"Your father is in prison now, Yao'er." Yao Yao turned to Yao Wenhua. "The public release of his confidential documents has complicated his situation, and he is currently facing several serious criminal charges. Additionally, his entire wealth has suddenly disappeared, leaving him in poverty with only his house and a few movable assets left."
"How could that happen, Aunt? Who robbed my father?" Yao Yao asked with a shocked look.
Yao Wenhua shook her head. "The bank is still investigating the matter, so we can only wait for the results of their investigation for now. I'm not sure if they will succeed in finding the culprit because Ran Linfeng also experienced a similar problem before, and they couldn't do anything about it."
"I want to go to the prison to visit my father."
"Alright." Xiang Ning immediately agreed. "However, you shouldn't stay at Yao House for now, and you must stay with me, okay?"
"Yes."
"Let me help you carry your suitcase, cousin." Meng Huo stretched out his hand to Yao Yao.
Yao Yao ignored him and pulled Xia Ning away with her, causing Meng Huo to frown at her attitude. Yao Wenhua directly spoke to him. "Forget it; we know that Yao'er has never liked you since that incident, so you don't need to blame her."
"I know." Meng Huo was still annoyed because of Yao Yao's attitude.
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Xiang Ning and the others had arrived at the prison, and Yao Yao hugged her father, who looked worn out after undergoing such a long interrogation. "What really happened, Dad? Why did the situation become like this?"
"I'm sorry, Yao'er." Yao Wei replied with a regretful sigh and hugged her daughter back. "I don't know the identity of the person who did all this to us, and I also don't know the person's purpose for doing it, but your mother and aunt are right that I have fallen into poverty now."
"It's okay, Dad." Yao Yao then released her hug from Yao Wei. "Even though our family has fallen, I don't care about our wealth, so you don't need to feel guilty toward me. The most important thing for me is your condition and health, and I will help you rebuild everything after you get out of prison."
Yao Wei's expression looked increasingly guilty because he was sure that he would be able to get out of prison with the various accusations leveled at him, especially regarding his involvement in Tang Ye's murder.
"Where is my brother? He's usually the most excited about my return, but he didn't pick me up at the airport."
Yao Wei turned to his ex-wife, but Xiang Ning shook her head because she had not told their daughter about their son's situation. "Yao'er, your brother has disappeared for several days, and I still haven't been able to find him."
"Huh?" Yao Yao looked at her parents in shock. "How could my brother disappear? There are so many CCTVs all over the city, so the police should be able to find him easily."
Yao Wei sighed heavily. "We have checked all the CCTVs in this city, and he was last seen in the parking lot near the Hawker Center, but none of the footage shows your brother's location after that."
"That's weird." Yao Yao muttered with a frown. "Did he run away because he was facing a serious problem?"
"We don't know what problem he's facing, so we need to find your brother first." Yao Wei still wanted to have a long talk with his daughter, but a police officer said that their time was up and he would take him back to his cell room. "Yao'er, I can't accompany you, and I don't want anything bad to happen to you. I want you to stay with your mother; otherwise, that mysterious person might target you."
"I know, Dad." Before the police took Yao Wei away, Yao Yao gave him another hug, and she then left the prison with the others.
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Tang Xiao was already inside the ark with his big sister because Xiao Meng was monitoring their house, so he didn't want to go back there. If she knew he was alive, it would be difficult for him to get revenge.
"Thank you, Xiao'er." Tang Yin was pleased after Tang Xiao gave her a bouquet of white roses. "I still didn't expect that there were cultivators working within the police force, and they were much stronger than us. Even though you used a disguise, I was afraid that they would be able to recognize you, so it would be better if you didn't come home; even Aunt Yuan has decided to stay at her apartment to avoid their suspicions."
"That's why I asked you to come in here, so they wouldn't be able to find me." Tang Xiao then lifted and sat his big sister at the table. "Do you really want to go with me to kill Yao Wei?"
"Yes." Tang Yin wrapped her arms around Tang Xiao's neck. "If you kill Yao Wei now, people will be suspicious of his death. The two women will be even more suspicious of you, so it would be better if we avoided that. I have a way to make his death look natural, and people won't suspect that we killed him."
"Oh? How can you do that?"
"Hehe." Tang Yin chuckled, used her demon form, and summoned the grim reaper. "At first, I still don't know about this creature's abilities, but I've analyzed them before. It can kill a person without harming them, as it will only attack their soul and not their body, and Yao Wei's death will be very natural. As for the other summons, I can't use them now, and some of them require higher cultivation to summon them."
Tang Xiao himself knew that there was such a sub-technique in the calamity of darkness technique, but he didn't know the details because he couldn't learn the technique, so he was really surprised that Tang Yin's summons could do such a thing. "That's good; I'll take you to prison later, and you can kill Yao Wei using that creature. However, we'll wait for midnight to do that."
Tang Yin suddenly remembered something and took out three red documents before handing them to Tang Xiao, surprising him a bit. "These are your marriage certificates with me and Xing Xing, so we both are officially your wives now. I'll keep mine, and you can give hers to her later. I'm sure she'll be overjoyed after seeing it."
"I didn't expect that you had already asked Xiao Ai to register our marriage." Tang Xiao put the marriage certificate into his storage ring. "I can't wait to dual-cultivate with you, but I'll wait for our grandpa to come back first. As for Xing Xing, I will wait some time before doing it with her, as I don't know yet whether she's ready to do it or not."
"I know." Tang Yin jumped down from the table and pulled Tang Xiao onto the bed. "Let's cultivate now, Xiao'er. You can use both my Yin Qi and Yu Xiaoling's Yin Qi, while I will use your Yang Qi."
"Yeah."
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Two women had arrived in the sky above an old wooden house, which appeared large and spacious. Mu Yan dove in a hurry toward the old man practicing Tai Chi in the back garden as she called out. "Grandpa! I miss you so much!"
Upon hearing that, the old man looked up at the sky and spread his arms to welcome his granddaughter. Mu Yan immediately hugged him and rubbed his face against his chest, which made him smile in amusement at her behavior. "You're still as childish as ever, Yan'er. How about your cultivation? Are you cultivating diligently?"
"Haha." Mu Yan responded to her grandfather's question with an awkward laugh, which made the old man sigh heavily.
"Father." The mature woman greeted him as she landed in front of them.
The old man was Mu Lin, head of the Mu family. He then asked his daughter. "How are you, Qingge?"
"I'm fine, Father. The current situation on Earth II is quite hectic, which is why I came early to discuss this matter with you." Mu Qingge replied with a low sigh.
Mu Lin raised his eyebrows upon hearing that, especially since his daughter's expression also looked serious. "What exactly happened there?"
Mu Qingge sighed again before explaining it to his father. "Old Man Tian had a vision that the barrier between Earth and Earth II was broken by someone, which made the situation quite chaotic as those people were busy searching for the person's identity blindly."
"That foolish old man! He shouldn't have to reveal that matter to the public." Mu Lin cursed before speaking to his daughter. "Anyway, you don't need to join them, Qingge. I've known Old Man Tian for a long time, but none of his visions have ever come true, and breaking the barrier between Earth and Earth II is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard in my lifetime; even Long Yin will never be able to do it."
"I know, Father." Mu Qingge replied with a nod. "While we were on our way here, I discovered a trace of a cultivator's killing of ordinary people, so I decided to go there to check it out. Based on the trace of the qi, I was sure that the person was a cultivator at the beginner level because his qi was still too weak, and that person used a fire element to kill them."
- To Be Continued -