The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 356 He is dead

Upon seeing him, Cui Jinhua seemed to feel as if she had found something she had lost, and pulled him into her arms to look him up and down.

Mo Xiao watched quietly as the short sword in his sleeve slipped out.

"Evil spirit! Prepare to die!"

With a burst of energy, he thrust his short sword, inscribed with strange incantations, straight toward Ying Wuyai's back.

Cui Jinhua exclaimed in surprise and turned around to protect Ying Wuyai in her arms.

Mo Xiao swiftly pushed her aside, his sword tip pointing directly at Ying Wuyai's chest.

As soon as Cui Jinhua regained her footing, the hilt of her sword was completely embedded in Ying Wuya's body.

She staggered to Mo Xiao's side, still shaken. "Ah Xiao, he..."

He wasn't their Li'er after all. How come she didn't recognize him?

Overwhelmed by shame and indignation, Cui Jinhua glared at Ying Wuyai and finally managed to utter only one sentence: "You deserve to die!"

Looking at the couple, Ying Wuyai's eyes welled up with tears.

Looking at Cui Jinhua again, he curled his lips into a smile and said sadly, "Mother, how cruel you are."

His body gradually became transparent, and he disappeared just as the group of people who rushed over arrived.

"Li'er!"

Upon seeing Mo Li, Mo Xiao seemed like a completely different person. He stepped forward, patted Mo Li's shoulder, and brandished the dagger in his hand, saying, "That strange thing is dead."

Mo Li looked up at him, clearly disbelieving. Mo Xiao held the dagger close to him, pointing to the incantation on it, and said, "This is a valuable item left behind by the Imperial Preceptor Jiang Li, there's no mistake."

Upon hearing this, Xiannian held his breath and concentrated for a moment, then opened his eyes without saying anything.

Cui Jinhua looked guilty. Mo Li knew she must have been bewitched again, so he took her hand and comforted her, "Mother, you've suffered some damage; please rest well. I'm fine."

Mo Xiao smiled as he looked at the mother and son, and Wu Yao silently turned and walked outside.

Because Cui Jinhua still needed to recuperate, she stayed in the palace. After the others left, Cui Jinhua watched their backs as streaks of blood suddenly appeared on her face, but they quickly disappeared.

Wen Luozhi finally arrived in Langhuai Kingdom. At this time, Lang Batian had transformed into Yu Mian and was following behind him in his favorite white brocade robe.

Seeing the neatly arranged rag dolls for sale on both sides of the street, the wolf overlord kept calling them evil creatures, and Wen Luozhi smacked him on the head a few times.

"Do you want to get beaten to death?! If you want to die, don't drag me down with you." She lowered her voice and looked at Lang Batian as if he were a walking troublemaker.

Wu Yao had warned her beforehand not to be surprised by anything she saw in Langhuai Kingdom.

Aside from royalty who don't need to learn those frivolous things, ordinary people rely on them for their livelihood.

Wolf Overlord obediently shut his mouth, thinking about the food he'd eaten these past two days, and couldn't help but ask, "When are we going to find Mo Li?"

The royal palace must have plenty of delicious food, right? It's definitely better than anything you can find outside.

Wen Luozhi didn't answer him immediately. She looked up at the gloomy sky and said, "We'll see."

I wonder how things have been resolved? It doesn't seem right for her to get involved after everyone else has already resolved their issues.

The two found a place to stay, and that night Wen Luozhi had Lang Batian go to the roof and set off three signal flares.

They had agreed that they would check outside at this time every day, and if they saw her, it meant she had arrived.

At this moment, Wu Yao was sitting on the palace wall with a worried look on her face. She noticed the signal flare when it first appeared and quickly jumped down to find Mo Li.

Mo Li was looking at the thing Wen Luozhi had put around his neck when he heard a noise and quickly stuffed it back into his clothes.

Wu Yao pouted and muttered, "Who cares to watch this..."

Although she was quite curious, after all, Wen Luozhi had a lot of good stuff and liked Mo Li so much.

"Your sister Luo Zhi is here, let's go find her now!"

Thinking that her face could be saved and that the next weight loss course was about to begin, Wu Yao excitedly grabbed him and left.

Mo Li couldn't quite describe his feelings for Wu Yao. At first, he felt she was hateful, then he felt sorry for her, and then yesterday when she rushed back to the palace to save his mother, he realized that this woman wasn't so bad after all.

He gently shook off her hand and said with a hint of helplessness, "My sister should have arrived today; let her rest first."

We'll go at daybreak tomorrow.

Wu Yao thought about it and agreed, then nodded and disappeared from the spot again.

On the other side, after Mo Xiao left, Cui Jinhua, who had been asleep, suddenly sat up in bed and walked straight out.

"Li'er, are you asleep?"

She asked softly at the door of the study, and Mo Li inside immediately got up and opened the door.

Seeing that she hadn't even put on a coat, Mo Li quickly pulled her into the house. "Why did you come so late, Mother?"

Cui Jinhua chuckled softly and said, "I've slept enough. I couldn't sleep, so I came to see you."

Her eyes moved to Mo Li's neck, and with her eyes slightly narrowed, she saw a thin line that was almost invisible unless you looked closely.

"Li'er, is there something hanging around your neck?"

She pointed to Mo Li's neck with a curious expression.

Mo Li lowered her head, her hand already touching the thin thread, ready to pull it out, but remembering Wen Luozhi's instructions, she pursed her lips and put her hand down.

"It's nothing, just something to wear for fun."

Cui Jinhua nodded knowingly and continued, "What kind of toy do you like so much that you're wearing it? How about showing it to Mother?"

Mo Li frowned slightly. In the past, his mother would never bring up something he refused a second time.

Was his meaning not clear enough just now?

Thinking it over, he shook his head at Cui Jinhua.

"Sigh, Li'er has grown up and has her own worries now, even keeping them from her own mother."

Cui Jinhua feigned sadness, and Mo Li's brows relaxed as he looked at her: "Mother, please go back to sleep. Your son still needs to study for a while; Father will ask you questions tomorrow."

He directly ordered her to leave. Cui Jinhua paused for a moment, then glanced at the thin thread on his neck without showing any emotion.

"Then Mother will return home. Li'er, please go to bed early."

She gently patted Mo Li's head, but the tenderness in her eyes vanished completely as she turned away.

Hmph, quite alert!

What kind of fun thing is this to fool ghosts?

He could see it then; it must have been the thing around Mo Li's neck that left her unharmed.

And the golden light that lured him also came from there!

Otherwise, he would have succeeded long ago; why would he hide in Cui Jinhua's sickly body?

I wonder where he got it from? If he could use it to save his life, it certainly wouldn't be a problem.

Ying Wuyai had no choice but to return dejectedly after failing to get anything. His stomach was terribly empty, so he went to find some food.

Lying in bed, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, thinking about how to use Cui Jinhua's body to trick Mo Li into giving him the things.

When Mo Xiao heard that the person who saved his father and son's lives had arrived, he insisted on leaving the palace himself. Mo Li tried to dissuade him but to no avail, so she had no choice but to let him have his way.

Following the direction from which the signal flare appeared twice yesterday, Mo Li finally found Wen Luozhi and the others in a small shop.

Seeing the handsome stranger beside her, Mo Li stared at him for a while before her eyes darted back and forth between the two of them.

"What are you doing? I'm not that kind of person."

Wen Luozhi pinched his cheek, thinking that this kid must have misunderstood her.