Chapter Fifty-Four: He Family's Treasure

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  Learning that Wang Zi Jia and Zhang Kun are in a good relationship, they have opened a flower shop together, business is not bad, and they plan to get married on National Day, Zuo Xiao Yao is genuinely happy for her, after all, no matter what role her relatives played in this, it has nothing to do with her.

  She has always regarded Wang Zijia as her best friend, and this has not changed until now. She is clear about her likes and dislikes, and has always been the style of Left Xiaoyao's actions. Although she has a strong dislike for Li Ping and his wife, as well as Wang Zhao Nan, she has a good impression of Wang Zhao Mei. As for Wang Zhao Long, whom she had only met once and had no direct contact with, she doesn't have much feeling towards him. She won't hate the entire family because of one person, and her views on them are based on her subjective likes and dislikes.

  Time flies quickly, and under the circumstances where Zhao Jingru has other plans and pulls Wang Zijia to chat with her, an afternoon has passed unknowingly. Finally, she uses the excuse that Zuo Xiaoyao hasn't repaid her craftsmanship for a long time, and persuades her to go to her home for dinner.

  Wang Zijia, unaware of the inside story, thought that her mother was reluctant to let Xue Xiao leave because she hadn't seen her for too long, so she followed beside her and helped persuade her. In the end, under the circumstances where it was hard to refuse, Xue Xiao reluctantly agreed, and at the same time, the middle-aged man responsible for tailing them reported the current situation to the elderly person, his voice coming from behind Wang Zijia's long hair-covered ears.

  Since her divorce from Wang Yifeng, Zhao Jingru moved into a high-end apartment in S City. The private property that Wang Yifeng had hidden from her was all investigated by a private detective and eventually became joint marital property to be divided among the four people, including Grandpa Wang. However, the assets she privately owned only surfaced one by one later on. Except for Wang Ziyue, who always wondered why his parents suddenly became wealthy, the rest of the Wang family had no reaction after their initial surprise.

  This expensive apartment, Zuo Xiao Yao had heard about it from Wang Zi Jia long ago. She herself had never been here in person, even though Zhao Jing Ru had invited her multiple times. Now, under Wang Zi Jia's lead, she personally visited this luxurious apartment decorated with elegance and luxury. Apart from feeling angry, she didn't have any other thoughts. No one knew better than her the reason why Zhao Jing Ru could own all of this. Was Grandma and herself really that easily sold out?

  But no matter what she thought in her heart, the dinner was still completed in a lively and warm atmosphere. Sometimes, even Zuo Xiao Yao herself admired herself for being able to wear a mask for so long, even though her current situation had changed greatly, but she could still adapt to her surroundings without revealing her true thoughts. It made people unable to see what she really thought. Even in front of these two people, she used to be able to freely express her true emotions.

  Not long after Zhao Jingru hung up the phone, Zuo Xiaoyao brought up leaving again. This time, after a few meaningful detentions, Zhao Jingru finally didn't insist on keeping her overnight, nor did she continue to drag her out to make ambiguous "heart-to-heart" conversations, even though it was already nearly 11 pm. Wang Zijia, who had drunk a bit too much at dinner, had long since fallen asleep.

  When I came, I noticed that there is a quiet path in the garden of the residential area. It seems to be a long corridor built with cement pillars, but because of the many vines on it, it has formed a winding and secluded path without lights and relatively long distance. Only the night lights on the surrounding lawn can shine through some weak dim light, so that people walking inside will not be completely dark. It is a good place to cool off in summer, but on this still somewhat chilly evening, no one wants to set foot here, even if it is in a high-end residential area with well-maintained security.

  Zuo Xiao Yao was walking slowly and calmly on this quiet corridor, her footsteps light, 'listening' to the whispers of others discussing how to prevent herself from escaping, seemingly quite enjoying the tranquil atmosphere of the night.

  The people hiding in the dark apparently didn't have as much patience as her, and didn't let her 'wait' for too long. Just as she walked to the middle of the corridor, which was also the center of the small garden in this not-so-small residential area, two people appeared before and behind Xiao Yao like they had an 'appointment'.

  Due to the lush growth of the vines on both sides, at first glance, she suddenly had two black shadows in front and back, but for Zuo Xiaoyao, who had already released her spiritual sense without making a sound, it was not a problem to 'see' the two people blocking her way. "You...who are you? You can't be reckless here!"

  An old man with a white beard standing right in front of her smiled kindly and said, "We certainly won't be rude, we just want to invite Young Master Zuo to our humble abode for a visit, please don't decline!"

  Xiao Yao frowned and said, "I don't know you guys, why should I accept your invitation?"

  "Hmph! You think that with your mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, you have the qualifications to haggle with me? Ha... ha... ha! As expected, I was right. The three items in that box aren't ordinary objects. I suppose you've already figured out the secrets they hinted at and only then embarked on the path of cultivating the truth?"

  After confirming Zuo Xiaoyao's 'cultivation', the old man couldn't help but smile with pride, although he intentionally lowered his voice, his emotions were hard to conceal.

  Zuo Xiaoyao, looking somewhat flustered, stuttered "W-what thing? I don't know, if you all don't move aside, I'll call for someone!"

  "Shout all you want! Humph! ... With my Soundproofing Treasure, no matter how loudly you shout, no one will pay attention to you. Be sensible and quickly hand over those three things, as well as everything you obtained according to the instructions above. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"

  He released his own liquid stage mid-term cultivation pressure, and the old man then took out a spherical lower-grade artifact. After quickly reciting the driving technique incantation, the sphere disappeared, and a transparent light screen suddenly appeared around the three of them.

  "I don't know what you're talking about, but with this inferior magic tool here, you can properly enlighten me today!"

  Stunned, he stared at Zuo Xiao Yao, who not only showed no discomfort under his released pressure, but also had her cultivation continuously growing on her body. "You... you..."

  "It's too late now!"

  At the same time as the old man instinctively wielded a curved knife-like mid-grade artifact to attack her, Zuo Xiaoyao, whose cultivation had revealed itself in the late stages of the Fusion Realm, released a Soul Binding Technique towards the middle-aged man who was blocking her path. With no effort at all, she controlled him and then wielded icy water to counterattack against the old man.

  The spiritual power fluctuations around the top-grade artifact far exceeded those of mid-grade artifacts. The curved moon-shaped artifact, which had come with great momentum, was struck by the icy water and immediately lost its spiritual energy, falling to the ground. This caused the old man, who only had this one treasured item, to feel unbearable heartache. "You dare to damage my treasure... it's a top-grade artifact! Is this also a treasure from the He family's collection?"

  Just as he was about to loudly scold, the old man's face suddenly changed and he exclaimed in a startled tone. His eyes, which had been filled with excitement and greed when looking at Han Shui, were now filled with panic as he saw Han Shui's gaze fall upon him, his killing intent palpable. The old man hastily said, "Fellow Daoist, wait! I am Liu Cheng, the third-generation disciple of Bai Shan Men, and the junior uncle of Song Yuan!"