Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 400 - 383: You Might Be the Next Target

This kind of speculation, Wen Xu only began to consider this direction after meeting Mu Yunchu and coming into contact with various mystic practices.

Initially, he thought it was the long-term psychological manipulation and various pressures from his father on his mother that led to her tragedy.

Wen Xu didn’t hide anything from Mu Yunchu.

"Honestly, at first I thought Pei Jun might have done it."

"But if I consider what you said, Pei Hongli is also likely involved."

His fists clenched tightly, his nails digging red marks into his palms.

He couldn’t understand what these people were after if this was the truth.

How could a frail woman, who couldn’t shoulder burdens and had nowhere to stand, obstruct their path?

Mu Yunchu said, "Since we don’t know, let’s find someone to ask."

Wen Xu pulled himself out of his hatred.

The two locked eyes in the air.

A few seconds later, the furrow in his brow visibly eased a little.

...

In the daytime, Mu Yunchu went to find the black cat she encountered the previous night.

To outsiders, it seemed as if she was intently helping the Pei Family with feng shui.

By the end of the day, she hadn’t seen even the shadow of that black cat. Moreover, when she asked the Pei Family, no one knew anything about a cat in the courtyard.

This made Mu Yunchu even more suspicious that the cat was not simple.

Aside from that, she hadn’t given up on finding the truth for Wen Xu. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

She knew that the only entry point for the matter was through Third Madam Pei.

But despite looking for an opportunity for a long time, Mu Yunchu didn’t find a time when she was leaving or alone in her room.

Even if she used a talisman to compel her to tell the truth, it would have to be when no one else was around.

Otherwise, the servants would quickly notice something amiss and go outside for help.

At that point, not only would they fail to get the answers they wanted, but they’d also alert the enemy.

The only solution was to ensure Third Madam Pei was alone.

Just then, her peripheral vision caught a servant carrying out trays of offerings for clean-up, which gave Mu Yunchu an idea.

...

After these days of testing, anyone with clear eyes could see that the second and third masters of the Pei Family were becoming increasingly satisfied with Wen Xu.

Today, they only returned after being out for an entire day.

Seeing the three of them talking and laughing, Pei Jingxiao was so angry his teeth almost shattered.

He had made his way to the bottom of the villa, originally intending just to greet them and head back inside. But the old butler who rushed over called him back.

"Mr. Pei, someone is looking for you at the door."

"Looking for me?" Pei Jingxiao was quite surprised.

Because among the people he knew, there shouldn’t be any who could find this place.

"Yes."

But seeing the expression on the old butler’s face made it unlikely he was joking, so Pei Jingxiao had to suppress his doubts and head toward the courtyard.

To his surprise, the mystery only deepened when he saw the people standing at the door.

"You all..."

"Who are you?"

Standing at the front, Wei Xianzhong looked kindly but carried an imposing aura of an otherworldly expert.

When he looked at the eccentrically dressed group beside him, Pei Jingxiao’s heart beat rapidly with anxiety.

Who were these people, anyway?

Soon, the other party spoke first, offering an explanation.

Someone extended a business card, and Pei Jingxiao took a look at the few words on it and subconsciously repeated them.

"Department 749?"

The rising intonation indicated just how shocked he was.

"So the rumors online are true, such a department really exists in our country!"

He still hadn’t realized what was about to happen, so he found it especially novel.

"Hello, my name is Wei Xianzhong."

"Is it convenient to find someplace to chat?"

Pei Jingxiao glanced at them but wasn’t about to let his guard down easily.

"I don’t think I have any issues needing to be discussed with you."

Who knows what these people wanted from him.

At this time, it would be best for Pei Jingxiao not to leave the Pei Family villa.

"Do you know Li Yunhe?" Wei Xianzhong, with a slight smile on his face, cut straight to the chase, squinting slightly with a sharp gaze.

"We’ve already gathered some evidence that not long ago, you hired someone to kill using unconventional means."

After the other party said this, Pei Jingxiao was truly shocked.

His eyes widened, "You, you,"

He wanted to ask the other party how they knew.

But he knew if he asked, he’d lose any chance of defense.

So he forcibly swallowed the words back down.

However, that didn’t mean he could evade the situation.

"You don’t need to hide anymore, since we know, it’s already confirmed."

In just a few minutes, Pei Jingxiao hadn’t felt his brain work this hard in a long time.

He even wondered if Li Yunhe had been caught and sold him out.

"Do you think that by doing this, there will be no evidence of your murder, that the law can’t punish you?"

Every word Wei Xianzhong said seemed to strike directly at his heart.

When he used mysticism to try to kill Wen Xu, that was indeed his thought process.

Did this old man possess the Mind Reading Technique?

Wei Xianzhong chuckled, "I don’t know any Mind Reading Technique."

"But you do!" Pei Jingxiao blurted out.

Realizing he said too much, he promptly shut his mouth.

Looking at Wei Xianzhong again, he indeed saw the smile on his lips widen.

"But there’s one thing you’ve got wrong."

"Our department is specialized in handling people like you. When it comes to you, we can legally arrest and punish."

Pei Jingxiao swallowed hard.

"But he didn’t die."

"That’s his ability’s issue; your actions already constitute a crime."

Pei Jingxiao couldn’t muster a smile anymore.

"As long as we want, you’ll be facing imprisonment."

After saying this, Wei Xianzhong didn’t miss a beat to add, "Of course, it’s not an ordinary prison as you might think. It’s a special prison."

It’s not hard to imagine the type of people locked up in those prisons.

Pei Jingxiao swallowed hard.

"What do you... want from me?"

"Simple, cooperate with us to find Li Yunhe," Wei Xianzhong stated their ultimate goal.

On one side was prison, on the other was provoking the mystic expert, Pei Jingxiao experienced firsthand what it meant to be ’caught between a wolf and a tiger.’

"Aren’t you trying to kill me?"

These people were undoubtedly up to no good by looking for Li Yunhe.

If Li Yunhe figured out Pei Jingxiao had deceived him, Pei was sure his end would not be pleasant.

Perhaps being locked in prison would be worse.

At least in prison, he might save his life.

Within just a few minutes, Pei Jingxiao had made his choice.

Just as he was about to say he couldn’t do it, Wei Xianzhong seemed to discern his thoughts again.

"Do you think that if you don’t help us find Li Yunhe, he will spare you?"

Pei Jingxiao: ???

"Do you know Hong Jingxue?"

Pei Jingxiao had heard of the name.

"She, like you, reached out to Li Yunhe for rituals, but she is already dead."

"So we have reason to believe you’re his next target."

Pei Jingxiao: !!!