CHAPTER 263: CHAPTER 263: THE SECRET BEFORE NEW YEAR (3)_1

"After that, I bribed Uncle Yu. During the hypnosis, I meddled and made sure that you’d change completely, becoming withdrawn and self-loathing. In doing so, you’d always live under my surveillance, never able to escape my grasp, and I would obtain the Five Spirit Pearls. But I never expected that old man to send you off to B City."

"I thought once you left the Shangguan Family, you’d never return, and Rourou would then have the chance to obtain the Five Spirit Pearls. But since you’ve changed, you’ve been ruined, yet they still didn’t regard Rourou as their granddaughter. If I’d known this would happen, that night, I should’ve let you share the same fate as those women, dying under them."

A ferocious expression appeared on Li Wanying’s face as she spat out these vicious words.

"Why didn’t you kill me back then, to eliminate future troubles?"

"The master said, without you, the Five Spirit Pearls wouldn’t appear. Therefore, you couldn’t die. Also, the balance between the Lin Family and the Shangguan Family would be disrupted, so you must stay alive."

"Who is the master? What balance exists between the Lin Family and the Shangguan Family?"

"The master is just the master, someone formidable, someone terrifying. You will never be able to conceive the extent of his terror," Li Wanying said while her body trembled slightly. She deliberately ignored the second question.

"How does he contact you?"

"The master appears before anyone he wishes to see, and nobody has ever seen the master."

"Why build a research lab here?"

"I don’t know. It was the master’s order. No one knows, except for the master, the master."

"Does everyone from the Li Family follow your master’s orders?"

"Why do you think the Li Family has always remained within the Ministry of Health? Except for my brother, everyone, even the distant relatives are in the Ministry of Health. Besides that one outlier from his family, no one can escape the master’s palm. The master wanted this laboratory, this laboratory is for the master..." Li Wanying muttered, but as she reached the critical point, everyone perked their ears to listen. Even Ye Sanshao seemed interested.

A powerful gust of wind rolled toward them, lifting Li Wanying into the air before she slammed into a wall. Fresh blood sprayed from her mouth as she passed out. An equally strong gust of wind then swept towards Shangguan You and Shangguan Hao.

Shangguan Hao reached out to pull Shangguan You down to the ground, toppling over her, as the severe wind rolled over him instead.

SPLAT. Shangguan Hao coughed up a mouthful of blood. "Daddy, are you alright?" Shangguan You felt the sticky blood on her forehead and screamed, her face turning pale. Daddy clearly knew she could dodge, yet he had, without hesitation, chosen to knock her down and protect her in his arms.

Tears streamed from her eyes once again. Daddy...

"Girl, as long as you’re fine," Shangguan Hao said, his hand lifting to wipe away the tears from her eyes, but it fell limply, and he passed out.

"Daddy, you’re going to be okay," Shangguan You wiped away her tears with a swipe of her hand. With a flash of golden light, the Plum Blossom Divine Needle pierced several of Shangguan Hao’s key acupoints. COUGH. He spat another mouthful of blood as she quickly fed him a Jade Dew Pill. Feeling his heartbeat stabilize, Shangguan You then gently laid him on the ground.

"So, you’ve come after all. Still hiding in the shadows?" Ye Sanshao’s eyes narrowed as his dark figure flashed, attacking a certain location.

BANG! The entire underground lab shook inexplicably, forcing Ye Sanshao to step back a few paces. A sinister laugh echoed throughout the corridor.

"HAHAHA, the Ye Family’s Third Young Master truly lives up to his reputation, to have cultivated to such a degree. Not bad at all."

"You’re not too shabby yourself," Ye Sanshao sneered, a glint of icy light flashing in his devilish eyes. A delicate fragrance wafted through the air as Shangguan You moved to stand shoulder to shoulder with him. "You take care of them; I’ve got this." Ye Sanshao took a few steps forward, shielding her behind him. With the newcomer’s Inner Strength, Shangguan You is no match for him at the moment. I never expected such an insignificant research lab to involve those people. This is truly unexpected.

This ball of yarn is getting more tangled. I really don’t understand how prominent families involved in politics, like the Lin and Shangguan Families, could have provoked those people. Could it be that those from the Hidden World also wish to enter the mundane world?

"Ye Sanshao, who is this person?"

"Someone from a Hidden World Family," Ye Sanshao replied, a devilish smile playing on his lips as he heard the soft voice behind him, then he spoke in a low tone.

Shangguan You frowned. Why are people from Hidden World Families appearing now? Just how many things are there in this world that I don’t know about?

"Girl, you’re still wet behind the ears. Don’t think possessing a Water Spirit Bead and an Earth Spirit Bead makes you invincible. This world is vast, and there are many things you don’t yet understand. The Ye Family, like us, is despised by the Hidden World Families. I truly don’t understand why the distinguished Ye Sanshao would follow a girl who’s still wet behind the ears. Why don’t we join forces and snatch the Water Spirit Bead and Earth Spirit Bead? What do you say, Ye Sanshao?"

The deep voice penetrated the walls, emanating from within. Even Shangguan You’s Clairvoyance Spell couldn’t reveal the appearance of the person behind the wall; she could only see a black shadow.

Hearing the speaker’s deep words, Shangguan You involuntarily retreated a few steps before stopping. Ye Sanshao already knew about the things I possess. If he wanted to take them, he wouldn’t have waited until now. Besides, with my current strength, I have no way to stop him.

At this thought, an inexplicable warmth surged through Shangguan You’s heart.

"Those things might be treasures to you, but to me, they’re worth less than a blade of grass." Ye Sanshao smirked devilishly, his devilishly handsome face turning slightly as he flashed a smile. "Besides, my girl isn’t someone just anyone can bully. Do you think you have what it takes to snatch them?" His smile turned icy, and a powerful aura from him pierced fiercely towards the wall.