Chapter 276 - 278: Vicious Overt Plot

Chapter 276: Chapter 278: Vicious Overt Plot

Tianwu Mountain.

Fu Yuan was off to the side, cheerfully counting the treasures he had found, preparing to pick some out as gifts.

A Dragon Sparrow Beastman descended from the sky and bowed his head to report, "Old Clan Leader, someone has arrived from Youdu Mountain."

"Youdu Mountain? Who is it?"

"Mrs. Gu."

"Oh. I won’t see her. Just say I’ve gone into seclusion."

He knew full well what the Hua Family was planning. If it weren’t for the fact that no new cub had been born, he might have actually granted her an audience today.

But before that boy Fu Feng left for the Lower Domain, he had already told him that his female was pregnant with his cub. Soon, he would have a great-grandson.

With a great-grandson on the way, he couldn’t be bothered to get involved in that mess.

"But Mrs. Gu insists on staying. She says she has something important to discuss with you."

Fu Yuan placed the treasure in his hand into a wooden box. After a moment of thought, he said, "Fine. Since that boy went out of his way to tell me I have a great-grandson, I’ll help him out this once, for the little one’s sake."

He walked into the main hall and waved his hand. "Show her in!"

"Yes." The Dragon Sparrow Beastman nodded and withdrew.

A moment later, he led Gu Wanyi in.

Upon seeing Fu Yuan, Gu Wanyi immediately took out the Red Feather. "Elder, I originally didn’t want to bother you with this matter, but that child, Fu Feng, returned the feather. I felt I had to inform you."

Fu Yuan glanced at it but didn’t take it. His tone was indifferent. "We of the Dragon Sparrow Clan have always made our own decisions. Since Fu Feng doesn’t like this marriage, let’s just call it off."

"What? This was agreed upon by both our clans."

Gu Wanyi had a whole speech prepared, intending to have Fu Yuan pressure Fu Feng into apologizing to Hua Jinxin. She never expected him to say something like this.

"What ’both clans’? It was just a whim of my father’s. Since the younger generation doesn’t agree, we elders can’t force them, can we?"

"I need to take my afternoon nap, so I won’t keep you. Ah Shu, see our guest out."

With that, Fu Yuan dismissed her, paying no mind to what Gu Wanyi might be thinking.

Gu Wanyi was so furious her face nearly twisted in anger.

She had thought this Fu Yuan would be different, but it turned out the entire Fu Family was just as arrogant.

"This way, Madam. This feather..."

"Hmph. Throw it away. The Hua Family knows when it’s not wanted."

Gu Wanyi returned to Youdu Mountain, seething with anger. When Hua Jinxin saw her return, she rushed over. "Mother, how did it go? What did Grandpa Fu say?"

"That old bastard doesn’t care about anything! He’s letting Fu Feng call off the engagement."

"Does this mean... I can’t form a Contract Totem with Brother Feng?"

"Brother Feng, Brother Feng... have some self-respect, will you? The man doesn’t even want you, and you’re still fawning all over him."

The thought of the utter humiliation made Gu Wanyi’s anger boil over. "Since they’re unwilling, the marriage is off! I’ll find another match for you."

"But Mother, I only like Brother Feng! I don’t care for anyone else."

Gu Wanyi was already full of rage. ’Others look down on her, yet she’s still so stubbornly obsessed!’ This made her even angrier.

SLAP! Before Hua Jinxin could finish speaking, Gu Wanyi slapped her across the face. "I already told you, I’ll find someone else for you! Give up on Fu Feng!"

If this continued, the Hua Family would lose all its face.

Hua Jinxin stood stunned for a moment, then tears streamed from her eyes. She clutched her face and ran away.

’Her own mother actually hit her!’

After slapping her, Gu Wanyi felt a pang of regret, but seeing her daughter’s stubborn obsession, she hardened her heart again.

"Madam, I’ll go and check on her," an attendant said from the side.

Gu Wanyi watched the retreating figure and said cruelly, "Don’t bother with her. Let her go out and face some hardship. It might stop her from talking about Fu Feng all day long."

After running out while clutching her face, Hua Jinxin decided she didn’t want to stay on Tianwu Mountain. She spread her wings, preparing to find Fu Feng.

She had just flown to a flat clearing when she heard people gossiping about her.

"Hey, did you hear? Fu Feng broke off his engagement with Hua Jinxin!"

"I heard. Hua Jinxin was shamelessly begging him not to, but Fu Feng doesn’t give a damn about her."

"Fu Feng is so handsome. He was never into her in the first place. It was always just her own wishful thinking."

"Stop it, if I were her, I’d die of shame."

...

Hua Jinxin’s heart hadn’t even recovered from the slap from Gu Wanyi, and now she had to hear others mocking and ridiculing her behind her back.

Normally, she would have confronted them and taught them a lesson, but with a handprint on her face and her engagement broken by Fu Feng, she simply didn’t have the courage to show herself.

Her eyes darkened. Her original plan to fly to the Lower Domain and confront Fu Feng changed in an instant. She turned around and headed for Wugou Mountain.

