Chapter 632: The Uninvited High Monk

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Zhuang Ling’s face darkened, “Shut up! I have wasted money on ungrateful people and you’re one of them!”

“You’re just jealous because you’re embarrassed!” retorted Xu Yi, playfully scratching Zhuang Ling’s face with a grass stem, annoying him further.

“Look at her,” Xu Yi said, “Every time you come, she wants to be close to you. Those who don’t know better would think that you’re interested in her. I told you to guard against her, but you still shouted at me, saying that I ruined your romantic life. Tsk, am I wrong? I just had sharp eyes and had long seen through everything. Are you convinced now?”

After receiving a slap from Zhuang Ling, who then leaped from the tree branch, Xu Yi touched his face and muttered, “Definitely embarrassed. Humph.”

Having given Xiao Yue an opportunity, she certainly didn’t disappoint.

Rong Qi had Mrs. Hong escort Ye Rong and Madam Su away, and she returned to the room with Ye Nanshen.

“Where do you think she might have placed it?” Ye Nanshen asked with a furrowed brow, remembering Xiao Yue as one of the few maids he somewhat recognized, someone his mother had particularly cared for.

But no matter who it was, anyone threatening Rong Qi was a threat to be eliminated.

Rong Qi, looking around the bedroom, pulled up the surveillance footage, but it was pitch black.

“Damn, this Xiao Yue is clever. She knew where my cameras were,” Rong Qi said.

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Unable to rely on the surveillance, they began to search the room. Soon, they found a medium-sized wooden box in Rong Qi’s wardrobe.

“Madam, look at this,” Mrs. Hong said, handing her the box, its bare exterior slightly unnerving.

Rong Qi, her eyebrow raised and a smirk on her lips, instructed, “Open it.”

“Let me do it,” Ye Nanshen offered, taking the box from Mrs. Hong. “You and the baby should look away.”

Rong Qi turned around as Ye Nanshen opened the box.

Mrs. Hong gasped in horror, barely stifling a scream.

Rong Qi, frowning, turned back to see a small, blood-soaked doll pierced with numerous needles lying inside the box. It had a gaping, monstrous mouth and was quite terrifying.

“There seems to be a name on it,” noted Rong Qi.

Ye Nanshen, about to touch it, was stopped by Mrs. Hong, “Don’t touch it, Master Shen. I saw it, and the names on it are Mrs. Ye Sr. and Madam Liu. And if I’m not mistaken, it also has their birth dates.”

Ye Nanshen nodded, confirming, “It’s theirs.”

“Who could be so malicious, using such despicable means to frame you. I’ll have Xu Yi bring Xiao Yue in for questioning right away. This is just too sinister!” Mrs. Hong swore.

Mrs. Hong was both frightened and furious, realizing the seriousness of the situation. If Rong Qi hadn’t noticed Xiao Yue’s odd behavior early on, they could have been falsely implicated beyond redemption.

“No need, let Xu Yi keep watching her. Don’t alert her yet,” Ye Nanshen advised, his thoughts aligning with Rong Qi’s.

Since Rong Qi and Ye Nanshen returned, Xiao Yue has been closely monitoring their movements. Seeing everything appeared normal, she continued her usual routine.

In the afternoon, Ye Nanshen and Rong Qi went to Old Master Ye’s courtyard for chess. Ye Nanshen played chess with Old Master Ye, while Rong Qi observed.

It was then that the butler reported the arrival of an unexpected high monk at the gate..