Ye Qing had never been so angry before!
Of the three children, the youngest son, Chen Zhuo, is the most sensible. He was born into a very privileged family, but was cursed by heaven and had no talent whatsoever. However, he never complained or blamed others. Instead, he proved himself in another way, quietly making sacrifices for his two older brothers behind the scenes.
Sometimes he's so sensible that it breaks my heart.
She had no other requests for this child than to have him live a peaceful and prosperous life. She never imagined that someone would use this child as a target for surgery.
She doesn't care who the other party is, or how much benefit the South Sea Dragon King can bring to the Chen Household. Today, she's going to overturn this table and fight that old demon to the death!
"Who I am?"
Chen Zhuo was stunned for a moment after hearing these chilling words, then he immediately realized what they meant and couldn't help but cover his forehead and laugh.
Having spent so much time with his mother, how could he not know what she was thinking?
Her youngest son, being mature and sensible, would never do such a thing. It could only be that he's been possessed by some kind of demon.
That's true; haven't I been doing the same thing for decades?
Seeing Chen Zhuo laugh, Ye Qing's expression turned even uglier, but she didn't make a move immediately. The reason was simple: she didn't want to easily destroy her child's body.
"Mother, don't you recognize me?" Chen Zhuo sat down on the steps, looking at her with amusement.
"If you utter those two words again using my son's body, I will make you know what it means to wish for death but be unable to die!"
"Your mother truly loves you." Another woman's voice emanated from Chen Zhuo's body, incredibly gentle. Comparing the two voices now, it was astonishing to find that they were exactly the same.
"Does she love me?" Chen Zhuo laughed again. "Is it love or guilt? Well, then, if it were a heartless matriarch from another family, she probably wouldn't feel even a shred of guilt. My mother, at least, shows me some affection, which is far better than other families. After all, I was born a good-for-nothing."
Ye Qing, sitting opposite Chen Zhuo, was stunned for a moment, staring intently at him, and hesitated for a moment.
The Chen Zhuo she knew wouldn't act like this, but his words gave her a jolt; his tone and expression didn't seem fake at all.
But if it's not fake, could it be...?
She didn't want this outcome even more.
"Are you really Zhuo'er?"
"Doesn't my mother recognize me?"
What is that voice inside your body?
"Naturally, it's something my mother couldn't bear to give me."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qing's body trembled, and his hands even started to shake.
In that instant, she seemed to understand something.
Perhaps it really was a mistake to be so direct.
I always thought Zhuo'er didn't care, but now that I think about it, how could she not care?
Does my mother think I seem indifferent?
"Zhuo'er."
"How could I not care?" Chen Zhuo stood up, smiling at his mother. "Leaving aside the status and glory of a sorcerer, just by becoming a sorcerer, how many more years could I live? My elder brother is already a Dragon Vein sorcerer, with a lifespan of at least several thousand years. And me? I have nothing. I'm already thirty this year. Mother, have you ever thought that you great figures who can live for thousands or even tens of thousands of years could be gone in the blink of an eye?"
"I'm not like that, Zhuo'er." Ye Qing's lips trembled, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.
That special stone could change a person's aptitude. She had actually considered her youngest son, but her eldest son was ambitious and unwilling to accept his mediocre aptitude. She had thought at the time that she should let Laoda eldest son take all the resources first, suppress Chen Ye, and keep her own bloodline as the leader of the family. Even if something happened to her later, her Laoda could protect his brothers. If a similar opportunity arose in the future, it could be given to her Laosan.
"That can't be right, can it?" Chen Zhuo's eyes were bloodshot, as if he could see right through Ye Qing's thoughts.
" The Laoda will enjoy it first, and then when Laoda succeeds, he'll naturally protect us, right? Hahaha!" Chen Zhuo laughed maniacally, "Don't you know what kind of person the Laoda? When has he ever cared about me?"
"It's not that your older brother doesn't care about you; it's just that he's been subjected to all sorts of doubts and resentment, which is why he's like this."
"Why is he so resentful?" Chen Zhuo retorted. "Is it because the family poured resources meant for training a hundred sorcerers into him? Is it because the South Sea gave him the opportunity to train ten Dragon Transformation sorcerers? And he's still so resentful? Hahaha!"
