When Ming Zhuo and Gu Xu arrived at Luowu Residence, Li Wenhe and He Wangyao had already received the news and were waiting in the living room.

The two came out when they heard the noise, and Li Wenhe's pupils contracted when he saw the bloodstains on Mingzhuo's clothes.

"Are you injured?" He strode over and grabbed Mingzhuo's arm to check the situation.

However, because the wound had completely healed, he couldn't see anything clearly.

Judging only from the bloodstains, I guessed, "What happened to your hand?"

Mingzhuo opened his palm to show everyone, "Okay, it's just that there was a hole punched through it, but it's already healed, that's not important."

He Wangyao: "You can't say that. It doesn't matter how it happened. But the fact that someone was able to hurt you is unbelievable!"

This was what shocked him the most. He had always thought Mingzhuo was invincible, but he never expected that he would get injured.

They couldn't see the wound, but judging from the amount of blood, they guessed that something was amiss.

Mingzhuo didn't explain much. After looking at his clothes, he realized that they were indeed a bit eye-catching.

"Oh no!" She slapped her forehead. "I should have gone to the mall to buy some clothes. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain it when I get home."

So many messy things happened along the way that I completely forgot about this.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. He Wangyao was about to get up to check when Gu Xu went out first.

He walked in a moment later, followed by several people wearing white gloves and carrying boxes.

Several people immediately recognized it as a top-tier luxury women's clothing brand, which is known for its arrogance and only accepts customers to shop in its stores.

It's truly astonishing that they even offer door-to-door delivery.

The person who appeared to be the manager instructed the shop assistants to open the packaging boxes, show the clothes inside, and even wanted to personally serve Mingzhuo.

Mingzhuo immediately realized that this was bought for him.

Ah-Xu is quite thoughtful; he probably notified the brand to prepare clothes as soon as they left.

"No need, I'll just wear whatever I feel like later."

Gu Xu had the box put down. "We don't need any service here. You can go back now."

The manager could only leave with a hint of regret.

Mingzhuo has never been particular about her clothes; she basically just wears whatever her mother and sister put together.

Mothers are probably very enthusiastic about dressing their daughters, and Mingzhuo is a natural clothes hanger, so she gives people the illusion that she is very good at dressing.

Fortunately, Gu Xu had picked out all the clothes, so Ming Zhuo just grabbed a dress and changed before coming out.

"Alright, let's get down to business." She had already washed her hands and thrown away her blood-stained clothes, intending to destroy the evidence.

He Wangyao then remembered: "Oh right, Chu Yuqi is actually Old Bai's illegitimate daughter!"

I was just as shocked as Zhuang Xun.

Li Wenhe said calmly, "Have you forgotten? The boss said that Chu Yuqi has no blood relation with the Bai family."

He Wangyao scratched her head. "Then I don't understand, why would the Bai family say that? Isn't this just smearing themselves?"

Based on Chu Yuqi's age, it's estimated that Bai Lao was in his forties or fifties and still had an affair and fathered an illegitimate daughter. This would be a scandal even in ordinary families, let alone in the Xuanmen, where the rules are even stricter.

They had contacted Bai Lingzhi and knew she couldn't possibly make such a mistake—recklessly taking a younger sister home without understanding the situation.

This could only have been authorized by Bai Tingtao himself, and he also planned to support Chu Yuqi as the heir of the Bai family.

Gu Xu: "Old Bai might be protecting someone."

“Yes, that portrait!” He Wangyao slapped her thigh.

Mingzhuo smiled and said, "There's something else. Yuan Qingwan said that my mother is the daughter of an aunt from the previous generation of the Bai family. What she said is true."

When Mingzhuo was at the Bai family, she realized that she had a very faint blood relationship with the Bai family.

However, at the time, she disliked Mr. Bai for being stubborn and old-fashioned, and had no intention of acknowledging his kinship.

After all, they're beyond the fifth degree of kinship, so they can be treated as complete strangers.

Now, I'm even less willing to admit it.

He Wangyao slowly closed her wide-open mouth. "...Boss, according to the relationship, you and Chu Yuqi are actually cousins."

Li Wenhe glanced at him coldly and said unhappily, "I've already said, she isn't."

He Wangyao suddenly felt a chill run down her neck and quickly declared, "I know she isn't, but the Bai family is now recognizing relatives, and to outsiders, that's how the relationship appears."

Mingzhuo: "Oh, then we can just not acknowledge our kinship."

This matter is actually quite easy to handle. Yuan Qingwan's tongue has already been cut off, and there is divine punishment involved. As long as she doesn't admit it, there's nothing anyone can do.

Yuan Qingwan was only raised by the Bai family for a period of time when she was young. Forty years ago, she married into the Xiang family and then died under false pretenses. She has long since lost all connection with the Bai family.

If Wu Jiao and Fang Yan were to issue a gag order, none of the people present today would risk offending her by saying anything out of turn.

Since Mingzhuo had already made his decision, no one objected.

Li Wenhe disliked Chu Yuqi intensely. He equally disliked everyone who was unfriendly to Mingzhuo, and of course, he did not advocate for any kinship ties.

To put it bluntly, the aunt from the previous generation of the Bai family passed away decades ago, and there is probably no affection left between them.

Ruan Mulan was abandoned when she was still an infant, and the Bai family never sent anyone to look for her, which shows that they didn't care.

Since that's the case, let's just pretend we're strangers.

Gu Xu had not expressed any opinion, but there was something he felt compelled to remind everyone to be vigilant about.

"After we captured Yuan Qingwan today, we encountered a divine punishment."

When Xianze and Peidi arrived, he recounted the events of the day to everyone, sharing the information.

Xianze paused for a moment, "I've wanted to say this for a long time. The bone jade that the Saha Sect is looking for really does have divine power fluctuations on it. The extraterrestrial gods in their doctrine are not some demons or monsters in disguise, but real gods."

The ones Mingzhuo encountered before were all demons and monsters who claimed to be gods.

In reality, they are all incredibly incompetent, yet they dare to dream of controlling the lives and deaths of others.

Although Gu Xu already knew the answer, his heart still sank slightly when he heard Xianze say that.

"So the one behind dealing with Aunt Ruan is a celestial being?" He Wangyao asked.

Mingzhuo shook his head. "No, that's not it. There were two groups of people who harmed my mother. One was Yuan Qingwan, who hated my grandfather because of her love for him; the other was this person."

She pointed to the portrait and smiled, "He didn't know my mother's background at first, but he was being led to her funeral by evil spirits that night and happened to be saved by our silver lock, so he should have found out."

Since he had sealed away Ruan Mulan's memories, he naturally knew that Ruan Mulan was still carrying a curse.

Clearly, he did not choose to help and repay the life-saving grace; instead, he colluded with Yuan Qingwan.

Since Yuan Qingwan was dead, it was easier for her to do things, and she could also do many dirty things.

That person, however, would not get his hands dirty at all, remaining upright and virtuous, and his merits were immeasurable.

How ironic!

"But this hypocrite has actually found a powerful backer. Tsk, is he afraid of me?" Ming Zhuo chuckled.