In the living room, the sight of the couple left the maids gaping in amazement.

“Sister, isn’t brother-in-law incredibly handsome?” Chen Xue asked, leaning on Chen Zheng’s shoulder as she gazed at Su Mu with sparkling eyes.

“He is,” Su Mu nodded.

“Hehe!” Chen Xue smiled with satisfaction, hopping down from Chen Zheng’s embrace. She walked up to a maid, stared at her name tag for a moment, and her expression suddenly turned fierce. “Who sent you to kill me and my brother-in-law?”

HISS!

The maid shivered and instinctively stumbled back three steps. Chen Xue’s sudden shout made her seem like a completely different person from the gentle girl she was moments ago.

Su Mu was astonished. “Mr. Chen… Little Xue, she…” Su Mu hesitated, turning to look at Chen Zheng.

“That’s right. Little Xue has recovered. She is now the Lord of the Ghost Race—the Ancestor Ghost! You all heard her. The Ancestor Ghost is asking who hired you to harm Little Xue and me!” Chen Zheng’s eyes flashed as he unleashed a torrential pressure. It instantly enveloped the entire villa, and every maid caught in it fell to her knees, trembling uncontrollably.

“Ah!”

“Ancestor Ghost, spare us! Spare us, please!”

“We’re innocent! Please have mercy, Ancestor Ghost!”

The maids were so frightened they were wailing for their parents.

“Sister!” Just then, Chen Xue threw herself into Su Mu’s arms.

“Little Xue…” Su Mu jolted, reaching out to pat Chen Xue on the back.

“Sister, can we go home? I’m so tired and sleepy…” Chen Xue murmured sweetly.

“Okay, we’ll go home right now,” Su Mu quickly agreed.

SWISH!

With a casual wave of his hand, Chen Zheng cut all power to the villa.

BOOM!

Suddenly, the villa began to shake violently as a piercing alarm tore through the night.

“What’s going on?!”

“Run! A monster is attacking!”

“Ahhh—!”

Amid the screeching alarm, the maids’ screams echoed.

CRASH! The villa’s walls crumbled. In the blink of an eye, a giant shadow burst through the window! A statue resembling a fierce guardian smashed through the glass, charging straight for Chen Xue and Su Mu.

“Little Xue!” Su Mu cried out, breathing a torrent of fire.

“Get lost!” Chen Xue shouted coldly. With a single slap, she sent the statue flying, where it shattered into a pile of rubble.

“Huh? Why do I feel weaker?” Chen Xue asked, looking puzzled.

“That’s the bloodline curse,” Chen Zheng said with a faint smile.

“Huh? Brother-in-law, you…” Chen Xue stared blankly at Chen Zheng for a long moment before continuing, “Brother-in-law, I think I’ve become a powerful cultivator. I feel strong enough to punch this world apart! But… I feel so awful!”

At that moment, Chen Xue’s body began to turn red. Black fur started to sprout from her skin at a visible rate, spreading wildly.

Su Mu’s expression turned grave. This is bad! Chen Xue’s condition is anything but normal!

“Honey, protect Little Xue. I’ll go deal with that old dog,” Chen Zheng said softly. He raised his right hand and pushed it toward the distant villa.

WHOOSH!

A talismanic diagram materialized in the air.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

In the distance, the other villa was instantly reduced to ash and dust.

“What?!”

“Heavens! What kind of power is this?!”

“A god has appeared!”

As the villa was annihilated, the residents of the neighboring homes heard the commotion. Many rushed outside amid countless cries of alarm, only to be left dumbfounded. Right before the building vanished, they thought they saw a young man in a suit and sunglasses. With a single wave of his hand, he had razed a mansion worth hundreds of millions to the ground.

How is this possible?!

“Where are Mom and Dad? Where is Brother Zheng? Where is… Sister Chen Xue?” A flicker of confusion crossed Chen Xue’s pretty face as she scanned the area. She couldn’t find her parents, Chen Zheng, or their mother, so she turned to Su Mu.

“I’ll find them,” Su Mu said. Her divine sense swept across the area, locking onto Chen Zheng’s presence. With a single step, she transformed into a streak of light and shot off into the distance.

