He turned to look at the panic on Wei Anchen and Xia Tang's faces, and his heart sank immediately: "Is it true?"

Wei Anchen lowered his eyes and remained silent, lost in thought. Xia Tang, on the other hand, lay on the ground, tears streaming down her face, making her appear even more pitiful.

"Speak!" Master Wei roared. Seeing the situation, he understood what was going on. He staggered a couple of steps and almost fell to the ground.

Jingwu glanced at the two silent men and chuckled softly.

"Since none of you are going to say it, then I will say it."

She had already consulted a fortune teller when she met Wei Anhan, so she already knew what had happened.

Wei Anhan was the youngest son of the Wei family. He had no talent for business, but he did have some interest in literature. So, Master Wei decided to let him study and try to pass the imperial examinations. It would be best if he succeeded, but it wouldn't matter if he didn't, as the Wei family could afford to support him.

Two years ago, his family saw that he was getting on in years and arranged a marriage for him. They got married not long after.

Xia Tang's family was not wealthy, so marrying into the Wei family was considered a step up for her. However, she was beautiful and gentle, which made Wei Anhan very fond of her, and the couple were very loving.

Two months after their marriage, Wei Anchen returned from his business trip. Xia Tang recognized him as the young master she had met at the temple five years ago. She fell in love with him at first sight. After spending some time together, they both fell in love and started dating.

However, the good times didn't last long. The Wei family arranged a marriage for Wei Anchen. He knew that the woman's family background was on par with the Wei family and would be beneficial to him, so he did not refuse and had to separate from Xia Tang.

Unexpectedly, Xia Tang still married into the Wei family and became his brother's wife.

The two quickly rekindled their old flame and had an affair right under the noses of the Wei family. Not long after, she became pregnant.

Wei Anhan was oblivious to the situation and was completely unaware, instead overjoyed at the prospect of becoming a father. It was Wei Anchen's wife who, however, noticed something amiss and began investigating the matter.

In recent years, Wei Anchen gradually took over the Wei family and discovered this matter. He secretly put drugs in her daily food and after half a year, she died of a serious illness.

After this incident, Xia Tang went into premature labor and gave birth to a daughter. Fearing that Wei Anhan would discover the child wasn't his, she conspired with Wei Anchen to set a trap to kill him.

Wei Anhan was a generous and considerate person who made friends with many people at the academy.

There was a man named Qi Mo who was on good terms with him.

Qi Mo came from a poor family, so Wei Anchen gave him one hundred taels of silver to save his life.

Qi Mo was reluctant to accept the money, but considering his lack of talent and the certainty that he would fail the exam, he decided to take the money to provide a better life for his wife and two sons.

After thinking about it that way, I agreed.

Following Wei Anchen's plan, he invited Wei Anhan to a private room in a restaurant to drink with him. When they had drunk enough, he took out an exquisitely carved golden cicada and showed it to him.

While he was holding the cicada, the poison took effect, and he spat out a mouthful of poisonous blood.

At that moment, Qi Mo's wife pushed open the door and, upon seeing this scene, shouted that someone had committed murder.

The officials arrived quickly, and before Wei Anhan could react, she was taken to prison.

The Wei family certainly wouldn't stand idly by. Master Wei immediately sent his eldest son to pull strings and try to save his youngest son.

But Wei Anchen was determined to kill his younger brother, so he didn't try to smooth things over.

Xia Tang was even more ruthless. She personally delivered food laced with drugs to Wei Anhan. After he died from a heart attack, she bribed the coroner to say it was just a normal heart attack.

After they finished doing this, they felt guilty and immediately went to the Taoist temple to ask for a peace charm.

When Wei Anhan returned to his residence to seek revenge, the first people he looked for were the two of them, but they couldn't get close to him because of the peace talisman.

So he set his sights on the daughter the two had conceived through their affair.

He didn't want to hurt his mother, but she came to see Chu'er every day, crying and shouting, and accidentally the yin energy entered her body, causing her to fall ill.

After hearing what Jingwu said, Master Wei's forehead veins bulged, and he pointed at his eldest son: "You! You killed your own brother because of her?!"

Wei Anchen didn't speak, just stood there silently. Anyway, he was the only son in the Wei family, and no matter how angry his father was, he wouldn't beat him to death.

"Of course, it wasn't just because of Xia Tang. It was because he heard you say that you wanted to give half of the Wei family's assets to your youngest son that day, and he became dissatisfied. He felt that Wei Anhan spent his days eating, drinking, and having fun, and shouldn't be able to easily take away the family assets that he had worked so hard to build. It just so happened that Xia Tang brought up this matter, and he decided to kill her."

Jing Wu's expression remained calm as he looked at the man: "Am I right?"

Wei Anchen was extremely flustered. His father said he was going to invite people from the Xuanmen sect, and he secretly sent his own people to bribe the master along the way to keep the secret.

Who would have thought that this little girl would suddenly appear out of nowhere and expose everything?

He felt a murderous intent rising in his heart, but at this moment, what could he do to appease his father's anger?

Master Wei was so angry he could barely stand. He couldn't believe his eldest son could do such a thing, but seeing his reaction, he had no choice but to believe it.

He slumped into the chair, panting heavily, unsure of what to do.

When Jingwu saw that the truth was out, Wei Anhan's resentment dissipated by more than half. He walked to the cradle, looked at the little baby, and said to him, "This child is related to you by blood; he is your child."

Upon hearing this, both the people and the ghosts inside the room stared at her in astonishment.

"impossible!"

Xia Tang spoke first, but when she saw everyone looking at her, she realized she had said the wrong thing and immediately lowered her head.

Master Wei, realizing what was happening, staggered to Jingwu's side and asked, "Is it true, Master?"