Becoming the Villainess: I Dominate the Cultivation Realm with My Wok!-Chapter 196
Lan Xin sent a message back to the Young Master but hadn’t received a reply, making her a bit anxious.
This girl surnamed Chen doesn’t seem to have the capability to do business with the Huo Family; does the Young Master really understand her situation? She stays with that group of strange people, staring at a copper mirror, and occasionally saying odd things, looking like a bunch of fools!
She must be some kind of swindling charlatan, probably with some impressive tricks, that’s how she fooled the Young Master.
Oh my, could they have drugged the Young Master, or even used witchcraft, and that’s why he hasn’t been able to reply after returning to the Huo Family?
The Young Master used to reply immediately!
Lan Xin always thought that this was something special between her and Huo Lian, that Huo Lian would always read and reply to her messages immediately, that they had some special understanding in this regard.
In reality, it was just because she managed this other courtyard, which was generally used for accommodating Huo Lian’s business partners. Doing business is crucial for sustaining the entire Huo Family, so the messages she sent usually concerned business partners. For Huo Lian, it was like a job that required him to be on standby 24/7, and failure to reply promptly could mean losing a partner.
It actually had nothing to do with Lan Xin herself; if anyone else managed this courtyard, Huo Lian would also reply immediately to the messages sent.
It’s just unfortunate that Huo Lian was not at the Huo Family now, and Lan Xin’s message missed him.
Such things had happened before, but Lan Xin felt that this time the people, especially Chen Muxue, looked too suspicious, different from the cultivators she had seen before, which made her so anxious.
Not to mention, she vaguely felt an inexplicable dislike towards Chen Muxue.
Chen Muxue and her group were in the main hall. They found a large copper mirror in the main house of the backyard. Cen Lizhui cast a slight spell and projected the scenes seen by the Thousand Paper Cranes placed on the back of the Black Cat onto the copper mirror.
"So cute!" Chen Muxue couldn’t help but exclaim.
Due to the position of the Thousand Paper Cranes, the lower part of the copper mirror constantly showed the fluffy back of the Black Cat’s head, with its two ears twitching occasionally or slightly turning at any sound, utterly adorable.
For a moment, Chen Muxue was too captivated to pay attention to the truly important parts, focusing solely on the cat ears.
Cen Lizhui saw Chen Muxue’s face overwhelmed with cuteness, blushing slightly, and for some reason, felt a little annoyed.
They’re just cat ears!
"Strange, why are there so few people..." Chu Wuyi frowned, "There used to be lots of servants at home because there were many concubines, and everyone loved to compete, taking numerous servants with them whenever they went out. The house was always bustling with people. Now not only are there fewer servants, but even the concubines have reduced."
"That’s the garden; why is there no one there? The garden used to be the place where most things happened. Even the flowers and plants in the flowerbeds look like they haven’t been tended to for ages... Wait, that’s Mother’s favorite peony, its color is particularly rare. It used to be watched over constantly, and now, not only is it unguarded, but its leaves have withered!"
Chen Muxue finally turned her gaze to the scenery of the Chu Family and, upon a closer look, indeed found that whether it was flowers or bricks, everything exuded a sense of decay.
