Cheng Sang ran his hands over every bone on Zhuang Ming's body. The more he felt, the more solemn his expression became. Zhao Zhao, who was standing beside him, felt her heart tighten.
"Junior Brother Wu, what on earth is unusual about Zhuang Ming?"
Cheng Sang sighed and shook his head. There was a complex look in his eyes. "He has an excellent bone structure. He is destined for great wealth and honor. Normally, he should be surrounded by purple qi and enjoy a peaceful life. But..."
"But what?"
"But he also has a pair of yin-yang eyes. A spiritual body is set upon his fortunate bones. When these two collide, it is destined that he will be different from ordinary people. Didn't you tell me that he couldn't leave this residential area and you didn't know what kind of restriction was placed on him? Actually, someone has gone against the natural order and stolen his good fortune."
Cheng Sang's words hit Zhao Zhao hard, like a heavy hammer landing on her heart. She knew that everyone had their own destiny. Some people were doomed to a bitter life, while others were destined to have a smooth one. But she had never heard that one's fortune and destiny could be stolen.
"Junior Brother Wu, I don't quite understand. What does stealing his good fortune have to do with his inability to leave here?" Zhao Zhao looked at Cheng Sang blankly, not knowing where to put her hands.
Cheng Sang gently held his junior sister's hand, his tone soft as he explained. "There are no traces of magic on this child because he has none. The reason he can't leave this place is that someone has set up an evil formation here, and this child with fortunate bones is the eye of the formation. And how can the eye of the formation leave the formation?"
"Someone has taken a fancy to his good fortune, so they deliberately sacrificed him with evil magic, probably to preserve their own glory and wealth."
"What should we do then? Junior Brother Wu, do you have any ideas? Please help him. Zhuang Ming is so pitiful. He's just a child..."
Zhao Zhao looked very anxious. Her senior brother had said that Zhuang Ming was the eye of the evil formation, and using a living person as the eye of the formation would only lead to one end... complete annihilation of body and soul!
"Zhao Zhao, calm down. Senior brother will think of a way for you. But—"
"Let her go." A cold voice interrupted Cheng Sang.
The man in a black windbreaker stood against the light at the door of the greenhouse. Just standing there quietly, he added a heavy sense of oppression to the whole greenhouse.
Cheng Sang looked in the direction of the voice and squinted his eyes.
He recognized the man. He was the demon that his junior sister had "fallen for" after she went down the mountain.
Curving his lips, there was a hint of provocation in Cheng Sang's peach blossom eyes. He didn't let go of Zhao Zhao's hand. Instead, he held it tighter. Facing Su Yuan's cold aura, he deliberately asked in a puzzled tone, "Who are you?"
Su Yuan's eyes fell on their clasped hands. He didn't answer Cheng Sang's question. Suppressing his anger, he repeated, "Let her go."
As he said that, he stepped forward step by step, looking as if he was about to start a fight.
Cheng Sang smiled. He wanted to show his intimacy with Zhao Zhao in front of his love rival deliberately. Bending down and getting closer to Zhao Zhao, his voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly. "Junior sister, do you know him?"
Zhao Zhao was completely out of sorts at the moment. Her whole mind was on Zhuang Ming, so she didn't notice when Su Yuan had come. She just instinctively shook her head.
It was just a very small and ordinary gesture, but for Su Yuan, it seemed to have the destructive power to destroy the world. It stopped him in his tracks.
When his love rival was sad, Cheng Sang was happy. He finally let go of Zhao Zhao's hand and then stepped in front of her, smiling. "Sir, my junior sister said she doesn't know you. May I ask what you want?" There was undisguised pride in his tone.
Su Yuan collected his thoughts. After a moment, he called out to Zhao Zhao in a hoarse voice.
Hearing someone calling her name, Zhao Zhao suddenly came to her senses. She poked her head out from behind Cheng Sang to look for the source of the voice.
Meeting Su Yuan's gaze, she didn't understand how he could be here for a moment. Stepping out from behind Cheng Sang, she looked at Su Yuan seriously and said, "I've asked for leave."
"..." Su Yuan felt a pang in his heart for a moment. "I know. I'm not here to drag you back to work."
"Then what are you here for?"
Su Yuan averted his eyes. He couldn't very well say that he missed her and just wanted to come and see her...
Actually, Su Yuan had originally just planned to take a peek outside the greenhouse and not show up in front of Zhao Zhao. But there was this guy who suddenly appeared and got so close to Zhao Zhao. He couldn't help but rush in.
"I'm here to see Zhuang Ming."
"Oh."
After hearing that, Zhao Zhao didn't say anything else. She took a step to the side and made a gesture of invitation with her hand to let Su Yuan take a good look.
Since he had said it himself, what could Su Yuan do? He walked stiffly towards Zhuang Ming and really took a "good" look.
Cheng Sang found this scene inexplicably funny and couldn't help laughing.
He had thought that his junior sister would be completely infatuated after falling in love, but it seemed that she was still as naive as ever. This made Cheng Sang feel a lot more at ease.
Zhao Zhao was quite puzzled by her junior brother's laughter. She didn't know what he was laughing at. After giving her senior brother a strange look, she walked over and squatted down beside Su Yuan and explained to him.
"Zhuang Ming is sleeping now. The thing he's holding in his arms is his 'sister'. It's a ghost fetus, and it already has some cultivation. He can't leave here because he's the eye of the evil formation. Someone wants his good fortune. I was still thinking about how to report this to the bureau. Now that you're here, you can take a good look."
Su Yuan wasn't very shocked by Zhao Zhao's words. After all, he had lived for tens of thousands of years and had seen many strange things.
"I see. I'll arrange for someone to come and investigate later."
Hearing him say this, Zhao Zhao, still squatting, inched a little closer to him and volunteered. "Let me do it."
The sudden closeness made Su Yuan's heart skip a beat. His nose was filled with the strange fragrance of the young girl, which made the tips of his ears turn red.
He avoided Zhao Zhao's gaze shyly and let out a soft "hmm".
Cheng Sang, who was standing beside them, saw everything clearly. He cursed Su Yuan as a hooligan in his heart and pulled Zhao Zhao up from the ground to keep her away from Su Yuan.
"Don't worry, junior sister. Senior brother will help you."
Zhao Zhao was too slow to notice the undercurrent between the two men. She looked at Cheng Sang gratefully.
Su Yuan stood opposite Cheng Sang. His cold gaze fell on him. "Are you Zhao Zhao's senior brother?"
"Yes." Cheng Sang answered loudly.
"If I'm not mistaken, you should be a demon. Zhao Zhao has been a disciple of the Ming Shuang Sect on Penglai Mountain since childhood. When did she get a demon senior brother like you?"
His cold voice, like broken ice, was especially clear in the small greenhouse. Zhao Zhao gasped. Facing this question that might expose a secret, she decided to use that trick!
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She straightened her face and looked displeased. "Are you suspecting that I'm a demon?"
"No, I just—"
"Haven't you investigated me many times? Lord Dragon Venerable, what else don't you trust about me? How about we get everything clear right now."
Every word, along with her actions and expressions, made her look like a queen.