When Ruan Mulan was very young, she might have asked herself where she came from, but she doesn't anymore.

She used to be a Buddhist, living a low-key and forbearing life, thinking that perhaps this was her fate.

Later, Mingzhuo told her that this was not her fate, but a deliberate attempt to frame her. She began to act boldly, wanting the person behind her to know that she did not accept the fate arranged by him, and that she had not only survived but also climbed out of the mud.

Even if you can't hurt that person, you should at least make them so angry they'll die.

She had considered that the person who harmed her might be related to her background.

After all, she was abandoned shortly after birth and no one ever looked for her afterward, which clearly shows that her parents didn't want her.

When the truth was revealed, she felt a sense of relief, though she never harbored resentment.

It turns out that her mother didn't abandon her, but rather entrusted her to the wrong person. Her mother herself had also died, which is why no one had come looking for her all these years.

Ruan Mulan spent the whole night looking at Bai Li's information. The next day, she told Ming Zhuo that she wanted to find some time to burn incense for Bai Li.

Mingzhuo had no objection: "Grandma is buried in Xishan Cemetery in Yuru City, and we can go there anytime."

Gu Xu had already inquired about all of this beforehand. Originally, Bai Li and the others were buried in the Bai family cemetery, but due to urban reforms in recent years, they were all moved to the public cemetery.

This is convenient too, as it avoids having to go through the Bai family's side.

Without further ado, Ruan Mingying happened to be at home, and Ruan Mingxuan was still locked in the laboratory. The three of them boarded a plane to Yu Ru City that very day.

——

"You mean, Ruan Mingzhuo isn't home, he's gone out?" Bai Lingzhi was taken aback. What an unfortunate coincidence.

She picked up Chu Yuqi yesterday and originally planned to fly directly back to Yuru City.

However, Chu Yuqi wanted to go home to say goodbye to her parents, so Bai Lingzhi had no choice but to stay overnight.

Now that she has the identity of the next head of the Bai family, she doesn't believe anyone would be so blind as to interrogate Chu Yuqi.

Therefore, while Chu Yuqi was catching up with her parents, she took the opportunity to find Qinghui Residence.

Although she didn't quite believe what the old housekeeper had said last time, she still needed to give him an explanation.

Bai Lingzhi was about to leave, but after thinking for a moment, she stopped and asked, "Excuse me, is Ms. Ruan Mulan at home?"

After receiving a negative answer from the security guard, Bai Lingzhi was disappointed. She thanked him politely and left.

But the car was still halfway there when they received a call from someone close to Old Master Bai: "The old man has arrived in Yunwu City."

Bai Lingzhi sat up straight in surprise. "Why is Dad here? No, who's going to guard the family's treasures?"

She wondered, could Chu Yuqi, her youngest daughter, really be that important to her father?

It was so important that he actually left the Bai family and headed to Yunwu City just to welcome Chu Yuqi!

For more than a decade, Elder Bai has been guarding the treasure. This is the duty of the four elders, and none of them dare to slack off.

Hearing that the task of guarding the treasure had been handed over to a special department, and that other uncles were going to help guard it, Bai Lingzhi breathed a sigh of relief.

She made a phone call to Chu Yuqi, explaining that it wasn't that she didn't have time, but that she had to go back as soon as possible.

"But I still want to have a proper talk with my parents." Chu Yuqi was taken aback, feeling somewhat uncomfortable with her assertiveness.

Before his identity was exposed, he was very polite to me.

Could it be that she changed her attitude because she knew that she was the next head of the family and would take her place?

The thought that her elder sister might cause her trouble made Chu Yuqi very resistant to her arrangements.

“If you have something urgent, you can go back first. I’m still in a mess. I’m clearly my parents’ child, but suddenly I’ve become an illegitimate child. How am I supposed to accept this all at once?” she said, her voice choked with emotion.

On the sofa, her parents looked immediately filled with guilt. They were sorry for not telling their child the truth.

Bai Lingzhi had no choice but to lower her voice and say, "Dad took a plane here early this morning to pick you up."

Chu Yuqi was somewhat surprised, not expecting that she was so important to Bai Tingtao.

"I understand, I'll leave with your people right away."

Bai Tingtao was, after all, her biggest backer. With the identity of the next head of the Bai family, no one dared to underestimate her, regardless of whether she was an illegitimate child or not.

After being suppressed and attacked at every turn since transmigrating into the book, Chu Yuqi finally had her moment to hold her head high.

——

As soon as the plane landed, Bai Tingtao and the others went directly to the Xuanmen headquarters in Yunwu City.

"Where is Yuan Qingwan? I want to see her!" The old man still had a fiery temper, and his entrance shocked everyone.

"Old Bai, what brings you here?" Everyone rushed forward to inquire about the situation, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

Bai Tingtao's appearance at the Xuanmen headquarters at this time, could it be that he intends to do something?

Although Yuan Qingwan was not related to the Bai family by blood, she was, after all, married into the Bai family.

Xiang Yuhan and the Xiang family have always followed the lead of the Bai family.

Bai Tingtao had previously interfered heavily in the internal affairs of the Xuanmen sect, such as pushing for the inclusion of S-level missions in the assessment scope, which was truly arbitrary and domineering.

Some people think too deeply and resort to conspiracy theories, suspecting that Bai Tingtao might be trying to protect Yuan Qingwan and Xiang Yuhan.

Oh, and there's Bai Tingchao, a genuine member of the Bai family! Although he's not considered a member of the Xuanmen (mystical sect), and people know very little about him, no one can guarantee that Bai Tingchao was completely unaware of his ability to secretly manipulate the Xuanmen in Xiangshi and amass wealth through this scheme.

Su Changqing, always at the forefront of gossip, thought for a moment and then secretly sent the news that Elder Bai had broken into the Xuanmen to interrogate Yuan Qingwan to Mingzhuo.

"What if Old Bai finds an excuse to take Yuan Qingwan away?" he asked Mingzhuo nervously.

After all, this was someone Mingzhuo had worked hard to capture. He suspected that Elder Bai might dislike Mingzhuo and was deliberately targeting him.

Fang Linxiao had issued a gag order for what happened that day, and everyone was shocked by the divine punishment and Chu Yuqi's background, so much so that even Su Changqing, the gossip expert of the Xuanmen sect, had some spoilers.

Mingzhuo didn't see the message until he got off the plane. After thinking for a moment, he replied: "He won't."

Su Changqing, as if she were on the other end of the phone, called immediately: "How could that not be? Old Bai has interrogated Yuan Qingwan alone! They've been inside for over ten minutes!"

Mingzhuo: "...You're not going to have a whole bunch of you waiting outside, are you?"

Su Changqing whispered, "No, that's not true. Who would dare to mess with Old Bai's explosive temper?"

Mingzhuo sighed, "You don't need to be nervous, everything will be alright."

Su Changqing said worriedly, "Teacher Ruan, could it be that Old Master Bai is after you? Bai Tingchao, Xiang Yuhan, and Yuan Qingwan are all from the Bai family faction, and you've managed to arrest them!"

"And then there's Chu Yuqi, who used to be at odds with you too, and she got Bai Lao Ran to side with her. You've really offended him completely. By the way, were your procedures for arresting these people legal? Won't Bai Lao find some loopholes and use them as an excuse to punish you?"

Mingzhuo: "...Teacher Su, your reasoning is very good. We suggest you don't do reasoning next time."