Ling Jue actually cried?!
Damn!
She clearly saw a few tears welling up in her father's emerald eyes, and the sight was too beautiful! She couldn't bear to look!
Zhi Yao stared in shock.
"Zhi Yi, can't you see me? I was severely injured too," Ling Jue looked pitifully at Zhi Yi.
Zhi Yi casually popped a cherry into her mouth, giving Ling Jue a sidelong glance. "Really? I feel like your wounds are almost healed."
"No!" Ling Jue immediately protested. "Look, it's still bleeding here!"
As he spoke, he lifted his shirt, causing Zhi Yao to gasp in surprise.
Damn, she didn't expect her old man to have such a great physique at his age! He even had an eight-pack!
However, his abs and chest were covered in countless scars, and upon closer inspection, there were even silver needles embedded in them.
For some reason, Ling Jue's original injuries weren't this severe, but now... those wounds had undoubtedly reopened and were bleeding, making for a rather gruesome sight.
Zhi Yao looked concerned. "Mother, quickly help father. He was injured protecting me."
Ling Jue felt pleased with Zhi Yao's reaction, not expecting his good daughter to be so considerate.
But he didn't know that Zhi Yao was genuinely worried about him.
However, the reason Zhi Yi didn't seem too concerned about Ling Jue was that she had been fooled by his pity ploys countless times before. Seeing this, she scoffed coldly, "I think your skin is thick enough that those wounds will heal in three minutes without me wasting any effort."
With that, she made to leave.
Seeing Zhi Yi wasn't falling for it, Ling Jue felt increasingly dejected.
Zhi Yi didn't care about him at all. Did Zhi Yi not love him...
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Thinking of this, he glared fiercely at Pei Chiyao again.
Pei Chiyao: "?"
Getting attacked while just lying there?!
As Zhi Yi was about to leave, Zhi Yao instinctively wanted to follow, but just as she stood up, Pei Chiyao pulled her back. The little girl lost her balance and plopped back onto the couch with a "thump," causing the notebook to fall to the floor in the process.
The commotion instantly caught Zhi Yi's attention, and she noticed the notebook on the ground.
Her brows furrowed slightly. "What's this?"
Zhi Yao slowly bent down to pick up the notebook. "It's someone's study notes."
After saying that, she angrily kicked Pei Chiyao. "Why did you pull me?"
Study notes?
For some reason, Zhi Yi felt like those notes seemed familiar.
"Let me see."
She held out her hand toward Zhi Yao, who obediently handed the notebook over.
But as soon as Zhi Yi opened it and saw what was recorded inside, her expression changed completely.
Until she saw the final name recorded.
Ji Lingshan.
She trembled uncontrollably. "Yao... where did you... get these notes from?"
Zhi Yao, sensing Zhi Yi's change, was too scared to even breathe properly. She hurriedly explained, "They... fell from a woman's body. I thought they looked interesting, so I picked them up."
Seeing this, Pei Chiyao immediately realized something.
"Auntie, do you know about Xuanling Town?"
Xuanling Town?
Those three words struck Zhi Yi's heart once again.
This time, Zhi Yi's expression could only be described as "frantic." "How... do you know about Xuanling Town?"
It seemed Zhi Yi was indeed aware of it.
Pei Chiyao felt that perhaps the seal on Zhi Yao was indeed related to Xuanling Town.
Zhi Yi sat back down, and Pei Chiyao carefully recounted to her everything that had happened today.
When she heard that Ji Lingshan had died, Zhi Yi looked disbelieving, then laughed. "Ha! That woman actually just died like that? She got off easy!"
She sneered coldly.
Zhi Yao had never seen such an expression on her gentle mother's face and couldn't help but feel puzzled. "Mother, what's wrong? Did you know her?"
She didn't just know her - her grudge with that woman could be talked about for three days and three nights without end.
"Auntie, do you know where Xuanling Town is? I want to take Yao to take a look."
Pei Chiyao's words were practically a blatant implication.
Unfortunately, Zhi Yi only shook her head. "I don't know. I only know that Xuanling Town is inhabited by Demon catchers, and I've heard the town was abandoned hundreds of years ago. Even if you find it, there's no point in going."
She looked meaningfully at her daughter. "Yao, can I borrow these notes for a bit?"
"Of course." Zhi Yao saw Zhi Yi's expression wasn't great, wanting to ask but fearing upsetting her further.
Zhi Yi went upstairs to rest, and Ling Jue quickly followed, lest he not be allowed in the bedroom tonight.
The living room was peaceful again.
After a while, Zhi Yao finally spoke up. "Pei Chiyao, what's up with my mother?"
But even after waiting for a long time, there was no answer from Pei Chiyao.
He was lost in thought, as if contemplating something.
Pei Chiyao had zoned out so many times today, which was quite rare for him.
What was wrong with the two of them?
The little girl hugged Pei Chiyao's arm and shook it a couple of times. "What's up with you and my mother? Have you been to that Xuanling Town before? Why do you both space out when you hear that name?"
Pei Chiyao snapped out of it, and seeing the little girl's scrunched up nose, he felt his brooding mood lift somewhat. "It's nothing. The Shen Xiong issue is resolved, so you can go out now, Yao."
However, Zhi Yao didn't have many friends and didn't really like going out much, so she didn't care about that aspect.
She moved closer to Pei Chiyao, scrutinizing his face carefully. "Are you hiding something from me?"
With that, she bared her teeth shamelessly, implying that if Pei Chiyao dared lie to her, she would bite him to death.
Pei Chiyao sighed. "I can't fool our clever little fox, can I?"
"Then hurry up and tell me!"
Who didn't like being called clever?
Zhi Yao couldn't hold back her smile.
"This matter is..."
He suddenly moved close, raised his hand to hold the back of Zhi Yao's head, and seized the opportunity to kiss her deeply on the lips.
By the time Zhi Yao realized she had been tricked, it was too late to struggle free.
The man bit down hard on Zhi Yao's lips, "Why didn't you listen to me and stay obediently at home? Huh?"
This silly vixen, did she not know that when he saw her there, he was almost scared out of his wits.
