Gu Xu shook his head: "No, there must be some kind of connection between them."

Ming Zhuo, of course, understood what Gu Xu meant. He wasn't saying that Chu Yuqi was this person, but rather that he was guessing that the two were related by blood.

Although Chu Yuqi's body was replaced by another person, which in a sense is possession, she and this person are completely different people.

Judging from blood relations, Chu Yuqi has biological parents. The couple are middle and senior managers in the company, have a good family background, and love their daughter very much.

Moreover, judging from the age of the person in the portrait, he should be in his sixties or seventies, and probably couldn't have given birth to a daughter as old as Chu Yuqi.

But Mingzhuo trusted Gu Xu's intuition.

"At last year's Xuanmen Academic Exchange Conference, I remember that elder from the Bai family was backing up Chu Yuqi and secretly trying to sabotage and plot against me."

Mingzhuo thought for a moment. Although the other party's plan ultimately failed and he had outmaneuvered them, it didn't mean the matter was over.

She has no other redeeming qualities, but she is exceptionally reasonable, always repaying kindness and avenging wrongs.

"How about this? Elder Bai gave me an S-rank mission, which helped us win many awards. We should definitely come and thank him," Ming Zhuo said with a smile, sounding very kind.

Li Wenhe: "..."

He had a bad feeling; usually when Mingzhuo smiled so kindly, it meant someone was about to be in trouble.

Mingzhuo rarely schemes against others, after all, she can crush any conspiracy or trickery by simply overwhelming them with her strength.

If she wanted to scheme against someone, like that group that encouraged people to commit suicide before, the group owner probably still regrets it now, wondering how she could have provoked this big devil.

Gu Xu: "I'll start investigating Chu Yuqi's background and the list of Bai family members, and I'll try my best to compile it."

He still felt he couldn't ignore this lead, even though the Bai family was more suspicious.

Mingzhuo gave him an "OK" sign. "Axu, then I'll trouble you."

Seeing that she couldn't be of much help, Ruan Mingying decided not to cause any more trouble. "Then we won't bother you any longer. Let's go home first."

"Wait a minute," Mingzhuo suddenly said.

She walked out the door, glanced in the direction of Qinghui Residence, and then said, "Oh, it's nothing, let's go home."

Ruan Mingying felt a chill run down her spine: "Was there really a sneak attack tonight?"

"Hmm, it's probably just testing the waters. Let's go home and take a look."

The group left the house, but before they even got home, Ruan Mingying's phone rang.

"Honey, are you home?" Xu Shanglou's voice came through the phone. "The guard post said we had some guests visiting today, but no one answered the phone at home. I just passed by the guard post and found some guests waiting here, so I brought them in with me..."

"Husband!" Ruan Mingying called out urgently.

Xu Shanglou paused, his eyes darkening slightly. "Wife, what's wrong?"

Ruan Mingying rarely called him "husband," so her sudden eagerness stirred his emotions.

Ruan Mingying's heart was pounding wildly; she had a gut feeling that there was something wrong with those guests.

Why did they have to come at this time of year?

When she answered the phone, she could hear Xu Shanglou talking to someone next to him, which meant there was someone in his car.

The person who deliberately sits next to Xu Shanglou at this time is definitely not normal.

"Honey, I miss you so much!" In her haste, Ruan Mingying cried out in a high-pitched voice, "I miss you so much, can you come back soon?"

Xu Shanglou loosened his tie, smiled apologetically at the person next to him, leaned to the side, and covered his phone. "Wife, I miss you too."

Just as Ruan Mingying and Xu Shanglou were talking, a motorcycle pulled up to a stop on the side of the road.

The other person looked up, and everyone was surprised to find that it was actually Gu Xu!

He glanced at Mingzhuo, who immediately understood and tacitly rushed forward and quickly got on the car.

Gu Xu stepped on the gas, and the motorcycle shot off like an arrow.

——

In the spacious car, Xu Shanglou kept making phone calls.

When a couple whispers sweet nothings to each other, no one else would feel comfortable being so inconsiderate as to eavesdrop.

Chu Yuqi sat in the passenger seat, feeling somewhat embarrassed. She recognized Xu Shanglou as Mingzhuo's brother-in-law.

When she first transmigrated into the book, she was full of confidence, believing that the fate of the Ming family would follow the predetermined ending in the book. She even told Cheng Jiangkai and his wife that Ruan Mingying was a mistress to the Xu family...

Unexpectedly, she was completely proven wrong. Ruan Mingying did not become an old man's mistress, but instead married the eldest son of the Xu family, whom she wanted to curry favor with.

At first, she also wondered if it was because Mingzhuo had changed his persona that he secretly altered the fate of the Ruan family.

Later it turned out that wasn't the case; Mingzhuo and she must have transmigrated into the book during that live stream.

However, Nguyen Minh Anh and Huh Shang Lou had already registered their marriage in Free State long before that.

Although there have been some unpleasant rumors circulating recently, such as Ruan Mingying being a vixen and raising a ghost child, which is why Xu Shanglou is so infatuated with her.

But since the Xu family is on good terms with Daoist Qinglian, how could they not see whether Xu Shanglou is under the influence of evil magic?

Therefore, these rumors are completely unbelievable.

The fact that Ruan Mingying could be so highly regarded by Xu Shanglou and that Xu Zhongkai could publicly acknowledge her identity shows that her nature is not as bad as it seems.

Chu Yuqi felt incredibly embarrassed when she thought about how she had once been part of the rumor-mongering community, and now that she had met the person in question.

In the back seat, Xiang Yuhan suddenly smiled and asked, "What's wrong with Chu Chu? Why has she been so quiet since we got in the car?"

Chu Yuqi: "Uncle Xiang, I just feel a little tired."

Xiang Yuhan nodded. "Everyone has worked hard on this trip to Beishan Temple. Get a good night's sleep when we get back later."

After much deliberation, Wu Jiao decided to entrust the trip to Beishan Temple to Xiang Yuhan and Daoist Tingyun, with Chu Yuqi, Zhuang Xun, and several other elite disciples accompanying them.

Originally, there was no plan to send Chu Yuqi, after all, she was about to take the college entrance examination, but Elder Bai heard about the matter at Beishan Temple and insisted on getting involved, so Chu Yuqi was arranged to go.

Over the past six months, Chu Yuqi has become increasingly disliked by many in the Xuanmen sect because she has frequently tried to steal the limelight from Cheng Jingru.

In addition, she has a powerful background, with Elder Bai backing her up, and even Wu Jiao has to give way to her, making her even less likable.

Among the people traveling with her, only Xiang Yuhan and she could talk to each other.

It was a bit crowded for the group to ride in one car, so Xiang Yuhan simply got out and got into Xu Shanglou's car with Chu Yuqi.

No one had any objections to this arrangement.

The car drove into a lake area.

Drive for another two or three minutes and you'll reach Qinghui Residence.

In the car behind, perhaps because they were too tired, a group of people were taking a nap.

After all, Beishan Temple is located in a very remote area. Crossing the Tea Horse Road is a physically demanding task, and even cultivators cannot withstand it; they are already exhausted.

The driver only felt a blur before his eyes, and when he looked again, he found that the car in front of him had disappeared.

He was a little puzzled. Had the car in front suddenly accelerated? Strange, they had been keeping a safe distance just moments before, how could it suddenly be going so fast?