Zhuang Rongrong hid Zhou Erqian in her room and on her bed, covering him tightly with a blanket.

He bled from his head, but it wasn't fatal. To prevent him from escaping, Zhuang Rongrong tied him up with a rope.

She buried the copper coin under the tree.

Zhou Sisi used this thing to save Zhou Erqian's life, hoping to stop her from absorbing luck. Ha! Delusion.

This time she had to succeed. Zhuang Rongrong thought that no matter how hard she tried, Zhou Sisi would never have imagined that Zhou Erqian would be knocked unconscious and tied up by her, and that the copper coin problem would also be solved.

Therefore, she is bound to win this time.

After Sun Changjing finished setting up the altar, he sent a maid to summon her. Zhuang Rongrong locked the door, took the red cloth bag, and went there.

A large crowd had gathered below the altar. Zhuang Rongrong saw the city lord's family, the Zhao family, and...

Those few people from the Zhou family.

She clenched her fingers tightly and boldly walked over.

"Rongrong, it's Rongrong, she's not dead!"

Wen Sang was somewhat agitated. After all, this was her goddaughter whom she had taken in. She had felt guilty for being beaten to death in the dungeon for no reason, and now that she was safe and sound, she felt relieved.

Zhao Yuan said indifferently, "Mother, don't forget, if she hadn't touched you, you wouldn't have fainted and vomited blood."

Wen Sang's face stiffened, and she finally fell silent.

Qin was also surprised. She hadn't seen Rongrong before coming and was preoccupied with Wen's situation, so she hadn't thought of her. She never expected that Rongrong would go to the city lord's mansion.

But didn't she fail to get rain? Why is she asking for rain again? Has she found a new method?

"Aunt Qin, Mother, Brother Yan, Brother Yuan'er, and Sister Sisi." Zhuang Rongrong greeted them one by one.

Qin nodded. Wen Sang was about to speak when Zhao Yuan suddenly interrupted, "Since you call me 'Mother,' you shouldn't call her 'Sister Sisi.' You should call her 'Little Ancestor.'"

Zhuang Rongrong's face turned pale. "You call that idiot 'ancestor'?"

What right does she have to be her ancestor?

"That's how it is." Wen Sang explained, recounting how the little ancestor saved her and Yuan'er. "Rongrong, change your tune and quickly apologize to the little ancestor."

"..."

Zhuang Rongrong's face turned green as she watched the idiot grinning smugly, waiting for her to yell at him.

Zhao Yuan scoffed, "So you're denying that you're my mother's daughter? Then my mother's promise to recognize you as her goddaughter doesn't count."

"I'm sorry, I just can't bring myself to call her that. She's clearly younger than me, like my ancestor..."

Zhuang Rongrong looked troubled.

Wen Sang looked unwell. All the adults had greeted them, but she, a child, refused to. Besides, these people had saved her mother and her younger brother; didn't she even know how to show respect?

"Fine, if you don't want to, then forget it." Wen Sang said, somewhat annoyed.

Zhuang Rongrong didn't take it seriously. She thought that once she succeeded in praying for rain, the city lord would naturally think more highly of her. She even said that since the city lord had no children, he might even adopt her as his goddaughter.

The Zhao family? What are they anyway!

She walked up to the altar with a smile on her face.

Zhao Yuan rolled his eyes. "Mother, they've climbed up the social ladder to the city lord's family, so naturally they won't take us seriously. You've really misjudged them."

Wen Sang was even angrier.

Zhuang Rongrong knelt down after setting up the Bodhisattva statue. Sun Changjing gestured for her to begin praying for rain, so she closed her eyes and began chanting.

The people below the altar watched intently, but Qin Shi was not paying attention; she looked around but couldn't find Erqian.

"Strange, where did Erqian go?"

Xie Yan was also searching, "Why isn't Brother Xu here? Where is Erqian? Could he have been assigned something to do?"

"Wu Guoguo, go ask Xu Daguo." The little guy hugged Xiaobai and pushed him. Xie Yan went over, but quickly returned.

"Mother, Brother Xu said that Erqian has been sleeping in his room and hasn't come out."

"This kid is so lazy. He talks about wanting to be a successful person, but I think his success is all in bed."

Qin said angrily, "Do you know where he lives? I'm going to drag him out and give him a good beating."

"I want to go! I want to go!" the little guy exclaimed excitedly, raising his chubby little hand. "I want to go spank Erguotou's bottom!"

Xie Yan's face darkened. "Mother, you can't read. Second Brother lives in Qingyuan. I'll go instead."

Qin thought it made sense and nodded.

"I'm going too!" She didn't want to stay here and watch the carp spirit play tricks.

The little guy clung to his leg, determined not to let go until he agreed, so Xie Yan had no choice but to give in.

Upon arriving at the Qingyuan Courtyard, the cleaning servants said that Second Brother hadn't come back to sleep at all last night, and there was no one in the room.

Xie Yan felt uneasy. If his second brother wasn't sleeping, where could he be? Brother Xu hadn't made him do any work either. Besides, didn't he like Zhuang Rongrong? He would come to see Zhuang Rongrong pray for rain!

"Where's Erguotou?"

Sisi tilted her head, and suddenly a muffled clap of thunder sounded. She looked up at the sky in shock.

She originally thought that Zhuang Rongrong's rain-making attempt would not succeed at all, because Wu Guoguo had been with her the whole time, and Er Guoguo also had the copper coins she had given him.

She couldn't absorb any luck, so there shouldn't have been any movement in the sky, but then there was thunder!!!

Erguoguo has disappeared again; something must have happened to Erguoguo!

Sisi anxiously grabbed Xie Yan's hand and shook it, "Fifth Brother, Second Brother must have had an accident, what should we do?"

We must find Erguoguo as soon as possible, otherwise his life will definitely be in danger and he will kick the bucket!

"Don't worry, I'll go ask the servants in the manor."

But by the time I asked each question, the daylily had gone cold.

At this moment, Little White started cawing.

"Princess, princess, I'm here to find you. I have a keen sense of smell."

After calling out, it flew off in one direction.

Sisi pulled Xie Yan, "Fifth Brother, hurry up, Xiaobai said it can find Second Brother."

As the sky gradually darkened, the two quickened their pace until they stopped in a courtyard.

The cleaning maid frowned and shooed the child away, "Go away, child, go play somewhere else."

Little White flew inside and shouted at the door of a house.

—Princess, Princess, Black Egg is here!

The little guy dragged Xie Yan inside, and the maid was about to hit her with a broom when Xiao Bai grabbed her hair in time.

"Where did this dead bird come from!"

"Little White is awesome!"

While Xiaobai was keeping her occupied, Sisi led Xie Yan inside. The room was locked, and Xie Yan had to use a rock to break it open after a long time.

As soon as I went inside, I was shocked by what I saw.

The person tightly bound on the bed was their second brother, Zhou Erqian. He was writhing in pain on the bed, his eyes bloodshot and his mouth full of blood.

Long Sisi also saw that his whole body was shrouded in black energy. Sure enough, Zhuang Rongrong must have thrown away his copper coins and then absorbed his luck to pray for rain!

"Second-hand pot!"

"Second Brother!"

The two rushed over, while thunder roared outside.

Xie Yan untied his ropes, while Sisi took the purse from his arms and threw it outside. Then she grabbed the black mist and pulled hard, causing it to dissipate completely in an instant.

At the same time, Zhuang Rongrong, who was smiling triumphantly on the altar, suddenly felt a pain in her chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Interrupted again?! How is that possible?!