Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

Chapter 20: Someone Always Carries the Burden

Lin Lele stood up shakily.

"You...I..." she stammered, unsure of what to say.

Wu Zhao looked at her and sighed: "You're quite good at hiding things."

"Huh? Ugh!" Lin Lele frowned, almost vomiting.

In her panic, she pushed open an unlocked door, completely unaware of where she was hiding because of her intense emotions.

It wasn't until she saw Wu Zhao relax that she realized the thick stench of blood and the nauseating stench all around her.

In the dim light, she could vaguely see unidentified pieces of meat scattered haphazardly on the ground.

"What, what is that..." Lin Lele asked with difficulty, her heart trembling.

Wu Zhao stepped forward and covered her eyes: "Don't look."

"Close your eyes, follow me, and everything will be alright soon."

Frightened, Lin Lele clutched Wu Zhao's clothes tightly and said, "Did you see a man with a broken leg when you came over? He just helped me..."

Then she asked very softly and hesitantly, "Can...can we take him with us?"

Perhaps fearing her request was too much, Lin Lele quickly added, "I can hide back in, you just need to get him out first—"

"Fool." Wu Zhao pulled her out of the room. "Let's go, it's time to go back."

The corridor, which had just been filled with bodyguards, was now quiet except for the sound of two people breathing.

Lin Lele wanted to say something more, but suddenly felt Wu Zhao gripping her hand very tightly.

She seemed to understand something, lowered her head, and her eyes reddened.

sorry……

Wu Zhao patted her head without saying anything.

"Let's go, the illusion created by my spell can only last for ten minutes."

It's uncertain if there are other sorcerers here, so it's best to leave as soon as possible.

Not long after they left, a clear bell rang in the quiet corridor.

It sounded as if glass was breaking, and then a dozen or so bodyguards suddenly appeared in the corridor and collapsed in a flurry.

"W-what happened?"

Where am I?

Amidst the commotion, a shrill voice exclaimed, "The Earl's precautions are truly terrible; the little mouse has escaped."

"Damn it, who is it?!"

Earl of the Night glared angrily at the group of bodyguards, "Hurry up and go out to search!"

The short man in the black cloak chuckled: "I'm afraid it'll be hard to find. My little darlings have been fooled too."

"This...can the Gu Master find that person?" Earl of the Night asked.

The Gu Master clicked his tongue in amazement: "This is difficult. He looks like a very formidable opponent."

"Could it be that woman beside Gu Chen?" Earl of the Night's eyes lit up. "The bargaining chips she brought today suggested she guessed my situation."

With a disdainful laugh, the Gu Master said, "How could that be? That woman didn't even notice the Gu worms I planted on Wu Xingyun. She's not worth mentioning."

"What witch family? They're all show and no substance! When it comes to mystical arts, the Gu masters of the Southern Frontier are number one!"

"That's true, that's true. We'll have to rely on the Gu Master a lot this time..."

The Earl of the Night kept showering him with compliments.

The two left together.

……

"Ah!"

Wu Xingyun sneezed for no apparent reason.

Wu Zhao took a hot shower and came out to look at him: "You have a cold?"

"No, I just have a feeling that someone is talking badly about me..." Wu Xingyun muttered, touching his nose.

Looking at him with disdain, Wu Zhao said, "It must be because you're too embarrassing that you didn't even realize you were under a spell."

Realizing she was in the wrong, Wu Xingyun slunk behind Gu Chen's wheelchair: "I made a careless mistake. I've already called you 'Grandma,' can't you forget about that?"

“Calling him ‘ancestor’ won’t help,” Wu Zhao retorted.

Gu Chen pushed the hot soup in front of him away. "Have some first, then we'll eat something else."

The soup, with its egg drop soup and the aroma of sesame oil, looked very appealing.

Wu Zhao immediately moved closer.

A moment later, Lin Lele followed Hong Yao out.

Because she had sent Hongyao away, Lin Lele felt very guilty looking at Hongyao.

Hongyao looked at her with a half-smile, "If I had known you were so energetic, I wouldn't have stopped you."

"I'm sorry! It's all my fault!" Lin Lele apologized loudly and decisively.

Then, upon seeing Wu Zhao, her eyes lit up immediately, and she ran over with her blood-stained clothes in her hand.

"I... I brought evidence out from there!"

The blood-stained strip of cloth fell from her arms, the messy bloodstains making it look dirty.

Lin Lele's originally fair hands cautiously touched the pile of rags.

She said, "If we give this to the police, they can compare the bloodstains to see whose they belong to, right?"

"Wouldn't that help catch those bad guys?"

"And who is the person who helped me?"

"My dad, is it because of these talented people that Old Lin—"

Wu Zhao's hand holding the bowl froze for a moment.

She noticed as she left the auction venue that Lin Lele was tightly clutching her pocket.

She knew there was Lin Lele's father's ID card in her pocket, but she didn't expect there to be this pile of strips of cloth as well.

This silly girl thought that as long as she had evidence, she could catch those people, so she desperately protected the evidence she had obtained.

What a... silly child.

Suddenly feeling a burning sensation in her eyes, Wu Zhao put down the bowl and took her hand.

"Of course, with these things, we can catch those bad guys."

Upon hearing her answer, Lin Lele burst into laughter, but as she laughed, two streams of tears welled up in her eyes.

"Great!"

"Then, then, does that mean I also completed the mission for Old Lin?"

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly fell silent.

Even Gu Chen looked at Lin Lele with some surprise.

This young girl is quite young; she's still at the age where she should be in college.

Driven by youthful passion, he impulsively rushed to such a dangerous place, only to learn that his father had sacrificed his life.

He thought it was just an impulsive desire for revenge, but who knew it was actually an attempt to complete a mission his father had failed to accomplish?!

“Yes, you completed your father’s mission.” Wu Zhao nodded.

She wiped away Lin Lele's tears: "Your father is a hero, and of course, so are you."

Even after being exposed, he did not reveal his other companions, and even after being tortured to the point of being unrecognizable, he chose to face death with equanimity.

Some people always dedicate themselves to ordinary people, giving up many choices and carrying heavy burdens in the darkness.

Wu Xingyun pulled out a repaired ID card. "It's your father's. Keep it safe."

Lin Lele took the ID card and wondered how Wu Xingyun had managed to make it so complete.

The name on the photograph wasn't one she recognized, but the person in the photo was her father, whom she missed day and night.

Touching the statue, Lin Lele said softly, "I guess I've... brought him home."

Noticing that everyone was silent, Lin Lele wiped her eyes.

She laughed and said, "I'm the child my dad raised. In the Lin family, there are no cowards!"