Qi Maojin's bodyguards caused quite a commotion in their pursuit of Nan Xian. If this had happened in an ordinary place in the human world, it would have caused a riot by now, and all activities would have had to be suspended, with the police called in to manage the scene.

However, this was the Dark Zone, and those who could enter this place were not ordinary people. They were already used to such unexpected situations, and they would not be surprised if someone was killed in front of them. So after only a brief discussion, the venue returned to silence as if nothing had happened.

The auction at Shixi Building continued smoothly, with the host on stage enthusiastically introducing the next item. The venue soon became lively again.

Inside a private room on the third floor.

After listening to Nan Xian's speculation, Huo Shaoying remained silent for a moment, then poured her another cup of tea.

“I’ve said so much, yet I still don’t know anything about you, Miss Huo. May I ask, what is your relationship with Ruizhu?” Nan Xian asked.

Huo Shaoying smiled and said, "She and I are twins, but—she never knew she had an older sister."

Nan Xian was surprised and asked, "Why is that?"

"This is a long story—" Huo Shaoying turned her head to look to the side, her brows furrowed slightly, her eyes seemingly looking through that window into the distant past.

Twenty-two years ago, Xu Ruyue, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Gu family, the richest family in Hangzhou, announced her pregnancy. The Gu family, after years of waiting, was finally about to welcome their first grandson. Before they could even announce the news and celebrate, an old Taoist priest arrived the next day. The priest declared that Xu Ruyue was carrying twins, the reincarnations of a god and a demon who had perished in the Four Realms War a thousand years ago. The gods were merciful, but the demons were cruel; if the latter were allowed to grow up, they would surely wreak havoc and plunge the world into chaos.

The eldest daughter-in-law was clearly only carrying one child, how could she possibly be some kind of reincarnation of a god or demon? This person must be a fraud! The head of the Gu family was furious and sent people to drive the old Taoist priest away.

However, just a few days later, Xu Ruyue was taking a nap at home when she was suddenly awakened by a sharp pain. Her family rushed her to the hospital for a checkup, and the examination revealed something terrible—it turned out that there was another child in her uterus!

It's just that this one is smaller and doesn't move around much, so it was blocked by the larger one and that's why it wasn't detected during the previous checkups.

If the twins were a coincidence, what happened next sent chills down the spines of the Gu family whenever they thought about it—

Xu Ruyue was born into a scholarly family. She is gentle and kind-hearted and has never argued with anyone. She and her husband have been happily married for many years and were once regarded as a model couple by the media.

But ever since she found out she was pregnant with twins, Xu Ruyue's personality changed drastically. The gentle smile that used to be on her face disappeared, replaced by a full of meanness and hostility. She would turn her back on her caring relatives, be indifferent to her husband who was by her side, and often deliberately pick on him and mock him in a sarcastic way.

At first, everyone thought she was suffering from prenatal depression and was quite tolerant of her. But one day, when Xu Ruyue's husband returned home, he found the place in a mess. The nanny was lying on the ground covered in blood and barely alive. Xu Ruyue was sitting on the edge of the balcony, holding the dead body of her pet dog in her arms, laughing and humming a strange nursery rhyme.

The Gu family panicked. They remembered what the old Taoist had said and were even more frightened. They tried to find various "masters" through connections to resolve the matter, but to no avail. Xu Ruyue's condition became increasingly erratic, and she even started to attack her husband.

The head of the family proposed to give up the child, but Xu Ruyue was already more than seven months pregnant with twins. At this time, induced labor would be extremely risky, and it was very likely that the mother would also lose her life.

Finally, Xu Ruyue's husband offered his suggestion—that she give birth to the twins. If what the old Taoist priest said was true, and one of the twins was born with a bad seed, then only the good one would be kept...

Later, Xu Ruyue successfully gave birth to twin daughters.

Inside the delivery room, doctors and nurses offered their congratulations, but the Gu family couldn't smile as they looked at the two identical baby girls.

The Gu family kept the news of the twins' birth a secret, only telling the public that they had given birth to a daughter, and refused all visits from relatives and friends on the grounds that premature babies are weak and cannot be exposed to the wind.

The two girls remained unnamed until they were old enough to speak, and as the days went by, the differences between them became increasingly apparent—

The two sisters are very different, one active and the other quiet. The younger sister likes to play with others, while the older sister prefers to play with toys alone. The younger sister is cheerful and playful, while the older sister is always quiet and observes her surroundings.

In comparison, the younger sister seems more like an ordinary child.

Therefore, the head of the Gu family separated the two sisters and closely monitored the older sister's every move.

At first, nothing unusual happened. Although the older sister was unusually quiet, she never did anything out of the ordinary.

After a period of treatment, Xu Ruyue's mental state gradually returned to normal. The head of the family, clinging to a sliver of hope, guessed that perhaps there was no such thing as a reincarnation of a god or demon, and that it was all just a coincidence and psychological suggestion.

Five years passed like this, and then one day—

The nanny who was in charge of taking care of the older sister brought a dead puppy to the head of the household and told him that it was the younger sister's puppy, which the older sister had killed.

The head of the household was shocked and hurriedly checked the surveillance footage.

The two sisters were kept separately in two villas, separated by a lawn and a row of bushes that reached an adult's waist.

In the video, the younger sister is teasing the puppy by the bushes. The puppy runs around happily, and the younger sister giggles. The laughter wakes up the older sister who is taking a nap next door. Just then, the older sister's nanny is cutting fruit in the kitchen and has not locked the door. The older sister opens the door and sneaks out, following the sound to the lawn.

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