Chapter 236: Chapter 234: Slapping the Apocalypse Reborn Woman 15
In that life, Tang Anning had no clue whether her bracelet was lost or stolen.
She searched for a long time and couldn’t find it, so she assumed it was really lost, oblivious to Su Leqing’s theft, hence there was no scenario where she went to the Xiao Family’s doorstep to point fingers.
At that time, the Xiao Family was relieved that the Su family had broken off the engagement and did not notice Su Leqing’s abnormal behavior. Afterwards, they paid even less attention to the Su family’s affairs, naturally unaware of many things.
But in this life, because of Anning’s intervention, she had alerted the Xiao Family.
Due to Su Leqing’s theft, the Xiao Family started paying attention to her and thus discovered many abnormalities about her.
Xiao Keke looked down upon Su Leqing even more and did not hold back in smearing her in front of Zhou Zhiyan.
Zhou Zhiyan felt outraged that her idol was bullied.
Conveniently, on Sunday, Zhou Zhigang took a day off as he’d been working particularly hard recently, and his salary with Qian Yue Mei was increased. Both had earned a good amount that month and wanted to use the opportunity to take Zhou Zhiyan shopping for some clothes and have a good meal.
The three of them agreed to have a meal together.
Zhou Zhiyan arrived early.
She waited at the agreed-upon restaurant for a while before Zhou Zhigang and Qian Yue Mei joined her.
After they sat down and ordered the dishes, Zhou Zhiyan directly asked Zhou Zhigang: "Brother, I’ve heard from my classmates that you’ve been quite lucky with the opposite sex recently."
Zhou Zhiyan came from a modest household, but she was also treated like a little princess.
Both her mother and brother doted on her, and everything good in the household was reserved for her. She was straightforward and said whatever was on her mind in front of Zhou Zhigang.
Zhou Zhigang became particularly nervous upon hearing Zhou Zhiyan’s comment.
He kept looking at Qian Yue Mei, worried that she might get upset: "What nonsense are you talking about? What ’lucky with the opposite sex’? I have no idea what you’re talking about."
Zhou Zhiyan pouted in frustration: "Brother, my classmates already told me, don’t try to deny it."
She then turned to Qian Yue Mei and advised: "Sister-in-law, you better keep a close eye on my brother, lest his soul gets ensnared by some little demon."
Qian Yue Mei looked at Zhou Zhigang.
She knew Zhou Zhiyan well enough to know that Zhou Zhiyan wouldn’t fabricate such things without a basis.
Zhou Zhigang quickly explained: "No, it was just a wealthy young lady who was lost. I simply showed her the way. Later, she wanted to thank me, but I declined. She invited me to dinner, and I never went."
Qian Yue Mei sensed something else.
As a woman herself, she understood a certain psychology.
She scrutinized Zhou Zhigang: "It couldn’t really be a stroke of romantic luck, could it?"
"Isn’t that the case."
Zhou Zhiyan crossed her arms and scoffed: "My classmate and that Miss Su’s family are old family friends. She said that it’s become known in Capital’s wealthy circles that Miss Su has called off her engagement and is running after a construction worker, and that the Xiao Family is being embarrassed because their son can’t even compare to a construction worker. If this weren’t true, why would people talk like this? At the very least, that Miss Su is up to no good."
Zhou Zhigang felt helpless: "Sis, just look at your brother. I’m neither as handsome as a Heavenly Immortal, nor do I have the wealth of a nation, and to be honest, I’m not that smart either. I’m just a high school dropout without a proper diploma. How could a young lady heiress possibly take a fancy to me?"
Zhou Zhigang was quite self-aware.
"Who knows what she’s thinking."
The more Zhou Zhiyan spoke, the angrier she got: "Brother, if she comes looking for you again, just avoid her. If it comes to it, just scold her. Let’s see if she still has the audacity to be the other woman. Let me tell you, her character is not good at all. My classmate said she even stole our Senior Sister Tang’s ancestral bracelet and wouldn’t admit it."
"Really?"
Qian Yue Mei was puzzled: "Would such a young lady still steal? These wealthy people are really something else."
"Maybe she just enjoys stealing other people’s things, not just material objects, but she probably wants to steal a man too."