Her mother wouldn’t help her, but she refused to believe her godmother wouldn’t either.

She was, after all, the most powerful Great Witch of the Flower Clan.

On Wugou Mountain, Hua Li had just finished carving a human figure out of wood, her eyes filled with a triumphant look.

When Hua Jinxin saw Hua Li, she immediately ran over, crying. "Great Witch, my mother won’t help me anymore! You have to help me."

Hearing this, Hua Li’s eyes narrowed slightly. "What happened?"

Hua Jinxin told Hua Li everything that had happened.

After listening, a sinister look appeared in Hua Li’s eyes. "Your mother is still too timid. Don’t worry, Jinxin. Your godmother will absolutely not let you suffer this injustice. How do you want to vent your anger?"

Jealousy and resentment roiled in Hua Jinxin’s eyes. "I want that bitch from the Lower Domain to die! And I want Brother Feng to be completely obedient to me, to form a Contract Totem with me, and to hold the contract ceremony."

"She’s just some female from the Lower Domain. Your godmother will take care of it for you right now."

As she spoke, she picked up a faceless wooden figurine from a pile and, holding a Bone Knife, asked, "What does she look like?"

"A flat nose, small eyes, thin lips..."

"Jinxin, tell me the truth. I need to carve this to curse her."

Hearing this, Hua Jinxin reluctantly began to describe her objectively. "A small face, big eyes..."

After finishing the carving, Hua Li glanced at it and smiled. "She is indeed quite pretty. No wonder that boy Fu Feng fell head over heels for her."

"Godmother, you..."

"It’s just a joke, why get angry? No matter what she looks like, she can’t possibly compare to you."

Hearing this, Hua Jinxin’s expression finally softened. "Godmother, what are you doing?"

"I’ve recently developed a new form of witchcraft. Using a Big Snake, a Big Centipede, and a Big Scorpion, plus Ice Cold Soil and bat blood, it can drive a person completely insane, causing them to die from bleeding from all seven orifices. I call it the Devouring Human Technique."

"Dying from bleeding from all seven orifices... I like the sound of that."

"Don’t worry, she won’t escape this time. As for Fu Feng, once this female is dealt with, I’ll place a Love Poison on his feather. He’ll become obedient to you."

"Thank you, Godmother. You’re so good to me."

...

Fu Feng’s smiling eyes swept over Su Luoluo’s stomach. "Of course, I was saying that Luoluo is carrying my cub."

Xiao Ye scoffed at his words. "You’ve got some nerve. There’s nothing in her belly, yet you’re boasting like this. Be careful your grandpa doesn’t find out and come looking for trouble."

Fu Feng snorted. "How is it a lie? It’s going to happen sooner or later, right? Xiao Ye, don’t tell me you’re not going to let anyone else have a kid just because you’ve already had one!"

"Besides, if I hadn’t said that, how would my grandpa have possibly taken my side?"

"Luoluo, don’t worry. I’ll definitely get you pregnant with my cub. Then it won’t be a lie anymore."

Su Luoluo: "..."

"You’ve really got this all figured out. A good plan to kill two birds with one stone." Xiao Ye didn’t need to think hard to understand what Fu Feng was scheming.

’This kid... It’s not that he had no other options. He’s clearly putting Luoluo in a position where she can’t back down, all so she’ll get pregnant with his cub sooner. What a devious, overt plot.’

However, despite that, if this really made the Dragon Sparrow people value her, it would also pull the Dragon Sparrow Clan into their camp. From that perspective, the kid’s move wasn’t a bad one.

After hearing all this, Su Luoluo couldn’t tell if Fu Feng was being deliberately manipulative or just pretending.

Just as she was about to say a few words to him, the System’s voice suddenly rang out.

"Host, Hua Jinxin was provoked by Fu Feng breaking off the engagement. She went to Wugou Mountain to find the Great Witch. They are going to use the Devouring Human Technique on you. Once cursed, you will die in seven days by bleeding from all seven orifices."

Su Luoluo had thought she could finally relax and focus on her cultivation. She never imagined Hua Jinxin would lash out like this so suddenly.

Hearing this, Su Luoluo’s heart tightened. "System, can I avoid it?"

"Your face is carved precisely onto that wooden figurine. Host, you cannot escape."

"So the curse only works on the face on the figurine? Is there any way for me to find it?"

"The Host can use the Any Door to go there and alter the face on the figurine."

"Any Door? What’s that? How can I get one?"

"The Any Door is a High-level teleportation portal. By using it, the Host can go anywhere silently and without being detected. If the Host wishes to obtain it, it can be acquired by completing a side quest."

"What quest?" As soon as Su Luoluo asked, she was struck by a bad premonition.

’Something this good... the quest definitely won’t be simple.’

"[Main Female Protagonist Side Quest]: Make the Beastmen obediently listen to you. Have them sign the Su Family’s Family Rules. The reward will be granted upon completion of the ’Taming the Husbands’ quest."

Su Luoluo: "..."

’Make those guys listen to me? How is that even possible?’

’Sure enough, this System is up to no good.’

But to save her own life, she had no choice but to rack her brains and come up with a plan.