The onlookers from the neighboring villas were utterly dumbstruck. Is that… a cultivator?! So terrifying! That villa was made of reinforced concrete, but it couldn’t withstand a single move from that young man!

「Meanwhile, in the Shen Family estate in Dongshan City.」

“Haha! Excellent! Excellent!”

A middle-aged man sat on a sofa, roaring with laughter. He picked up a Jade Talisman and stared at it for several seconds before a sinister grin spread across his face, and he crushed it in his hand.

CRACK!

As the powder from the Jade Talisman scattered, the middle-aged man laughed grimly and snarled, “Chen Zheng, you’re finished! Tonight, you die!”

“Dad…” At that moment, a young man walked in through the door.

“Hmm? Xiao Bei, why are you back? Didn’t I tell you to go to the Chen Family in Jiangnan and drug Chen Zheng? Why are you back so soon? Don’t tell me he’s already awake! Hmph! Chen Zheng, you little small fry, you’re finally going to die!” The middle-aged man shot the youth an indifferent glance before letting out a furious roar.

The young man froze, a look of utter shock on his face. Chen Zheng? Dad… you actually sent me to poison Chen Zheng?! The Chen Zheng?! The chairman of Chen’s Corporation?!

“Hmph! Chen Zheng!” the middle-aged man sneered viciously, then snorted again. “You think I don’t know Chen’s Corporation relies on you for support? Even though your surname isn’t Chen, you might as well be one! Xiao Bei, call Chen Zheng right now! Tell him to come to the Shen Family to rescue someone! If he dares to refuse, I’ll have your second uncle go to the Chen Family and slaughter his entire family!”

“Second Uncle?” The young man was stunned for a second, then gritted his teeth and nodded. “Alright! Just wait, Dad! I’ll call him right now and make that piece of trash come back!”

The young man took out his phone and dialed the number, but there was no answer. He kept trying for a full four or five minutes.

“Damn it! That piece of trash Chen Zheng actually blacklisted me! He’s scared! He must be! I’m going to tell Second Uncle right now that not only is Chen Zheng refusing to come, he even blocked my number! Hmph! A piece of trash will always be trash. Becoming chairman of Chen’s Corporation doesn’t change the fact that he’s a coward to the bone!”

The young man gave a savage grin and dialed again.

DING DONG!

The phone had just started ringing when the doorbell suddenly rang.

Startled, the young man rushed to get it. When he opened the main door to the villa, he saw a beautiful young woman standing outside. He was instantly overjoyed and lunged forward. “Miss Su! You’ve finally agreed to marry me! I’ll take you to see my grandparents right now!”

SWISH!

As he spoke, he moved in a blur and threw his arms around Su Mu.

“Ah!” Su Mu screamed.

BANG!

The next instant, the young man let out a wretched scream as blood splattered through the air.

“Uwaaah—”

The young man collapsed to the ground, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood. He looked up, his face filled with hatred as he glared at Su Mu. The left half of his head was gone.

“Xiao Bei?”

“Holy shit!”

“Is that little girl a monster?!”

From the neighboring houses, people poked their heads out. When they saw clearly that Su Mu was the one who had attacked, they were all stunned.

“Hmph!” Su Mu snorted coldly.

“You dare harm my son!”

Suddenly, an ice-cold voice descended from the rooftop.

WHOOSH!

An overwhelming pressure fell over the area. In an instant, it felt as if the entirety of Dongshan City had been frozen solid.

BOOM!

In the central district of Dongshan City, a purple light flared from within a luxurious estate. It came from an ancient, simple-looking bead, which at this moment was unleashing a dazzling spiritual aura.

“A Spiritual Artifact?”

“Oh my god, a treasure has appeared in Dongshan City!”

“Let’s get out of here!”

Screams rang out as the powerhouses from Dongshan City’s major families, tycoons, and clans all rushed from their homes, converging on the central plaza.

“Huh? Isn’t that the Shen Family? The spiritual energy fluctuations from their estate are intense!”

“All the major families are here! Let’s go!”

“A treasure has appeared at the Shen Family’s estate!”

Astonished, the numerous powerhouses didn’t hesitate. They all flew into the sky above the central plaza and looked down in unison.

“HISS!”

“What is that?!”

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