On the way down the mountain, Gu Qingqing was driving when she saw the little elf sitting in the passenger seat looking aggrieved. She asked curiously, "Elf, you seem to be very afraid of Sister Xian'er."

The little elf pouted and said haughtily, "Hmph, aren't you afraid? Weren't you too scared to speak just now?"

"That's because I feel guilty, and Sister Xian'er is the mistress of Shen Lang's harem. You're not Shen Lang's woman, and you weren't involved in this matter, so what are you afraid of?"

"Mind your own business, humph. It's all your fault! I told you not to do it, but you insisted on trying." The little elf crossed her arms and said angrily, "If you hadn't done it, I definitely wouldn't have gotten scolded. It's all your fault, all your fault!!!"

Gu Qingqing smiled wryly, "Okay, okay, it's all my fault, my fairy master. How about I make you your favorite sweet and sour carp tonight?"

"Hmph, don't think that a good meal will make me forgive you." The little elf turned its head to the side in a huff.

Gu Qingqing carefully considered the cause and effect of the matter and realized that she had indeed made a mistake.

“I originally planned that she would get the money, solve her daughter’s high-interest loan, fill her husband’s debts, and still have several million left, enough for their family to live on for the rest of their lives. I just never expected things to turn out this way. I am responsible for this, and I repent.”

As Gu Qingqing drove, she said, "I underestimated the fragility of human nature."

The little elf then turned its head to look at Gu Qingqing and asked seriously, "If you hadn't met your master back then, what would you have done?"

"Perhaps I'll be the same as her, except I'm just luckier."

"Sigh, you should think more carefully about the consequences in the future. We mustn't let this happen again," the little elf said in a mature tone. "Find an opportunity to return the red talent to her. Otherwise, that family will definitely have a hard time after the spiritual energy revival."

"Yes, my lord elf!"

The next morning, a bombshell news broke from the University of Science and Technology of China.

A man, deeply in love with his girlfriend at Nanjing University, committed suicide by jumping off a building.

When Gu Qingqing heard the news, a mysterious masked woman walked into the coffee shop, came up to Gu Qingqing, and handed her three gold bars.

"This is the first and last time Miss has cleaned up after you. She said that if there is a next time, she will not be spared."

After saying that, the masked woman mysteriously disappeared from the coffee shop.

These three gold bars were the reward that Gu Qingqing gave to Lin Chen, that crony.

Looking at the gold bars, Gu Qingqing sighed, "Sigh, Sister Xian'er is so thoughtful. No wonder she was able to become Shen Lang's wife."

Although Gu Qingqing was scolded by Yu Xian'er when they first met, Gu Qingqing did not harbor any resentment.

Or rather, she knew perfectly well that she had no right to harbor resentment towards Yu Xian'er.

Because Shen Lang's favoritism towards Yu Xian'er was unconditional.

She also lacked the confidence to believe that she could compete with Yu Xian'er for the emperor's favor.

In City X, at the entrance of Guanhai Lanyuan residential complex, Gu Qingqing sat in a Porsche, her gaze fixed on the lonely figure at the entrance, her heart filled with guilt.

If it weren't for my momentary greed, perhaps that woman would still be working at her job, cooking at home, and playing mahjong at the mahjong parlor, just like always.

After this incident, Gu Qingqing deeply realized how terrifying this ability was.

At the same time, she couldn't help but admire Shen Lang's ability to uphold his humanity even in the face of such temptation.

Just as Gu Qingqing was about to get out of the car and return the red cultivation talent to that woman, Zhao Wuji suddenly appeared in the passenger seat.

"Girl, I advise you not to do that."

Zhao Wuji's sudden appearance startled Gu Qingqing: "Senior Zhao, why did you suddenly come?"

"If I hadn't come now, I'm afraid three more innocent lives would have been lost tonight."

Gu Qingqing asked, puzzled, "What do you mean by that?"

Zhao Wuji pointed at the woman whose family had been torn apart by Gu Qingqing and said, "If you take away her talent, then she is now just an ordinary person filled with hatred, and the matter ends here without any further turmoil. But if you return the talent to her now, then she will remember you, because her daughter died because of you. Although the mistress will clean up the mess for you, there is no guarantee that this person will awaken some terrible talent to seek the truth."

This is tantamount to secretly creating a powerful and formidable enemy for the lord.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingqing asked incredulously, "Is the situation really that bad?"

"The grudges and grievances, the causes and effects, are not so easily understood," Zhao Wuji said.

"Then...what should I do now..."

"You should find her husband and then her son, and check if they have any talent for cultivation. If they do, find a way to get your hands on them. You can cut the weeds but not eliminate them completely, but you must not leave any future troubles. Of course, my suggestion is to silence them."

"But...but the little elf said that spiritual energy is about to revive, and if their family doesn't have the talent for cultivation...then..."

Zhao Wuji said decisively, "That is their fate."

"I'm...I'm sorry, Senior Zhao, I...I can't do it..." Gu Qingqing lowered her head and said softly, "I've already made a mistake, I can't make the same mistake again."

Zhao Wuji chuckled and said, "It's alright, I'll just go and kill the remaining three members of their family."

"No!" Gu Qingqing exclaimed, "You can't do that!"

Zhao Wuji looked at Gu Qingqing with a cold gaze: "You brought this trouble upon yourself. How you deal with it is your choice. What I need to do is to prevent any future troubles for our lord."

After a moment of silence, Gu Qingqing said weakly, "Senior, I know what to do."

"That's excellent."

After Zhao Wuji left, Gu Qingqing also drove away.

That night, Gu Qingqing bought a plane ticket to Beijing and found the woman's son.

After the little elf conducted multiple tests and discovered that the other party had no talent for cultivation, the two left with peace of mind.

In Gu Qingqing's mind, the little elf said with some confusion, "This doesn't make sense."

"What's wrong?"

"Logically speaking, if one of the parents has cultivation talent, the probability of their offspring having the same talent is fifty percent. Moreover, that woman has a red talent, which is a very high level. Her children should inherit it even more. Why is it that neither her son nor her daughter has cultivation talent?"

Gu Qingqing reminded her, "Could it be some kind of incredibly powerful hidden talent?"

The little sprite stretched out a finger and shook it, saying, "Impossible. Any hidden talent will be exposed under the system's detection. If it's not detected, then it doesn't exist."

"Then what are you still hesitating about?"

"Hmm... I just don't quite understand..."