boyutpedia Chapter 175 As the saying goes, the human heart is hard to fathom.
Chapter 175 As the saying goes, the human heart is hard to fathom.
Two days later, Wu Zhao not only received the news from Qing Yao, but also encountered the somewhat aggressive Huo Tingchen.
Perhaps it's because I've seen Huo Jinchen's somewhat simple-minded appearance before, but now, seeing Huo Tingchen's expressionless face, I actually feel like he's bluffing.
Qingyao was a little surprised to see Huo Tingchen, but when he saw that Huo Tingchen went to find Gu Chen as soon as he entered, he didn't pay much attention.
He walked up to Wu Zhao and told him everything he had learned.
"Miss, the military has arranged for Elder Feng to stay in a military hospital. That area is now completely surrounded by the military, and our people haven't been able to get in."
They're surrounded... It seems they're planning to have the Witch Saint Cult make another move?
Utterly foolish! Wu Zhao's expression turned cold.
Human lifespan is predetermined. Trying to forcibly change someone's fate will eventually lead to its depletion, no matter how much merit one accumulates!
As if sensing the anger in her heart, the ring on her finger became slightly warm.
"My lord, please do not be angry!"
"There's a reason these young men want to keep the old man here. Don't take it to heart!"
Wu Zhao pressed his finger on the ring and snorted coldly: "Shut up, old man. I'll beat them up first, then I'll come after you!"
"Oh dear, go ahead and teach them a lesson, just leave them a little bit of life!"
Qingyao, puzzled, asked, "Miss, who are you talking to?"
"Naturally, I'm going with an old man who died and then went to be reincarnated, and now I have to help him beat up those unruly brats!"
Wu Zhao clenched his fist and glanced upstairs in the direction of Gu Chen's study.
"Tell Gu Chen I'm going out for a bit. Tell him not to worry, I'll be back soon." Wu Zhao thought for a moment, then added, "I'm going to meet someone, I'll probably be back before dinner."
After saying that, she hurriedly went out.
The villa gate had just closed when the study door opened.
Perhaps having been reprimanded, Huo Tingchen walked out with a disheveled look and a tense expression.
After noticing that Wu Zhao was no longer downstairs, they couldn't help but ask, "Where did she go?"
Someone slapped him on the back of the head from behind.
Gu Chen walked out from Huo Tingchen, his tone calm: "You disrespectful brat, do you want to be punished by the family?"
"But you two weren't actually married—"
Feeling Gu Chen's cold gaze, Huo Tingchen couldn't help but retort, "Isn't it okay if I haven't fully processed this news yet..."
"Zhao Zhao went out?" Gu Chen didn't want to talk to Huo Tingchen at all. "Did she go to see Feng Boxue's people?"
Qingyao replied, "Yes, Master, Miss said she would be back before dinner."
Gu Chen glanced at the wall clock and nodded.
He then glanced at Huo Tingchen again before saying, "If you're alright, hurry back and keep an eye on your sister-in-law and that troublesome younger brother."
"Haven't you dealt with the trending topics enough?"
Since Huo Tingchen returned these past few days, he's been working overtime at the company to handle more than just the trending topics about Gu Chen and Wu Zhao.
More often, the trending topics were about Huo Jinchen and his wife.
After all, these two are both top-tier celebrities at the moment, and their meeting is practically an earth-shattering event.
With the opposing side constantly fueling those negative trending topics, Huo Tingchen had to stay up for two nights to finally suppress them.
He blinked, yawned, and mumbled, "I'm a little sleepy. I'll take a nap first. Otherwise, it'll be dangerous to drive. The guest room should have been cleaned, right?"
Before anyone could answer him, Huo Tingchen had already started walking downstairs to the guest room.
Upon receiving Gu Chen's gaze, Qing Yao replied somewhat speechlessly, "The guest room was just cleaned today, please make yourself at home, young master."
It seems Huo Tingchen has other matters to discuss with Wu Zhao.
Gu Chen saw through his thoughts but did not expose him.
"Hmm, Zhao Zhao said she'd be back before dinner. Let's make some of her favorite dishes tonight so she can eat them when she gets back."
Qingyao nodded: "Yes, Patriarch."
……
The First Military Hospital has been heavily surrounded, and even the Imperial Capital Garrison has been refused entry.
After checking around outside, Wu Zhao took a taxi alone to a place to stay.
This is an old residential area, where you can see elderly people strolling around.
When Wu Zhao, a young stranger, walked in, he quickly attracted the attention of some elderly people.
However, she was used to all kinds of stares, so she didn't seem to care and just strolled around the neighborhood.
Phoenix, perched obediently on her shoulder, curiously turned its little head to look around, occasionally whispering a few words in Wu Zhao's ear.
"Master, the merit power in this community is so strong! I feel like I can hardly breathe here!"
"Why did we come to a place like this?"
Holding Phoenix down, Wu Zhao lowered his voice and said, "Do you want to be stared at by these old men and women? Shut your mouth."
She then walked to the foot of an apartment building and smiled.
found it.
As soon as she stepped into the building, she felt wary gazes gathering around her from behind.
She silently counted in her mind.
"Thirteen... is a team." She murmured, then casually walked up the stairs.
As soon as Wu Zhao reached the fourth floor, he discovered that the door he had knocked on was actually open.
Not long after stopping at the door, a voice came from inside the house saying, "Since you're here, come in."
Did I not expect this person to know I was coming?
Phoenix's eyes widened warily: "Master, the golden light of merit inside is so dazzling!"
"Why don't you go play somewhere else for a while?" Wu Zhao suggested. "I'm afraid you'll melt if you go in."
Feeling that what she said made sense, Phoenix nodded his little head: "Then, Master, I'll go outside and wait for you."
The small house was decorated warmly, and the elderly man in the wheelchair watched Wu Zhao walk in with a gentle smile.
"Hello." Facing the white-haired old man, Wu Zhao's voice softened.
Her head of silver hair was neatly combed, and the elderly woman exuded a gentle and graceful aura.
She was a very kind-looking old lady.
"Little friend, you've come." The old man smiled. "He... is he beside you?"
But she saw Wu Zhao shake his head at her: "He's not here, and the dead spirits must return to the Yellow Springs. It's not an easy thing to temporarily call a spirit back from the Yellow Springs."
Upon hearing Wu Zhao's reply, the old man's expression turned somewhat sorrowful.
"He really is gone... I sensed it back then... but the person who replaced him is using his body... There's nothing I can do, nothing I can do..."
Wu Zhao understood.
Those around Feng Boxue could indeed vaguely sense that the person in front of them had changed.
"Why would you do such a thing? Cooperating with those people is like asking a tiger for its skin," Wu Zhao asked.
The old woman lowered her head with a bitter expression, her voice heavy: "Sometimes, people do become greedy..."
"At first, I felt satisfied to see the country become prosperous, then I thought it would be wonderful to see it flourish... and then... hehe, little girl, you know, once a person's greed grows a little stronger, it becomes unstoppable..."
Wu Zhao: ...
Indeed, humans are complex yet naive creatures...