Stopping the Spirit (1)

Zhao Yijiu shot Zhao Zhan a sidelong glance.

Zhao Zhan was used to being ignored by Zhao Yijiu. As they got older, many members of the Zhao family realized that their childhood "bullying" of Zhao Yijiu had been nothing more than wishful thinking.

No matter how they ostracized him or tried to test the limits of the aberrant who had merged with a malicious ghost by suppressing him, Zhao Yijiu never gave them the time of day.

As they grew up, the more capable they became, the more responsibilities they took on. And after Zhao Yijiu was taken away by Zhao Mou, Zhao Zhan and the others had long since stopped thinking of provoking him.

This time, though, the deduction was different. It was the first time Zhao Yijiu had encountered the Zhao family on a livestream since Zhao Mou had openly defected with him.

Zhao Zhan was troubled, too.

Zhao Mou had left decisively, showing them no respect at all and openly breaking ties. Because he had made such a spectacle of it, his defection remained a hot topic among deducers.

"The Zhao family can't even hold on to one of its own promising talents." "I heard they did some inhumane things to Zhao Mou's younger brother, Cold Wine." "I knew a family like that would be riddled with filth!"

Comments like these had never stopped.

The Zhao family's first response had been to turn the tide of public opinion. After all, the more powerful a faction was, the more it cared about its reputation—especially when the Zhao family's business depended on maintaining a wide network of friendly connections.

But when they confronted the damage Zhao Mou's defection had caused the family, they realized that the fox had been laying the groundwork all along. He had always presented himself