CHAPTER 423: CHAPTER 423: THERE IS DANGER

Looking at the red booklet in front of her, Xia Mian hesitated for a moment. She didn’t expect that her impulsive move against the Dead Cultivators would bring such benefits.

Xia Mian didn’t hold back with Xie Huang. She accepted the red booklet and smiled, "Then, thank you very much, Director Xie."

Xia Mian took the red booklet, and then bid farewell to Lu Zechuan and left.

When Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan left the Lu Family, it was midnight, and when they returned to the Lu Family, it was already eight in the morning.

On winter mornings at eight, the sky is just starting to brighten.

As soon as they entered, Lu Zechuan immediately asked Sister-in-law Zhang about Mrs. Lu’s condition.

Sister-in-law Zhang honestly replied, "The old lady still hasn’t woken up."

Xia Mian frowned, that’s strange.

Mrs. Lu was cursed, but it was just a minor curse, and she had already helped Mrs. Lu lift it. Logically, she should wake up soon.

But now, they’ve been away for a whole night, and Mrs. Lu has been in a coma all night.

While Xia Mian was puzzled, she received a call from Ji Hua.

The old man from the Ji Family also showed no signs of waking up, even though the doctors confidently told them that he would wake up soon.

But the old man from the Ji Family just did not wake up.

This situation was a bit bizarre.

"Still not awake?" Lu Zechuan also frowned deeply.

Yesterday, they thought the authorities were targeting them, hence the changes.

But now it seems, it’s clearly not.

"Yes, last night there seemed to be something else happening. I got up in the middle of the night to check, only saw the cats fighting downstairs." Sister-in-law Zhang scratched her head, "There are a lot of stray cats recently."

Xia Mian lowered her gaze, stray cats fighting?

Xia Mian lightly pressed her lips, the Lu Family isn’t a typical household, with strict security, stray cats are unlikely to sneak in at night.

Unless...

These stray cats were under someone’s control.

If even stray cats can be controlled, it’s likely... the Beast Taming Clan?

Xia Mian felt like she might have grasped some truth.

"From the start, they were aiming for Meng Meng." Xia Mian said softly.

At Yukun Mountain, the Clan Leader of the Beast Taming Clan had once tried to seize the land at Yukun Mountain.

At that time, if she hadn’t been there, the fate of Yukun Mountain’s territory might have been uncertain!

Before leaving Yun Kun Mountain with Meng Meng, Xia Mian had given Su Yu and Qin Xiang some talismans, and had proposed some of her own views and suggestions on Yukun Mountain’s array.

If the Beast Taming Clan couldn’t directly act on Yukun Mountain, attempting to use Meng Meng to threaten Su Yu and Qin Xiang wasn’t impossible.

"The Beast Taming Clan, huh?" Lu Zechuan also remembered the incident.

It was during that trip to Yukun Mountain that he awakened his Wood Clan talents.

Xia Mian’s expression was obscure, "I’m just speculating."

But the Beast Taming Clan specializes in beast controlling, the situation with Mrs. Lu being cursed doesn’t seem to be their doing.

However, yesterday Sun Yang told them that they exposed themselves because they saw someone trying to harm Meng Meng.

If Sun Yang’s people could infiltrate the Lu Family, does it suggest that besides the Beast Taming Clan, other forces might have also infiltrated the Lu Family?

Xia Mian raised her hand to rub her temple, feeling overwhelmed.

What did the Lu Family do to incur attention from so many people...

"Where is Meng Meng?" Since everything started with Meng Meng, now Mrs. Lu was unconscious, she must ensure Meng Meng’s safety.

Sister-in-law Zhang hesitated for a moment, "Mr. Shu Dao Temple just sent Miss Meng Meng to kindergarten."

Xia Mian nodded; in this world, Meng Meng had reached the age to attend kindergarten, so the Lu Family had sent her there.

Xia Mian called Shu Dao Temple, asking him to protect Meng Meng around the clock.

If they were truly after Meng Meng, failure in one attempt could lead to another.

Although Sun Yang mentioned that they would dispatch their people to protect the Lu Family, Xia Mian always felt relying on oneself was better than relying on others.

Shu Dao Temple received Xia Mian’s call and thought she was being overly cautious.

But the next moment, he realized something was indeed silently approaching Meng Meng!

Shu Dao Temple felt his skin crawl!

That shadowy mist, normal people couldn’t possibly see it, but because of Xia Mian’s command, he had concealed his presence and followed Meng Meng closely, being from the Mystical World, allowing him to discover the shadow.

Shu Dao Temple did not dare be negligent, immediately replied to Xia Mian, informing her of the anomaly.

However, this was kindergarten, Shu Dao Temple didn’t dare act recklessly, fearing harm to the innocent.

He now only hoped the adversary had some social responsibility and wouldn’t start trouble in kindergarten.

Xia Mian’s expression changed instantly upon receiving Shu Dao Temple’s message.

Her thoughts aligned with Shu Dao Temple’s; if the adversary was targeting them, then let it be just them, avoid affecting the innocent.

Especially in a place like a kindergarten, children are every family’s hope. If anything happens, it would be devastating for their families.

Shu Dao Temple’s heart was in his throat.

Please don’t cause trouble here!

Otherwise, he feared losing control of the situation...

However, Shu Dao Temple’s prayers seemed ineffective.

The shadowy mist darted among the children, their pure eyes could see what adults couldn’t, influenced by the mist, the children began to cry loudly.

The teachers hurriedly tried to soothe the kids, clueless about what was happening.

And the children just kept crying.

Compared to these ordinary kids, Meng Meng apparently saw more.

She furrowed her chubby little face, observing the black mist swirling overhead, her face full of seriousness.

Someone was coming to trouble her!

She couldn’t drag her friends into this!

Meng Meng consciously distanced herself from the other children.

Aside from Meng Meng, all the children were crying, and the teachers’ attention was fully on them, thus no one noticed Meng Meng retreating a bit.

Fu Zhou, who had a good relationship with Meng Meng, saw her retreating and quickly caught up, holding Meng Meng’s small hand, blinking his shiny eyes, "Where are you going?"

Meng Meng blinked, "There are bad guys."

Meng Meng said, pointing at the black mist in the air.

Fu Zhou frowned, but saw nothing.

"Where?" Fu Zhou was puzzled.

"Don’t stay with me." Meng Meng pushed Fu Zhou, "It’s dangerous."

Fu Zhou froze, dangerous?

What danger could there be?

Fu Zhou knew Meng Meng could see things he couldn’t.

But, Meng Meng had danger and pushed him away; could he just watch Meng Meng in danger?