"How is this anything like a gentleman? It’s more like a little girl." Zhang Shuying complained.

Zhang Zidao stroked his non-existent beard with a look of understanding, "Oh, you mean like a gentleman as precious as jade, right? Like the one who refines and polishes."

"I give up, I give up. It’s a pity no one wants me, and I can’t find a wife. Both Uncle Che and your wishes have fallen through!" Zhang Shuying lay down on the iron bed, looking resigned.

Zhang Zidao stroked his chin and smiled faintly, "Wanwan, you and Ah Che go back first. I’ll come find you tomorrow; right now, I have something to talk about with this kid."

"Don’t bother, I’ve got nothing to talk about with you. Just keep me locked up; lock me up for as long as you want." Zhang Shuying said, crossing his legs.

Both Zhang Che and I nodded and left this eerie prison.

Outside, Zhang Che and I walked side by side.

"Uncle Che, was the matter with Master handled smoothly?" I asked Zhang Che.

Zhang Che shook his head, "The gu couldn’t be removed, and the old man suffered internal injuries, almost getting hit by the gu."

"What about you? Are you alright?" My heart tightened.

Zhang Che glanced at me, "I stood far away and ran fast."

Then, he explained the situation to me.

Actually, many people in the Zhang Family are poisoned by gu, so he understood the nature of the strange gu cast by Su Chongwen.

Gu insects generally are infectious and only target specific people.

If someone tries to remove the gu, they might get backfired and poisoned.

At the time, Zhang Zidao was removing the gu for the head of the Ouyang Family, and there were seven or eight people in the room.

Only Zhang Che managed to leave the room in time and escape, avoiding being poisoned; the others all got implicated.

After Zhang Zidao got poisoned, he used his cultivation to expel it.

If it weren’t for him refining the Three Corpse God, he might have failed this time.

"An attack on the Three Corpse God’s gu? It seems like something from the Immortal Clan." I casually remarked.

Zhang Che instantly got excited, "Something from the Immortal Clan? Su Chongwen died in his twenties; counting his lost Yin years, he’s at most forty, where did he get such abilities?"

Before I could speak, he mulled over my words, "He’s not Su Chongwen? Did you just say he’s not Su Chongwen??"

"I can’t be certain what he is now, but I have about seventy to eighty percent confidence; he’s using Su Chongwen’s body as a shell." I spoke my mind and added, "Uncle Che, he mentioned that he’d come over to take me and my mom in three days."

"Three days later, the ancestor won’t be around anymore. He’s actually afraid of the ancestor." Zhang Che clenched his fists so hard they cracked.

"Su Chongwen’s calculations are sharp, though his abilities have reached a non-human state, a large part is due to the backing of the Rebirth Clothes."

Imposing in appearance but hollow inside.

If Zhang Zidao takes action, he wouldn’t stand any chance.

I sighed softly, "Uncle Che, actually... to my mom and me, Su Chongwen no longer counts as a person."

"Wanwan..." Zhang Che stopped in shock and looked at me bewildered.

I bowed my head lower, avoiding his eyes, "He’s not even considered human, let alone family. My mom fell into a trap once, she won’t fall a second time."

"I..." Zhang Che was about to say something.

My mom saw us from afar and came running over, "Why did you come back together? How’s Shuying? Is the ancestor pacified?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"I spoke to the ancestor about Shuying; he should be able to return to the family tree." Zhang Che’s gaze slightly avoided my mom.

My mom blushed slightly and took one of us by the hand into the house, "You two haven’t eaten yet, have you? I’ve made some food. I know you two are handling big matters, but you need to eat your fill to have the strength to strategize against Su Chongwen."

Zhang Che had been out with Old Taoist Zhang for most of the day, and I hadn’t eaten before bringing food to Zhang Shuying. Indeed, neither of us had had dinner.

"Alright." Zhang Che’s eyes were deep, "You and Wanwan won’t be reluctant, will you?"