"Master Yuanzhen, is it convenient for you to come over now? Lu Chen has been dealt with, but this place is very eerie. We would appreciate it if you could come and handle it so that we can take over. We will also need you to perform a ritual afterward so that we can feel completely at ease."

Lu Yuanshan switched to a fawning and ingratiating tone, so naturally that no one could detect the slightest flaw.

They had always maintained contact with Yuanzhen, and over the years they had given her a lot of money to buy her things.

He meant that Lu Chen was dead, they were afraid, and they needed Yuan Zhen to perform a ritual.

“It won’t be easy to suppress his soul; it will cost at least 300,000 yuan.”

Yuan Zhen's voice remained indifferent, but the price he quoted was enough to make people gasp.

Liu Yuan's eyes widened in surprise.

Three hundred thousand, three hundred thousand!

Their special operations unit does not charge a penny for serving the people, and their monthly salary is about the same as that of the police.

He knew that major sects usually charge money for their services, but he never expected them to charge so much.

Thirty dollars is already a lot, let alone three hundred thousand!

"so much?"

Lu Yuanshan did not agree immediately, but hesitated with doubt.

"Well, his fate was special. He died unjustly and his resentment must be heavy. If we don't deal with it properly, can you bear the retribution on you? If you think it's too expensive, you can find someone else."

Yuan Zhen's tone was completely flat, conveying an attitude of "take it or leave it."

"I don't think it's too expensive, can you come over now?"

Lu Yuanshan also acted very obsequiously and asked questions in a low voice.

"Okay, I'll be there in an hour."

Yuanzhen agreed and then hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yuanshan returned to his original spot and helped Liu Yuan tie him up again. He said with a sarcastic tone, "She always acts high and mighty. If someone else really makes that 300,000, she might use some underhanded means to deal with us."

Lu Yuanshan looked at Zhao Yujiao, a cold glint in his eyes. He then knelt down before Su Tiantian and said, "I'm willing to pay 300,000 yuan to buy a master's True Word Talisman. I want to know how Zhao Yujiao really views my husband and me."

"Godfather and Godmother, I was just feeling down. Regardless of whether you are my parents or not, I will always take good care of you."

Zhao Yujiao looked flustered. She had witnessed the power of the Truth-Spitting Talisman before, and she didn't want to try it.

She has already lost the affection between Zhao Zhiyuan and her husband, and Lu Chen will definitely put her in jail. If she also loses the protection of Lu Yuanshan and Lin Xianghua, she really doesn't want to think about what will happen.

She didn't care whose daughter she was; she was only worried about losing all her wealth and status.

"I trust the truth-revealing talisman more than you."

Lu Yuanshan felt a chill in his heart when he thought of Zhao Yujiao's appearance just now.

Sweet words are deceitful.

But the truth-telling talisman makes the words spoken by the person speaking true; he has personally experienced this.

"sure."

Su Tiantian smiled and agreed.

Under Zhao Yujiao's terrified gaze, she took the ancient book of talismans, walked to Zhao Yujiao's side, and grabbed Zhao Yujiao's hand.

"Get away, get away from me!"

Amidst Zhao Yujiao's screams and panic, the Truth-Spitting Talisman appeared on Zhao Yujiao's forehead.

Seeing the truth-revealing talisman appear, Lu Yuanshan immediately stared at Zhao Yujiao and asked, "Zhao Yujiao, now that you know we are your parents, what are you thinking? You must tell the truth."

After Lu Yuanshan finished asking the question, Zhao Yujiao's expression began to distort, but no matter how much she resisted, she still opened her mouth and spoke.

"What can I think? I despise you to death. You're just nouveau riche with a bit of money. You're not even worth a toe of the Zhao family. I wish I really came from Lu Xuelian's belly, so I could be the rightful heiress, with a powerful and influential family, and I could have anything I wanted!"

Zhao Yujiao's words were sharp and sarcastic, which was exactly what she was thinking.

This was her thought after she found out; she had been disgusted with it ever since she was fifteen.

"You actually think that way about us!"

Lu Yuanshan closed his eyes sadly; the truth was too hurtful.

The couple valued Zhao Yujiao more than their own lives, and were even capable of murder for her sake.

"Godfather, no, I didn't mean it that way, ah—"

Zhao Yujiao wanted to say that what she had just said was all a lie, but before she could finish speaking, she screamed in pain and her whole body trembled as if she had been electrocuted.

Lu Yuanshan opened his eyes and looked at her like this, then gave a bitter laugh: "Telling lies will bring you heart-wrenching pain... retribution, this is all my retribution..."

Zhao Yujiao's reaction is enough to prove that what she said is truer than pearls.

"Zhao Yujiao, we treat you better than we treat Lu Chen. Have you never doubted our feelings for you?"

Lin Xianghua suddenly asked.

Her face was pale, and the thought of it was probably causing her excruciating pain, but she needed an answer, a truthful answer without lies.

Just like Lu Xuelian's involuntary concern for Lu Chen these past few days, does Zhao Yujiao really feel nothing at all about their strange affection?

"I... of course I had my doubts. Not only did I have my doubts, but I also heard you say a long time ago that exchanging me for Lu Chen was the absolutely right decision back then..."

As soon as Zhao Yujiao heard the question, she couldn't help but tell the truth, and her eyes were filled with despair.

"You knew all along. When did you find out?"

This time, it was Lu Xuelian who couldn't help but ask.

“I invited them to my birthday party when I was fifteen. After the party, they gave me a gift. When I went to the Lu family's house to pick up the gift, I wanted to thank them. I overheard them talking about the baby swap at the door. That's when I found out I wasn't their daughter after all…”

Zhao Yujiao answered Lu Xuelian's questions uncontrollably, her face streaked with tears of despair.

Lu Xuelian felt a sudden darkness before her eyes and almost fainted.

Zhao Yujiao knew this when she was fifteen, and she's twenty-eight now.

She learned about her past, but instead of feeling any remorse, she went on to tease Lu Chen excessively. Lu Xuelian felt as if her heart had been ripped apart by a knife.

"Xiao Chen, my son—"

Lu Xuelian's vision blurred. She turned to look at Lu Chen and then collapsed limply to the ground.

Lu Xuelian couldn't withstand the shock and her emotions fluctuated so much that she fainted.

Zhao Zhiyuan and Lu Chen were both anxious.

“I have some heart-protecting medicine here, give her one.”

Liu Xiaohua immediately took out heart-protecting medicine for Zhao Zhiyuan and Lu Chen. These good medicines were given to them by Dai Ping'an when he was alive. Everyone in the family has them and carries them with them when they go out.

"Thank you, thank you."

Zhao Zhiyuan quickly thanked her and, together with Lu Chen, helped Lu Xuelian feed her the medicine.

“You knew this when you were fifteen, and you’re twenty-eight now. In these thirteen years, you’ve enjoyed our love and care, but have you ever thought about being grateful to us? When you gave us those things, was it ever sincere?”

Lu Yuanshan looked at Zhao Yujiao and continued to ask.