Cruel Truth

Chen Chunni never expected that Chen Jing, who had been strong all her life, would become like this. Moreover, she had been tortured by the daughter-in-law she had chosen.

"Mom, what do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you now." Chen Chunni tried her best to smile. She hoped that Chen Jing would be happier before she passed away.

"Ni'er, Mom is sorry." After seeing Chen Chunni, Chen Jing's cloudy eyes became clearer. She used all her strength to point at a metal box by her feet. "Open it. The key is by the pillow."

Chen Chunni followed Chen Jing's instructions and opened the rusty box. She found a few photos in the box. One of them was the last photo of Cai Yulin when he was four years old. When she saw this photo, her tears fell.

"Retribution, it's all retribution." After Chen Jing shouted these words with all her might, she coughed a few times. Chen Chunni was so anxious that she quickly poured a cup of water for her to drink.

Chen Jing took a sip of water and held Chen Chunni's hand tightly. "Ni'er, back then, in order to gather 30,000 yuan for your brother to marry, I… I brought Lin'er to a family."

These words made Chen Chunni suddenly let go of Chen Jing's hand. She widened her eyes and asked loudly, "Mom, how could you—" Her cries replaced her reproachful voice.

She had never thought that her son's disappearance was caused by her mother. It had been 10 years. She had been looking for her son for 10 years, but in the end, he had been given away by his very own grandmother. No one could accept such a cruel truth.

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"Grandma left not long after. After Dad and Mom rushed back, they found you according to the address on the back of the photo." Cai Yanzhen only wanted Cai Yulin to know that they had not given up on him. On the contrary, they had been looking for him for 10 years. If it were anyone else, they might have given up long ago.

After a moment of silence, Cai Yulin sighed heavily. To be honest, he had once complained that when he asked him to leave the Guo family, he had held Yao Jie tightly and refused to leave. He had never thought that he was not the Guo family's son. He had hated himself for being asked to return to the Cai family, but he had never thought that there was such a truth hidden behind it.

Perhaps worried that Cai Yulin would take things too hard, Cai Yanzhen advised again, "Don't think too much. I'm telling you this because I hope you can understand that Dad and Mom have always valued you. If you really want to go back to the Guo family occasionally, you can go back secretly. I'll cover for you."

"Sister, thank you for telling me this." A smile appeared on Cai Yulin's pale face. So what if he returned to the Guo family? He was no longer the son of the Guo family. Why did he have to increase his own pain and the pain of others?

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Zun City University.

Feng Nian walked out of the classroom with a tired expression. Today's class was English. Since elementary school, she had never passed an English test. Every time she attended class, she would hold her head in her hands and watch the teacher's mouth open and close on the podium. Her head hurt from listening.

"Hey, stop right there."

A person blocked in front of Feng Nian. She took a closer look and saw that it was Wei Cong.

"Shouldn't you be in school at this time?" She glanced at Wei Cong and quickly noticed the abnormality on him.

"Did you burn the Safety Talisman I gave you?" The Safety Talisman had the Mystic Technique Formation that she had set up. Now, she could not feel the existence of the Mystic Technique Formation. Along with the burning smell on Wei Cong's body, it wasn't hard for her to guess the result.

Wei Cong could only take out the Peace Talisman from his pocket. The originally yellow Peace Talisman had turned black.

When Feng Nian saw that the Safety Talisman had been burned to a charred black, her expression became even more solemn. She believed that her mystic technique was one of the best in the Feng family. An evil spirit that could burn her Safety Talisman to such a state was definitely not simple.

Wei Cong noticed that Feng Nian's expression had changed from lazy to serious. He knew how serious the situation was and immediately told her the whole story.

It turned out that Cai Yulin had suddenly fainted in class today. After he was sent to the infirmary, Wei Cong realized that there was a black pendant hanging around his neck. It was a black snake. The black snake was alive and even hissed.

He was worried that the black snake would hurt Cai Yulin, so he reached out to push the black snake away. Unexpectedly, the black snake actually opened its mouth and charged at his hand. It was so fast that he could not dodge in time. Just as the sharp fangs were about to bite his hand, the Safety Talisman suddenly emitted a light. After the black snake bit it, the Safety Talisman immediately emitted a burning smell and turned black. The black snake also retreated into Cai Yulin's neck.

From the looks of it, the evil spirit had already pestered Cai Yulin. No wonder when she saw Cai Yulin's physiognomy previously, his forehead was dark and he was unlucky. Needless to say, he did not listen to a word she said.

"There must be something off about that black snake. Let's go, I'll bring you to Yulin." Wei Cong pulled her, wanting her to go to school.

"Wait a minute." Feng Nian stopped in her tracks. She had too little information now. Where had Cai Yulin been infected by the evil spirit? What was that evil spirit? Only by knowing oneself and the enemy could one win every battle.

"I'll give you whatever reward you want. Save him first." Wei Cong saw that Feng Nian's expression was really solemn and was worried that she would not help.

Even if Wei Cong did not pay her, Feng Nian would definitely take care of this matter. When Mystical Masters helped others to get rid of disasters, they would receive a certain amount of remuneration. This was a rule since ancient times, and it also meant that they were even with the client. However, when evil spirits hurt people, Mystical Masters had the responsibility to subdue them. They could not let them hurt innocent people in the human world.

"Don't be anxious. Call and ask if Cai Yulin is still in the infirmary. Also, tell me everything you know about Cai Yulin. Don't leave anything out." She wanted to see Cai Yulin's daily life and perhaps find some clues.

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Outside the Mountain God Temple.

At this moment, it was clearly 12 o'clock in the afternoon, the time when the sun was at its brightest. However, the outside of the Mountain God Temple was cold and oppressive, and a sinister wind blew. The wind blew the surrounding branches, making cracking sounds, as if the owner did not welcome annoying guests.

Wei Cong followed closely behind Feng Nian, not daring to say a word. Just now, when he called to ask, the classmates guarding Cai Yulin told him that Cai Yulin insisted on leaving the school, and the few of them could not stop him. He muttered something about going to the Mountain God Temple to repay his wish, so they immediately rushed to the Mountain God Temple.

"Stay back. If anything happens, remember to leave first." Feng Nian turned around and looked at Wei Cong. She did not agree to Wei Cong following her. He patted his chest and promised that he would not drag her down. Seeing that he was worried about his good friend, Feng Nian brought him over. However, he had to agree to listen to her orders.

"Okay." Wei Cong took a few steps back, tightly holding onto the small peachwood sword that Feng Nian gave her. Time was tight, so she only had this small peachwood sword to protect Wei Cong.

Looking in from the Mountain God Temple, they saw Cai Yulin standing upright and kneeling on an old futon. His back was facing them, so Feng Nian and the others could not see his situation clearly. At least they were sure that he was in the Mountain God Temple. There was indeed something strange about this Mountain God Temple. The evil spirit should have come from here.