After Zhang Dabiao left, I asked Zhang Sao why she hadn't seen Chen Yun.
"She's gone."
"Gone? When?" I was a bit confused. Chen Yun came to me initially to avoid direct conflict with the Hu family and to recover from her injuries. By her own account, her injuries would take at least a month to fully heal. It had only been half a month, so why had she left?
"She left the day after she learned of your death."
"Did she say where she was going?"
Zhang Sao shook her head and said, "She didn't say, but her expression was very grim when she left, carrying a sense of determination. Dabiao said she might have gone to avenge you."
"Gone for revenge? Isn't that just reckless nonsense?" The Hu family's place was practically a wolf's den. Although Chen Yun was a member of the Hu family, her status was awkward. If the Hu family acknowledged her, they would have made her the eldest daughter of the Hu family long ago. Yet, after all these years, she was still forging her own path.
Compared to Hu Yuan, her status was like that of a maid versus a young lady. If she really went to cause trouble for the Hu family, she might be detained by the old, immortal members of the Hu family, or even killed.
After all, families like the Hu family had many members. The death of an insignificant illegitimate daughter would not be noticed by anyone.
"It really is quite reckless." I took out my phone, found Chen Yun's number, and dialed it.
"Hello, the number you have dialed is switched off, sorry..."
"She's switched off her phone, how troublesome." I frowned, feeling annoyed. Zhang Sao, seeing this, discreetly left to attend to her own tasks.
What should I do? Go find her, or let her be? If I went out to look for her, Hu Yuan would know I was alive. Once he knew, Hu Sixi would also know, and then who knows what other plans they would concoct to deal with me.
But if I went to find Chen Yun, with her stubborn temper, she might very well charge straight to the Hu family and confront Hu Dejin. Then, whether she lived or died would be uncertain.
After much deliberation, I finally decided to go find Chen Yun. I couldn't let her foolishly risk her life. Exposing that I was alive wouldn't be a big deal, as the Hu family would find out sooner or later. Moreover, Zhang Dabiao had already gone out to spread the news. As long as the news that the Hu Kui Seal was in the Hu family's hands got out, they likely wouldn't have the time to bother me.
I hailed a taxi and headed directly to the KTV opened by Chen Yun, hoping to try my luck and see if she hadn't impulsively gone to cause trouble for the Hu family.
When I arrived, I asked the temporary manager. She told me that Chen Yun hadn't returned for several days and she didn't know where she had gone. I asked about Chen Yun, but she didn't answer, only telling me to look after the shop properly.
My face darkened. This foolish woman, truly incorrigibly stupid. She really went to cause trouble for the Hu family on impulse. Wasn't this seeking death?
I hailed another taxi, and after stating the address, the driver refused to take me, telling me to get out quickly.
"Hey, driver, what's wrong with you? You're refusing passengers in broad daylight. Be careful, I'll report you."
"You can report me, but I still won't take you. Get out quickly, don't delay my earnings." After kicking me out of the car, he sped away, disappearing in an instant, his speed almost matching that of a professional race car driver.
I stopped several more taxis, but the results were the same as the first. Upon hearing they were going to the Hu family, they all shook their heads like rattles, refusing to go no matter what. Even offering more money or threatening them didn't work.
"That's strange. One refusing is understandable, two is also plausible, but over ten cars in a row, and not one willing to go there? This is truly bizarre."
"I don't believe it, that all taxis won't go?"
After stopping an unknown number of taxis, an old driver in his fifties agreed to take me there. However, he also stipulated that he could only take me to the intersection, and the price would be doubled. As for the remaining journey, I would have to walk. Su Dan Novel Network
Thinking that the remaining distance was only two or three li, I nodded and agreed. Getting into the car, I chatted casually with the driver, and as we talked, we eventually brought up the Hu family.
"Master driver, I stopped more than ten taxis earlier, and they all refused to go to the Hu family. What's going on?"
You must know that the Hu family is the largest hall. Anyone with funerals or lost children would go to them, because the Hu family has many wild spirits and a large hall. Therefore, taxis used to go there constantly. Some even proposed establishing a bus route between the city and the Hu family residence.
However, it was rejected by the higher-ups. The reason for this is unknown. This led to the flourishing of the taxi industry. In a small city of unknown tier, there were as many as five taxis.
"You don't know?" The driver looked at me with surprise, as if I were an alien.
I shook my head in confusion, asking what I didn't know.
"The Hu family's place is haunted."
"Haunted? What are you joking about?" I scoffed at the driver's words. How could the Hu family be haunted? Ghosts would probably run away from them. What ghost would have the audacity, even Ox-Head and Horse-Face wouldn't dare to cause trouble at their house.
"Why don't you believe me? You'll know soon. Young man, I advise you, if you want to witness something, it's best to go to other halls. Although the fees are a bit higher, there are no troubles."
I frowned and asked what trouble.
"You'll know when we get there." The driver was unwilling to continue discussing this matter and focused on driving.
I didn't ask any further questions.
The journey was fast. A normal hour-long trip was completed in forty minutes. Seeing that we were about to turn into the intersection of the Lu family's old residence, the driver stopped.
"Young man, I can only take you this far. I can't drive any further. Once I go in, the car will drive into the ditch, it's very strange. If you don't believe me, look, there are already several cars in the ditch."
Following the direction the driver pointed, I indeed saw six or seven cars piled up like a stack of pancakes in the ditch.
"Driving into a ditch is a matter of skill. How can it be related to ghosts and spirits? This is nonsense!"
"Heh heh... I know you don't believe me, so try walking in. I'll wait for you here for ten minutes. After you come out, I'll take you back. This time, the normal fare." The driver took the money and said to me kindly.
"Alright, I'll see how strange this 'evil' you speak of truly is."
After getting out of the car, I walked to the intersection and advanced rashly, because I sensed a peculiar aura around here.
Upon closer inspection, it was the simplest illusion formation, mixed with a phantom formation. These two formations might work against ordinary people, but they were completely ineffective against those with some cultivation.
"Who is so bold as to set up formations at the entrance of the Hu family? Could it be Chen Yun? She's playing with her own life!"
Because I couldn't think of anyone else who would be so bold as to set up formations at the Hu family's doorstep. Besides this impulsive Chen Yun, who else would dare to cut off the Hu family's financial path?
Cutting off someone's financial path is like killing their parents. Even the Hu family wouldn't tolerate Chen Yun acting so recklessly. I wonder what Chen Yun is relying on.
Thinking of this, I sprinted inside, silently praying, "Chen Yun, please don't be in trouble, otherwise, I'll be greatly at fault."
When I ran to the Hu family's old residence, the scene before me startled me. I saw two figures standing in front of the Hu family's gate. One was an old woman with white hair, sitting on a chair. Her age was indistinguishable, but she looked at least seventy years old.
The other person was holding an umbrella and standing behind the old woman, occasionally saying a few words to her, then looking at the Hu family with hatred...
"Chen Yun..."