"You said earlier that your master was a descendant of the people from the Southern Border." Zhao Zhao blurted out whatever came to her mind.
Staring back at a row of eyes all fixed on him, Lu Chukong was so annoyed that he laughed. "Ladies, this kind of reasoning doesn't hold water, does it? If this Lord Yama says the person who caused the Chen family's situation might be a man, are all the men in the world guilty then?"
"We're just suspicious. Why are you so worked up?" Song Yao was in a bad mood. She glared hard at Lu Chukong, her words full of hostility.
Probably feeling that the trouble was really coming for him, Lu Chukong stopped joking around. He was eager to clear himself of suspicion. "You might as well just say it's me. Am I not allowed to be worked up? Well, in my opinion, this... actually has something to do with your Song family."
"You!"
"Miss, everyone, there's no need to suspect me so quickly. Before Mrs. Chen came to me, I had nothing to do with the Chen family. Instead of guessing here, we'd better act quickly and find out the mastermind."
Lu Chukong pushed back the talisman that Miss Song had angrily taken out. He grabbed Song Yao's hand playfully. "Calm down. Be careful the talisman gets out of control."
"Let go!" Song Yao yanked her hand away from the lecher, her face tense.
The Great Emperor of Fengdu just couldn't help his gossipy nature. He watched Song Yao and Lu Chukong's interaction. Only after he'd had his fill of the show did he leisurely speak up.
"This young man is right. They call it the Gu Bell. Just like the saying goes, 'He who tied the bell must untie it'. We have to find the person who cast the Gu to solve the current situation of the Chen father and son. After all..."
He trailed off. Looking at everyone's curious eyes, he was enjoying his own sense of mystery.
But this time his little game didn't work. Zhao Zhao picked up where he left off.
"After all, this Gu Bell technique should have combined the forbidden technique that Song Changming practiced. The soul he raised isn't in the father - son pair. They were just sacrificed. We have to find the person who raised the soul and send away the ghost he raised to stop this sacrifice, right?" Zhao Zhao folded her arms and propped her chin up. She said tentatively, her eyes shining as she stared at Fufeng, looking like a good little kid seeking praise.
"Right... Do you know something about the Gu Bell?" Fufeng was stunned. Hey, how did this little girl know?
"Nope," Zhao Zhao shook her head. "I don't know about it. But you and my cousin said so much, and Xiaolong just quietly reminded me. It's easy to figure out, isn't it?"
Xiaolong, who was mentioned, proudly flicked his tail and held his head high.
The one who said it was so relaxed, while those who heard it had different expressions. Chu Ming, who was well - known in the Monster Management Bureau for being "innocent", stared with big eyes to show his surprise. "This... Is this really an easy thing?"
Fufeng gave a dry laugh. He thought to himself that this little girl had been quiet for so long because she was whispering to her dear husband.
He squinted at the little paper dragon. Three seconds later, he joked, "Sometimes being old is good. You know how to care for others—Damn it!"
Before he could finish his sentence, a stream of water splashed on his head.
Fufeng was completely defeated. He wiped the water off his face and walked out expressionlessly under everyone's stunned gazes.
"I'll go check the layout of this yard." His tone was calm, but inside he was cursing like crazy.
Damn it, Su Yuan. You're an old monster too for spraying water on this emperor. You're just old!
Far away in the south, the Yinglong, Su Yuan, just calmly took a sip of the wine at the banquet. His eyes didn't even move, as if he wasn't the one who had just made the little paper dragon spray water.
Zhao Zhao held the little paper dragon in her hand. She even ignored Taotie. She asked the little paper dragon a bit reproachfully, "Why did you spray water on Fufeng? Fufeng wasn't on fire."
The little paper dragon rubbed its head against Zhao Zhao's palm. Su Yuan's voice came, "He said something wrong. It's okay. Don't worry about him."
Zhao Zhao didn't quite understand, but Su Yuan was always reliable. She obediently said "Okay" and was then pulled away by Song Yao.
After Fufeng left, the others also went out one after another. After all, they still had to find the Gu - caster. Among them, the most anxious one should be Song Yao, as she was eager to find Song Changming quickly.
At the inauguration banquet of the Southern Monster King, the new Monster King heard Su Yuan's strange words. Afraid that he had entertained the guest poorly, he nervously asked, "Lord Dragon Venerable, what did you just say?"
A smile suddenly flashed across Su Yuan's usually icy face and then disappeared. "It's nothing. The kid at home asked me something."
"Oh, I see." The new Monster King wiped the sweat off his forehead. He was still wondering when Lord Dragon Venerable had a child.
Although he didn't know when this had happened, the Monster King, who wanted to curry favor with Su Yuan, thought this was a perfect opportunity.
Since Lord Dragon Venerable had become a father, he could start with the child!
"There are many strange and interesting things here. I see the kids in my clan like them very much. How about I ask my subordinates to prepare some and send them to the little one?"
Little one? Su Yuan chewed on these two words. Thinking of Zhao Zhao's curious eyes about everything, he nodded. "Then I'll trouble the Monster King."
It worked!
The Monster King slapped his thigh and laughed foolishly. "It's no trouble. During the winter vacation, Lord Dragon Venerable can bring the little one here to play for a while. My kids will be here too."
It had to be said that the Monster King had thought it through. He even considered the "little one's" school schedule and suggested the winter vacation.
However, when Su Yuan heard this, looking at the Monster King's eldest son, who was in his prime and was entertaining guests for his father not far away, his smile faded a bit.
"No need to trouble yourself. The kid is very clingy and doesn't like meeting strangers." Su Yuan thought he wasn't wrong. After all, that little girl had held his dragon scale and said she missed him last night.
Wasn't that being clingy?
In the Chen family courtyard, the clingy and stranger - shy Zhao Zhao that Su Yuan talked about was chatting merrily with the Chen family's maid.
"Sigh, the master and the young master are such good people. How could this happen to them?" The maid auntie was pruning the small bushes in the yard mercilessly. Zhao Zhao's heart skipped a beat. She silently took a step back from this auntie.
"So, sister, do you still remember who came to the Chen family?" Zhao Zhao had lost Song Yao. The Chen family mansion was so big that she got lost. After walking for a long time, she met this auntie. The little chatterbox started chatting with her.
She thought this was also a way to gather information!
"Ouch, how could I remember that!" The auntie shook her head and then sighed to herself. "Sigh, Miss Yu is also a poor soul."
Who was Miss Yu? Zhao Zhao was confused. She asked the auntie, "Sister, who is Miss Yu?"
"She's our mistress."
"Huh? Then why do you still call her Miss Yu instead of mistress..."
The auntie finally finished pruning the bushes in front of her. She picked up the big scissors and moved to another place.
"Our miss hasn't married the young master yet, but it's just a formality. The miss was adopted by the Chen family when she was a kid. She and our young master grew up together. After all these years, the marriage certificate doesn't really matter. In our hearts, Miss Yu has long been the young mistress of the Chen family."
The more Zhao Zhao heard, the more confused she got. She looked at Taotie for help, but that guy was lying at her feet and had fallen asleep in such a short time.
Useless...
Zhao Zhao bit her lip and asked embarrassedly, "Sister, what do you mean by being adopted by the Chen family when she was a kid?"
"The miss is the adopted daughter of the Chen family. It's common knowledge. It was even reported in the newspaper before."