"Zhuo'er."
"That was clearly my only chance, Mother," Chen Zhuo stepped forward. "You know I won't have another chance. You knew that, yet you gave that thing to the Laoda without the slightest hesitation. But then again, you big shots, if you waste even a little time, I'll be gone. In the tens of thousands of years to come, what will my days of existence matter?"
"That's not true, Zhuo'er!" Ye Qing rushed forward and hugged Chen Zhuo tightly. "That's not true, Zhuo'er, that's not true. Mother won't abandon you, she won't!"
"Is that so?" Chen Zhuo stared at his mother with bloodshot eyes, countless thin red lines of blood gushing from his body and enveloping Ye Qing.
"Then prove it to me."
"Mistress!!" The guards behind him were shocked and furious upon seeing this. They were about to get up when they were instantly torn to shreds by some force.
Ye Qing's body trembled, but she showed no sign of resistance, gradually calming down.
"Who dares to trespass into the Chen Residence!"
Inside the Chen Residence, the protective array was instantly shattered, alarming the guardian elders who remained in the courtyard, who rushed out in shock and anger.
The three approaching figures were taken aback, one of them frowning and asking, " Murong Yunji? What... what do you Jiangnan want?"
"The situation is urgent, we have no choice but to do this." Murong Yunji stepped forward to explain, "A powerful enemy has invaded outside, and the city's protective formation is in grave danger. Where are the people in charge of the main formation's core?"
The two elders exchanged a glance without speaking, their eyes filled with wariness.
Just as they were hesitating, two aged voices came from behind. "She's right, things outside are about to break down. Where is Ye Qing?"
The two looked over and saw that the people rushing over from behind were the elders of the Su Family and the Nie Family, both of whom were chosen to form the protective formation.
"Old Nie, what exactly happened?"
The white-robed elder glanced at Murong Yunji and her two companions who had suddenly appeared, frowned, but still said, "There is indeed a powerful enemy invading outside the city. The Chen Household elder at the core of the formation cannot hold out for long. Quickly let Ye Qing out; wasn't she here to retrieve the magic weapon?"
"The mistress has gone to the treasury to retrieve a precious artifact," one of the elders nodded. "She should be out soon."
"Where is your treasure vault located?" Ao Zhen stepped forward and asked with a grim expression.
When she broke the formation, she clearly sensed that there was a layer of concealing formation outside the Chen Residence's array, isolating the Chen Residence from the outside world. Otherwise, given the terrifying aura of Ghost Shark General outside, how could the people inside not have noticed it at all?
Upon hearing this, the elder of the Chen Household looked displeased. " The Chen Household's treasure vault is not for outsiders."
Before he could finish speaking, Ao Zhen grabbed him and lifted him up. "Open your eyes and look outside! What is that? The Chen Household treasure vault at this hour? Once that thing gets in, not a single chicken or dog of your Chen Household will be spared!!!"
Only then did the Chen Household family members notice the terrifying giant eye above the clouds in the sky, and a chill instantly swept through their bodies.
The elders of the Nie Family and Su Family glanced at Ao Zhen with surprise.
Who is this woman?
All of them were Dragon Vein sorcerers, but the two elders hadn't seen the woman's movements clearly at all, as if time had skipped over them. This was just like when they were still mortals and encountered those powerful Above First Rank sorcerers.
But now they are dragons, how could this woman be faster than a dragon's eyes?
"In the backyard"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ao Zhen grabbed the elder and charged forward with brute force. Along the way, several magic arrays were violently shattered. The elders behind her were terrified, but they still quickly followed behind.
But when everyone arrived at the underground treasure vault, the scene before them plunged their hearts into despair.
Inside the treasure vault, the matriarch Ye Qing, whom everyone had been eagerly awaiting, was floating in the air, having been sucked into a dried-up corpse by the mysterious red threads surrounding her!
Directly below Ye Qing, Chen Zhuo's clothes turned bright red, and his demeanor was alluring yet strange, bordering on bizarre!
" Chen Zhuo? What did you do?"
Several elders of the Chen Household roared angrily, but Ao Zhen, who was the first to rush in, remained unusually calm.
She knew. South Sea City was finished!