Strangely, though, the scratches were extremely fine. They didn't look like they'd been made by human hands, but rather gouged out by the claws of some kind of beast. Judging by their size, the creature couldn't have been very large.
The first suspicious creature that came to Jiang Cheng's mind was a giant mole.
The Second Young Master waved his hand. Laifu immediately stepped forward and covered the wooden bride with the red cloth again. Then he went outside and called for people to come in and carry her away. It was clear that the Second Young Master was deeply wary of the wooden bride and didn't want her to remain before him for even a second longer.
"My father has grown stranger and stranger over the years. He often locks himself in his room and refuses to see anyone. If something needs to be reported, he only lets Manager Zheng do it."
"It isn't just his personality. His whole way of dealing with people and things has changed. He's also become extremely superstitious about fate and destiny, and quite interested in the Five Elements."
When the Second Young Master spoke of Mr. Wu, his tone held far more confusion than sorrow. The emotional bond between father and son seemed to have serious problems.
Luo Tianhe looked toward the spot where the wooden bride had stood and said meaningfully, "Second Young Master, I'm afraid you've still underestimated your father. He wasn't merely interested in fate and the Five Elements. He must have achieved considerable mastery in those fields."
"Without these wooden brides, you and your two brothers wouldn't have lived to see today. The wooden wives you married took this calamity upon themselves and shielded the three of you."
"But that was only a stopgap. The situation is far more