After Shen Ning'er finished speaking, she suddenly changed her previous condescending attitude.
She lowered her head, raised her sleeves to press the corners of her eyes, and said in a heavy nasal voice:
"Fifth Elder, you don't know that Qiqi blamed her mother, Madam Meng, and my mother for her mother's death. Qiqi felt that it was because I stole my father's heart that her mother died of depression.
Even though my mother had long since committed suicide, Qiqi still hadn't let go of her resentment. She transferred all the hatred she had for my mother onto me. In front of others, she was affectionate and sisterly with me, but behind my back, she beat and scolded me, using all kinds of despicable means to torture me...
I knew I felt guilty towards her, so I never thought of resisting, nor did I think of exposing her disgusting behavior to the public. I always thought that I was the older sister and she was the younger sister, and she was still young, so I just needed to wait until she was older and more sensible.
But who would have thought that as she grew older, her spoiled and willful nature not only didn't change at all, but became even worse. Her means of revenge against me were no longer limited to beating and scolding me behind my back, but she set all kinds of traps to push me into them and ruin my reputation everywhere...
That time in Furong Town, she also secretly cursed me, causing me to go insane and kill several of my comrades while unconscious. Afterwards, she instructed Qingluo to injure me with a poisonous needle, turning me into this half-human, half-ghost appearance."
As Shen Ning'er spoke with sobs, she pulled down the black scarf covering her head and face, revealing a hideous and terrifying face.
The Fifth Elder had actually seen this face a long time ago. He saw it on the first day Shen Ning'er secretly came to him.
However, when he saw it again, the Fifth Elder was still shocked by the hideous scars on Shen Ning'er's face. His throat moved and he said in a hoarse voice: "Miss, you...ah!"
He looked away, unable to bear the sight, as if he didn't know how to comfort her.
Shen Ning'er put the veil back on, then looked at the Fifth Elder with tears in her eyes, pleading:
"My mother passed away early, and my father is now seriously injured and unconscious. Qiqi wants to kill me a thousand times. Apart from the Fifth Elder, Ning'er really doesn't know who else she can rely on... Fifth Elder, you can't just ignore Ning'er, wuwuwu..."
After Shen Ning'er finished speaking, she covered her eyes and sobbed, portraying the image of a weak and helpless orphan girl to the fullest.
However, she sneered in her heart:
——That old Fifth Elder, doesn’t he just want to not be controlled by me?
——Then I will suppress my nausea and lower my head, becoming the one controlled by him, and let that old man know that I am now alone and helpless, with nowhere else to turn, and the only person I can rely on is him.
As expected, seeing Shen Ning'er's weak and pitiful appearance, the Fifth Elder's attitude towards her immediately softened. He raised his hand and patted her shoulder gently, promising:
"I've watched you grow up, and seeing you end up like this makes me sad... But don't worry too much. When I take the position of head of this family, I will do my best to protect you. I will also send you every spiritual stone you need for your cultivation every year."
——If you want to ask for help from others, you should have the attitude of asking for help. Who are you trying to show off by acting so superior?
- Don't think that I should be grateful to you just because you helped me to become the head of the family. A young girl with a tarnished reputation and hated by everyone wants to control me... Humph, dream on.
The fifth elder looked at Shen Ning'er, who was lying in front of him and crying softly, and was very satisfied with her tact.
There was also a bit more pity in the look he gave Shen Ning'er.
As if comforted by the Fifth Elder's promise, Shen Ning'er breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to him again: "Ning'er thanks the Fifth Elder for your compassion. Fifth Elder, don't worry, I quietly placed a talisman in front of the city gate at midnight last night. I believe that the evil spirits should be arriving soon.
At that time, the Fifth Elder will only need to work hard to kill the evil spirits as he did a few days ago. I will secretly activate the talisman to help the Fifth Elder strangle those evil spirits and enhance his reputation. Then we will release the news that the head of the family is seriously injured and unconscious. There is no need to worry that the people will not support you as the new master of Yuzhou City."
This is why Yuzhou City has been targeted by evil spirits recently.
When the Fifth Elder thought that he was about to take the position of Patriarch of the Shen Family and become the new master of Yuzhou City, his heart was excited and the corners of his mouth could not help but crack. However, before the smile formed, his ears suddenly moved and he heard something. His face changed and he hurriedly said to Shen Ning'er: "Someone is coming."
Shen Ning'er also heard the footsteps approaching from afar, and stood up and said, "There must be movement at the city gate. Fifth Elder, I will go to the city gate and wait for you first."
"good."
After the two of them agreed, Shen Ning'er's figure immediately turned into a wisp of black mist and went out through the back window. When there was a knock on the door, the fifth elder had already lay back on the bed and said to the outside in a weak voice: "Come in."
The person who came was the servant of the Shen family who came to deliver the good news on the orders of the Great Elder.
However, the Fifth Elder was too anxious. As soon as the servant said, "A large number of evil spirits have arrived at the city gate," he jumped out of bed, sword in hand, and rushed out, shouting angrily, "I will kill them all right now! As long as I am still alive, I will never allow those creatures to harm the people of Yuzhou City!"
The servant was interrupted before he could finish his words. He was stunned for a moment. By the time he reacted and ran out of the door, the Fifth Elder had already run away with his sword.
At the same time, the people were alarmed by the noise outside the city gate and all gathered together, blocking the main street leading to the city gate.
In order to let everyone in the city see his determination to kill the evil spirit even though he was sick, the Fifth Elder did not even use the sword-controlling technique. He ran towards the city gate with his sword in hand. Now that his way was blocked by the people, he stopped and shouted to them:
"Everyone, don't panic. As long as we, the Shen family, are still here, we will never let those evil spirits harm you!"
After he finished speaking, he immediately flew up on his sword. As the people looked up at him, he passed over their heads like a gust of wind.
Unsurprisingly, his action received a wave of cheers from the people.
The Fifth Elder listened to the cheers from below and couldn't help laughing triumphantly in his heart. He secretly thought that what Shen Ning'er said was right. The people were indeed a group of ignorant and gullible fools.
In the past few days, he just pretended to kill a few small evil spirits and pretended to spit out some blood, and the people began to welcome him. When he repelled the evil spirits outside the city, the people would worship him as a god.
I'm afraid that by then, he won't have to do anything, and the people will spontaneously push him to the position of head of the family.
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