Ming Zhirou was not resigned: "She is my sister, she can go in, why can't I?"
The B-class martial artist looked her up and down with a scrutinizing gaze.
His expression was peculiar.
But, they were merely adhering to their duties and said indifferently, "Because, Lord Si Lin personally brought her in."
After speaking, he cast a sidelong glance at her.
That look conveyed the unspoken words perfectly—
"If you have the ability, why don't you have Lord Si Lin pick you up?"
Ming Zhirou: "..."
She felt immense humiliation.
Her face, meticulously made up but covered in scars, contorted involuntarily, disregarding the pain of her muscles being pulled.
That bitch, Ming Zheng!
She did it on purpose!
She absolutely did it on purpose!
Ming Zhirou tightly clutched the gift box in her hand.
She really wanted to smash the gift box on the ground.
But, thinking of the gift box's price.
She ultimately couldn't bring herself to do it.
Clutching the gift box, she turned away resentfully and stepped into her luxurious car.
Her peripheral vision swept towards the red sports car, worth a hundred million, parked nearby.
She was consumed by jealousy.
"Go!"
She gritted her teeth and spat out the word.
The car drove away from the Chi family's ancient mansion.
However, not long after driving a short distance.
The driver suddenly slammed on the brakes.
The sound of tires screeching on the ground was extremely piercing.
Ming Zhirou's body lurched forward.
Already seething with anger, she opened her mouth and began to curse the driver.
"Young, young miss… someone, someone has stopped our car…" The driver was still in shock.
He had almost hit someone just now.
Stopped the car?
Could it be…
That the Chi family head knew she had come.
And was deliberately chasing after her as she left?
Thinking like this.
Ming Zhirou felt an irrepressible surge of excitement.
She quickly opened the car door and got out.
With a look of cheap eagerness.
But when she rushed out of the car and saw who was blocking it.
The excited, fawning smile on her face froze instantly.
The person blocking the car was a man wearing a black suit, around forty years old, with slicked-back hair.
The man was handsome, and his figure was tall.
Standing in front of the car.
When his eyebrows were slightly raised.
He exuded a touch of refined gentlemanly charm.
It wasn't the Chi family head.
Ming Zhirou frowned slightly, but didn't show it too obviously: "Excuse me, is there something?"
The middle-aged man curved his lips into a smile and slowly walked towards Ming Zhirou.
With every step he took.
He exuded a sharp aura.
That sent shivers down one's spine.
Even though he was smiling.
Ming Zhirou inexplicably felt a sense of panic and unease.
She took a step back.
The next second, the man was in front of her.
His face, still handsome despite his age, came close to Ming Zhirou's face.
He reached out and gently touched Ming Zhirou's cheek, which had just been slapped by Si Lin.
"So pitiful, such a beautiful face, to be so injured."
When the middle-aged man's fingers touched Ming Zhirou's skin.
Ming Zhirou felt goosebumps erupt all over her body.
The sense of panic in her heart intensified.
Her intuition told her—
This man was very dangerous!
"Who… who are you… what do you want?"
Ming Zhirou's voice began to tremble.
The middle-aged man leaned in, bringing his mouth close to Ming Zhirou's ear: "Miss Ming truly has a poor memory."
"It was I who helped you find the Chi family and pass through their formations, you know."
Ming Zhirou's pupils widened gradually.
It was him!
The one who sold her the route map to the Chi family!
Why was he blocking her car?
"Don't be afraid, since I was willing to help you find the Chi family, naturally… we are on the same side."
The middle-aged man chuckled softly, his breath warming Ming Zhirou's ear.
Ming Zhirou shivered even more violently.
The more she trembled.
The more gleeful the man became.
As if…
He were admiring prey that feared him.
-
The Chi family's ancient mansion was very spacious.
It had a feel of an ancient imperial palace.
After many twists and turns.
Along the way, they encountered quite a few people dressed in white robes.
Moreover, almost everyone they met was an A-class or B-class martial artist.
There was absolutely no one below B-class.
And, ever since entering the Chi family's ancient mansion.
Ming Zheng could distinctly feel…
That the spiritual energy within this ancient mansion was very clean and pure, and extremely potent.
As expected of a powerful and mysterious hidden aristocratic family.
While Ming Zheng observed those people.
Those people also occasionally looked at her with surprised eyes.
They were probably guessing her identity.
After all, the person leading her was Si Lin.
"Miss Ming Zheng, why did you decide to visit Brother Chi today?" Si Lin wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He still didn't know how to resolve the current situation.
How should he tell Miss Ming Zheng that it was inconvenient for the Chi family to see her today?
And how should he tell Brother Chi that Miss Ming Zheng had specifically come to see him today, but hadn't seen him.
If only he had thought more carefully at the time.
If he had thought deeply enough when Si Qi found him.
He wouldn't have been so quick and so foolish to send the Chi family's address to Miss Ming Zheng!
Originally, he had intended to mention this matter when he saw Miss Ming Zheng.
He hadn't expected to run into Ming Zhirou.
Which, in a fit of anger.
He only wanted to support Miss Ming Zheng and give that white lotus a good slap in the face for her.
Without thinking, he brought Miss Ming Zheng into the ancient mansion.
Now it was a complete disaster.
Ming Zheng raised her eyebrows and looked at Si Lin, tilting her head slightly, asking, "You've seemed restless since the beginning, what's wrong? Does Chi Xian not want to see me?"
"How could that be!" Si Lin rubbed his face, turned his head, and smiled at her, "If Brother Chi knew you were coming, he would rush to see you without stopping, even if he were on the toilet!"
Ming Zheng: "..."
Such a description was absolutely unnecessary.
She glanced at Si Lin's forced smile, then stopped walking, not moving forward.
"Tell me, what is Chi Xian doing?"
Si Lin wanted to continue smiling.
But upon meeting Ming Zheng's dark, all-knowing eyes.
He flinched, lowered his head, and said, "Miss Ming Zheng is truly clever, nothing can be hidden from you…"
"It's just… just before you arrived, Brother Chi happened to have something to attend to and happened to not be at the Chi family."
Ming Zheng: "?"
Such a coincidence?
Then why didn't he inform her earlier?
She was already here.
And he was saying Chi Xian wasn't here?
Wasn't this a wasted trip?
Ming Zheng cast a suspicious glance at Si Lin: "Is he not here? Or is he currently surrounded by beautiful women and doesn't have time to pay attention to me?"
Si Lin immediately raised his hands, his voice uncontrollably rising: "By heaven and earth! The only beauty who can get close to Brother Chi is you, Miss Ming Zheng!"
"Si Lin."
Suddenly, a cold voice came from behind Si Lin, "I told you to prepare for action, why are you still dawdling here?"
The moment the voice fell.
A boy wearing a black t-shirt and a blank expression walked over.
He immediately grabbed Si Lin by the back of his collar.
But the next second…
His gaze fell upon Ming Zheng.