Zhou Zhiyan spoke even more disdainfully: "Sister-in-law, you better be vigilant too. Keep a close eye on my brother, and don’t fall for someone else’s tricks."
Qian Yue Mei nodded earnestly: "I will."
Zhou Zhiyan was still worried: "If a stranger comes up to you and invites you out for a meal or something, don’t be fooled."
Qian Yue Mei smiled: "Don’t worry, I’m not a child anymore."
Zhou Zhiyan was so insistent, Zhou Zhigang took it to heart, thinking that if that Su guy came looking for him again, he couldn’t be polite anymore; he would definitely have to send him away with harsh words.
He’s just an ordinary person, not wishing for extreme wealth, nor envying others’ family backgrounds. He simply wants to earn money through his own efforts, support his sister’s education, then build a decent house in his hometown, marry Qian Yue Mei, and live a peaceful life.
Zhou Zhigang is not someone with ambition, and naturally, he wouldn’t seek to ingratiate himself with such daughters of influential families.
After Zhou Zhiyan finished speaking, she happily went to eat with Qian Yue Mei, and after the meal, they went shopping for clothes together.
It was the afternoon when Zhou Zhiyan had a tutoring class to teach, so she hurried off.
South City
Yin Baichuan went back and ordered people to purchase items from a list.
The things Anning requested were quite tricky to find: black dog blood with not a single foreign hair, blood from the comb of a black rooster, some fine jade, as well as top-quality weapons and the like—anyway, these items were not easy to locate.
But Yin Baichuan had been operating in South City for many years and had considerable influence.
He sent many people to search far and wide, sparing no expense, and they truly managed to find everything in one night.
The next day, Yin Baichuan called Anning.
Anning and the couple went to the cemetery again.
Anning looked at the time before heading out, and when they arrived, it was just past eleven o’clock. They waited for a while until it was high noon.
The items Yin Baichuan brought were already set up early, and Anning had prepared them, timing everything precisely.
The moment it turned noon, Anning directly splashed out the mixture of black dog blood and black rooster blood.
With her right hand forming a seal and mutters under her breath, at the moment the blood was splashed out, Yin Baichuan and his wife felt a chill throughout their bodies.
Both of them involuntarily wrapped their clothes tighter.
It was originally sunny, but as soon as the black dog blood was splashed, massive clouds covered the sun.
Yin Baichuan, watching, found it quite terrifying and grasped Mrs. Yin’s hand tightly and did not let go.
Mrs. Yin was also scared, leaning close to Yin Baichuan, shivering.
They were still far away; had they been closer, they would have been even less able to withstand it.
Anning grabbed a handful of jade in her hands, throwing it piece by piece, and with each throw, a puff of black mist rose up from where the jade stones landed.
With the rise of the black mist came waves of a pungent, bloody smell.
The clouds grew even heavier, and the whistling of wind could be heard, mixed intermittently with cries.
Anning said coldly, "Stop struggling in vain. Break for me, quickly."
She grabbed one of the antique knives Yin Baichuan had found, took a few steps forward, and plunged it into a certain spot in front of the grave.
As soon as the knife was inserted, the ground began to tremble, and the Yin couple was nearly shaken off their feet.
Anning lightly tapped her right hand and infused a stream of Spiritual Power into the knife, driving it even deeper: "Break for me."
As she uttered the word "break," a grayish-black fog enveloped the whole burial ground, and Anning was covered in it as well.
Mrs. Yin clung tightly to Yin Baichuan: "Miss Tang, she won’t be in any danger, right?"
Yin Baichuan couldn’t be sure, but he couldn’t show weakness in front of his wife: "No worries, Miss Tang is a highly skilled expert."
The black smoke grew denser, with sounds of fighting coming from within, making the Yin couple even more nervous and frightened.
After some time, the layer of fog dispersed, the clouds scattered too, and the weather was clear and bright again.
Anning stood in front of the grave with a knife, her aura sharp and enveloped in murderous intent.
Startled, Yin Baichuan swallowed his spit: "Miss Tang, Miss Tang, has the Seven Evil Formation been broken?"
Anning withdrew her murderous aura: "It’s broken."
Yin Baichuan was overjoyed: "We really owe Miss Tang a great deal."