Chapter 1703 - 309:

Hehe, didn't expect this, did you? I really am a Zhao.

Hmm, this is something that can be strategically utilized.

While their teams are doubting each other, our second branch should become a truly pure second branch.

This way, as a "local," we can minimize suspicion and caution from other teams to the greatest extent.

Secondly, once we reach the old house in the mountains, for other teams, the elder and the sleeping undead are their greatest threats. However, on our side, we can use the Zhao family identity advantageously.

If all else fails, I can run straight to them, crying out that the Zhao family has been infiltrated by foreign enemies, and plead for the elders to save the Zhao family!

This is the trump card to overturn the table.

Zhao Yi couldn't help but curl his lips; he wanted to laugh.

Maybe this is one of the major advantages of the waves crashing into one's home, as the eventual opponents to defeat are also related to us, making me capable of "mobilizing" them.

No, wait…

Zhao Yi realized a flaw.

The second aunt has been replaced; if we want to ensure that the second branch remains pure and untainted, we must first deal with the second aunt.

For a moment, Zhao Yi's eyes revealed a look of understanding, realizing that the teenager had thought of this long ago.

"So, Li, you're actually planning to fish with pinpoint accuracy."

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"Brother Xiao Yuan, are we leaving the house now?"

"No rush, follow me."

Li Zhiyuan led Tan Wenbin to Cui Xinyue's bedroom. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

To replace someone in the second branch, there's no reason to replace only one lady without replacing the master.

Unless there's only one person in the team, and that person is a woman, so replacing just Cui Xinyue is sufficient.

If not…

Then it's because this team managed to replace only Cui Xinyue but hasn't had the chance to deal with the second master yet.

The reason being, the second master took his filial son out for debauchery.

Even if they're elites from On the River, they probably didn't expect that this father-son duo from the second branch could be so dirty and deranged.

Their irregular "disappearance" will instead bring great trouble to the team trying to replace them, equivalent to a loss of vision.

Li Zhiyuan used the Red Line to connect with Tan Wenbin and began directing him to act.

Tan Wenbin first coughed deliberately, then made his footsteps heavier.

Just as they began their performance, a maid rushed out, evidently having received prior instructions.

The maid ran up to Tan Wenbin, crying:

"Second Master, please go see the lady! She's already prepared white silk and scissors, she's planning to end it all, Second Master!"

"Nonsense!"

Tan Wenbin seemed very angry, yet he didn't enter inside because Brother Xiao Yuan advised him not to in his heart.

When they first entered the house, there were many people outside, making it impossible to make a move.

Inside the second branch courtyard, when in the hall, Cui Xinyue hadn't made a move, probably considering Zhao Yanglin's strength, afraid she couldn't suppress him alone or cause a commotion.

Now, calling out to the "Second Master" to go inside must mean the preparation is already done in the bedroom.

Li Zhiyuan's gaze slightly tightened, sweeping inside, finding the Feng Shui atmosphere normal without any issues.

Yet the Feng Shui atmosphere here can't be normal; this is the Zhao family residence, even if built later, it conforms to the Array principles. How can this place be independently normal and unaffected?

This isolation Array is like carving a boat to seek a sword, not considering the current reality.

Of course, being able to compress the aura without leaking a trace already qualifies one as a master of Arrays.

Having heard the sounds from outside and with Tan Wenbin not coming in for a long time, the bedroom door was pushed open, and Cui Xinyue stepped out with scissors held against her neck.

"Zhao Yanglin, I'm done living, ashamed to live, I'll show you by dying right here!"

Tan Wenbin: "You've gone mad!"

"Yes, that's right, I've gone mad!"

The scissors pressed against her neck, causing the skin and flesh in that area to indent.

Actually, if she stabbed a little deeper, showed some blood, the effect would be better.

But she probably didn't dare, afraid to damage her own body.

Tan Wenbin: "You're simply unreasonable!"

Cui Xinyue: "I'll die, I'll die to show you, Zhao Yanglin, it's you who pushed me to the end of the road!"

After speaking, Cui Xinyue ran back into the room.

Tan Wenbin huffed in anger: "Shrew, outrageous!"

From inside the house, Cui Xinyue's shout echoed:

"Zhao Yanglin, I'll make your father's birthday flutter with white paper, so that all the guests see the kind of son the Zhao family has raised!"

These words pushed to the extreme.

Typically, even if the couple has lost their feelings, this is a time for the husband to go inside and soothe things, at least to smooth over the birthday and prevent something shameful.

However, Tan Wenbin remained standing, stomping, yelling, and flicking his hand:

"Mad, mad, truly mad, fine, go die, go ahead and die, once you're dead, I'll make you my new wife!"

After saying this, Tan Wenbin left in a huff.

Li Zhiyuan anxiously followed behind, portraying someone born outside cautiously in the household.

Meanwhile, the two of them communicated inwardly.

"Brother Xiao Yuan, won't this arouse her suspicion?"

"Her information isn't complete; if it were, she would know that Cui Xinyue and Zhao Yanglin are secretly a cooperative couple.

She only knows the relationship between Cui Xinyue and Zhao Yanglin as seen by outsiders, therefore, even if your actions are somewhat out of line, she can still 'understand' it."

"So my earlier words, about making her my new wife after she dies, were you deliberately letting me 'speak recklessly', Brother Xiao Yuan?"