What made Song Mengmeng even more curious about this three-legged toad statue was that there were no incense burners or offerings in front of it, only a small golden cup, about the size of a wine cup used by ordinary people to entertain guests. At first glance, one might think that this toad liked to drink.
However, Song Mengmeng has a very keen sense of smell. She only took two more steps forward and then smelled the unusual aroma in the cup.
Oh……
That old toad really knows how to enjoy life!
"Yes. My father brought it back to worship after being advised by a wise man, who said it could bring wealth and ward off evil. Over time, we got used to worshipping it and never took it down."
Song Qirui clearly didn't want to explain much to Song Mengmeng about this matter, so he simply glossed over it and wanted to take Song Mengmeng and Yao Anna to the restaurant: "Okay, let's go have dinner first!"
You must all be tired after such a long flight today! Have dinner and get some rest; we can talk about anything else tomorrow!
Song Mengmeng didn't say anything more. She just followed Song Qirui to the restaurant with Yao Anna. But after taking only a few steps, she stopped and looked back at the golden toad statue.
"What's wrong?" Yao Anna also noticed that Song Mengmeng was not right. She slowed down and waited for Song Mengmeng to come to her side before asking her in a low voice.
"It's nothing." Song Mengmeng shook her head slightly, not wanting Yao Anna to worry too much. She simply reached out and took Yao Anna's arm, whispering, "Remember to keep the Pixiu pendant I gave you with you."
Seeing that Song Mengmeng didn't say anything, Yao Anna didn't ask any further questions. She simply nodded slightly, her hand unconsciously touching her chest, where the Pixiu that Song Mengmeng had given her earlier was hanging.
For some reason, it really had the ability to calm her down instantly.
Because of the conflict that occurred at the airport, Luo Yingyue naturally wouldn't take the initiative to get down and find Song Mengmeng and Yao Anna. Because she was unhappy, even her two sons, who had accompanied her to the airport to greet them, didn't show up for the meal.
Song Qirui was naturally very dissatisfied with this, but after sending two groups of people up and failing to persuade Luo Yingyue and the others to come down, he simply gave up.
Although he was displeased, he didn't say anything more. He just stared coldly at the dining table for a while before slowly saying, "Let's eat."
Given the current situation, no amount of whitewashing will help; everyone is smart enough to understand.
Song Qirui decided to just give up. After all, he had successfully brought Yao Anna to Hong Kong and back to the Song family; the matter was half accomplished. As for what happened next…
Thinking about the arrangements he had already made, Song Qirui finally felt a little more at ease, hoping that everything would go smoothly from now on and that nothing else would go wrong!
After dinner, Yao Anna and Song Mengmeng did not linger and, guided by the servants, returned to their rooms on the second floor to rest.
It must be said that Song Wenhui was right; the Song family had made thorough preparations for welcoming them. At least the room's furnishings were clearly newly arranged in a style that girls would like these days, and they looked quite nice, without any signs of being perfunctory.
So why are you trying so hard to please her?!
Yao Anna didn't think she had the power to make the Song family's heir bow down to her and make such meticulous preparations and arrangements!
You can tell this just by looking at Luo Yingyue's reaction!
Luo Yingyue now wished she could grind her bones to dust, so how could she tolerate her own son trying to please her?!
The fact that Song Wenhui and his brother were absent from dinner that evening perfectly illustrates this point—in reality, all of this was just a facade; in private, this family was not as kind and friendly to her as they appeared on the surface!
Furthermore, regarding the matter of her mother being cursed, who was responsible? Although Yao Anna was almost certain that Song Qirui was behind it, there was no evidence...
Yao Anna desperately wanted to know the truth, but she also knew very well that investigating everything now would not be an easy task.
Moreover, her abilities were limited. If it weren't for Song Mengmeng's encouragement and courage, and her advice, she might not have had the chance to come to the Song family today.
They were killed silently halfway through!
Therefore, she wisely chose to believe Song Mengmeng.
However, Song Mengmeng's thoughts were also somewhat confused. Mainly, the feeling the Song family gave her was just too strange.
Based on her perception of this world, the aura emanating from the Song family was extremely strange! After entering the Song family, she didn't sense even the slightest trace of evil karma here!
This might be possible in a family that has accumulated good deeds, but how could such a perception happen in the Song family?!
Most importantly, even a family that accumulates good deeds should have a positive energy aura, such as the power of merit, but the Song family has none of that.
There was neither righteousness nor evil; it was so clean that it seemed to not exist in this world!
The last time she felt this way was in Baiyue City!
Therefore, the Song family must be hiding secrets that she has not yet discovered!
And there was the golden toad she had just seen in the living room.
Song Qirui explained that his family had made offerings to it before, and over time they had gotten used to leaving it there and hadn't moved it. However, he didn't believe in these things, so now the golden toad had become just an ordinary ornament.
But is this really just an ordinary decorative item?!
An ordinary person might not have noticed anything amiss, but Song Mengmeng clearly smelled fresh blood coming from the golden cup placed in front of the three-legged toad!
This is enough to show that although there are no incense burners or fruits placed in front of this golden toad, it is not that no one is making offerings to it. Rather, what it needs is not incense, but something else, such as human blood.
Those who accept offerings of human blood, whatever they may be, are naturally not associated with righteousness! And if it involves the worship of evil gods, then there will inevitably be evil karma involved!
But strangely, she didn't sense any evil aura from that three-legged toad.
Therefore, another possibility is involved – perhaps this offering is voluntary, not coerced, but willingly offered with one's own blood to a toad!
That's right, it's a toad!
No matter how nicely it's described, a toad is still a toad. Even if it's covered in gold, it doesn't change the fact that it's still just a toad!
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