"Mother, how are you?" Zou Shuang'er squatted down and asked, supporting the old lady who had already fainted.
Liu Ruyan was so frightened that she took a big step back, and panicked for a moment. "Let me tell you, don't even think about slandering me. You hit me first. I was just defending myself."
"It's your old man's bad health that's to blame for my head."
Zou Shuang'er suddenly stood up, pointed at Liu Ruyan angrily, and said, "Liu Ruyan, you're in big trouble! When Master and Shixuan return, I'm going to tell them!"
"You've violated four of the seven grounds for divorce; they will absolutely not let you off! You can just wait to be drowned!!"
Liu Ruyan's face was horribly pale, her expression ferocious, and her bloodshot eyes stared straight at Zou Shuang'er.
Zou Shuang'er felt a little scared by the stare and immediately hugged Zou Wanqing and backed away.
"I'm telling you, don't do anything reckless. Do you think you can kill someone in broad daylight?" Zou Shuang'er's voice carried a warning.
Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth and remained silent. Caught off guard, she raised her whip again and launched a frenzied attack on Zou Shuang'er.
Unexpectedly, Zou Shuang'er sidestepped and the whip struck Zou Wanqing.
"puff--"
Zou Wanqing was in so much pain that her face turned deathly pale, and she spat out a mouthful of blood. Her body trembled uncontrollably, and her eyes were filled with terror and anger.
Zou Shuang'er's face was splattered with blood. The sudden turn of events left her frozen in place, her eyes filled with disbelief and fear.
The next second, she screamed in anguish, "Wanqing, Wanqing, what's wrong with you? Don't scare your mother!"
Zou Wanqing reached out and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, enduring the pain as she got off Zou Shuang'er.
She was less than half the height of Liu Ruyan, but her face was sinister and her eyes flashed with a fierce light.
Liu Ruyan glared at her. "What, you want to kill me?"
“Zou Wanqing, you’re just a woman, and you’ll get married someday too. If you behave yourself, I can arrange a good marriage for you. Otherwise, you can expect to marry a decrepit old man and suffer a lifetime of misery.”
"ah--"
Liu Ruyan was sent flying three feet away by a sudden punch.
With a loud thud, his body crashed heavily to the ground, letting out a terrible scream.
"Ah, my hands, my feet."
"Help!"
Liu Ruyan clutched her immobile hands and feet, looking at Zou Wanqing walking towards her with a horrified expression.
"Monster, you are a monster, you practice evil magic."
With her other intact hand, she kept pushing herself back, but the more she retreated, the more Zou Wanqing moved forward.
"You dare bully my mother, you bully me! I'll kill you!"
As she spoke, she raised her hand, intending to strike Liu Ruyan hard again.
Upon seeing this, Zou Shuang'er immediately shouted, "Wanqing, stop!"
Zou Wanqing suppressed her fierce aura and the black mist on her hands, "Mother, your daughter will avenge you."
"Wanqing, don't hit her. Your two concubines have just died, your father is in prison, and your elder brother is taking the imperial examination. Now is not the time."
"If they come out and find that Liu Ruyan is dead, they will hold a grudge against us."
“Our household still needs her dowry for support. If she dies, we will have nothing to eat.”
Zou Wanqing looked at the disheveled Liu Ruyan, gritted her teeth, and finally let out a cold snort.
“Since my mother is kind, I will spare you this time. I warn you that you'd better stay away from us, or I will kill you.”
"Yes, yes, I understand, I understand." Liu Ruyan kowtowed to Zou Wanqing like a lapdog to express her gratitude, then struggled to her feet and limped towards the courtyard.
Ye Lanyin was stunned.
How could Zou Wanqing possess such abilities?
How could he have managed to hurt Liu Ruyan?
She was possessed by a spirit; she had drained the true soul of her mistress's daughter.
What?
Ye Lanyin looked at Lin Wanwan in shock.
How did my daughter know?
Fearing discovery, Ye Lanyin carefully carried Lin Wanwan and hurriedly left the Marquis's residence.
Lin Wanwan almost threw up her lunch because of Ye Lanyin's antics.
[Your Majesty, why are you running so fast?]
This is so bumpy!
Ye Lanyin listened to Lin Wanwan's complaints until she got into the carriage and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Ye Lanyin's anxious state, Hua Mei glanced out the car window and frowned, asking, "Madam, what's wrong?"
"Hurry, let's go!" Ye Lanyin shouted to Tian Zhong, who immediately drove away.
Afterwards, Ye Lanyin told Huaxin and Huamei everything she had seen at the Marquis's residence.
The two maids were so startled that they almost stood up.
"So, it seems that Liu Ruyan has won in the Marquis's mansion now?" Huaxin asked gossipy.
"right."
Hua Mei interjected, "Madam, is Zou Wanqing really that terrifying? A two-year-old child, yet she possesses divine power?"
"Yes, by the way, I'm telling you two, from now on, if you see anyone from the Marquis's residence outside our manor, immediately close the gate tightly and don't let anyone in. Do you understand?"
"Understood, Madam."
Lin Wanwan lowered her head, thinking about Zou Wanqing's aura just now.
Why does this aura feel so much like that of the demon race?
She lifted the curtain and glanced at the sky outside. It seemed that Dongyue and Fengdu hadn't done enough; a demon had been lurking in a human's body for so long, and they hadn't even noticed.
Back in Ping'an Prefecture, Lin Wanwan ate a few mouthfuls of rice and then dragged Bai Lu back to their room.
"Wanwan, Wanwan, why did you eat so little today?"
Ye Lanyin called out a couple of times to Lin Wanwan's retreating figure.
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